Take three ice cubes from your freezer and place them in a sealable plastic bag. You may want to double bag the ice cubes to ensure the plastic doesn't tear as you press the cubes into the gum. A sealable bag is your best choice because it will trap the water as the ice cubes melt. You may want to place a rag between your hand and the ice cubes to make it more comfortable. Touch one of the ice cubes through the plastic onto the gum. If it's warm out, you may need to switch to the other ice cubes as the first cube melts or breaks apart. Keep the ice in contact with the gum until it freezes all the way through and is hard to the touch. The gum needs to freeze all the way through to stop sticking on the other side. Get more ice cubes if you need to. Instead of using ice cubes, you can also use canned air. Insert the straw nozzle from the canned air into the gum and spray. Remove the nozzle and the edges of the gum as well until the piece of gum is frozen solid. Be careful not to insert the nozzle too deep so as to pop the gum and make a bigger mess. Be careful, the temperatures coming from the canned air can be cold enough to hurt you. Once the gum is completely frozen, use a butter knife to scrape it off of the upholstery. Most of the gum should come off in one piece, but there may be bit of gum or residue still stuck to the seat or carpet. Try to pick out any bits of gum that remained, or reapply ice to them to freeze them as well. Once the gum warms up, it will be hard to remove again. Once the gum itself is removed, use a carpet or upholstery cleaner to clean the area and ensure there is no stain left behind after the gum has been removed. Follow the directions on the upholstery or carpet cleaner of your choice. Ensure all the gum is gone before using the upholstery cleaner.

Summary: Place three ice cubes in a plastic bag. Rub the ice on the gum until it hardens. Use canned air to freeze the gum. Scrape the gum away with a butter knife. Scrub the area with upholstery cleaner.

Open the can of beans, pour the beans into a colander and rinse them under cold running water. Place a dutch oven or heavy cooking pot on the stovetop and turn the height to medium. Add a high-heat cooking oil, such as safflower or coconut oil, and heat for one to two minutes. At this point you can add aromatics if you wish, such as chopped onions, garlic cloves, carrots or other seasonings. Heat the beans to a low simmer and stir occasionally. You can also add water or stock to the beans if you want more of a sauce consistency or are making soup. Canned beans come precooked, so you really just need to heat the beans to the desired temperature for three to five minutes.

Summary: Drain the soaked beans. Prepare the pot for the beans. Add the beans to the cooking vessel. Cook the beans. Finished.

If you want a know-it-all to listen to you, you must appeal to their sense of self-importance. Since they are not naturally good listeners, you will have to create some problem that you want their advice on. This gets their attention since you appealed to the value of their opinion. Ask something like, "I have a problem waking up in the morning, what do you think is the best way to get started in the morning?" Prepare verified facts when entering into a conversation with a know-it-all will limit their negative impact and opportunities to interject. If you are giving a presentation, hand out an agenda ahead of the meeting with a time limit for each phase of the talk. Add statistics and cited facts that are indisputable. Preparation is always the key. The more prepared you are to defend your perspective the better off you will be in dealing with a know-it-all. If you prefer to be a little more direct you can preempt statements with truisms that give little room for a know-it-all to get involved in the conversation. Since truisms are obviously true, know-it-alls can only offer moderate, less overbearing responses. Before making a statement, say "If we are open to all possibilities, then we could look at it this way." These types of truisms throw off know-it-alls because it is directed towards them making them have to rethink what they were going to say. Or, after a know-it-all provides their response, say, "I am shocked to hear this because I thought your perspective would be different." This surprises them because you are questioning their response without being too confrontational. A know-it-all is often a contrarian you say "day," they say "night." They just cannot help themselves. Being a contrarian compels them to say the opposite even if the truth is overlooked just to hear their own voice. Coerce the know-it-all to have to agree with your position by presenting the opposite perspective before making your statement: "I know you will disagree with this; indeed, you will certainly think this to be ridiculous, but" Now the contrarian has no choice but to agree with you. Sometimes the only way you can get a know-it-all to accept your position is to repeat it over and over. You must be resilient and avoid getting caught up in their perspective. The strategy is to make them figure it out on their own through dogged repetition and to exhaust them to the point of surrender. For example: "I understand how important it is to you, but I don't want to do itseriously, I don't want to do itYes, of course I am very clear how important it is, but I don't want to do it." Or, "I think it is too expensiveSure, it's a good deal, but it's too expensiveI understand there is financing available, but it's too expensive." Know-it-alls enjoy being contrarians and voicing their perspectives. If this becomes too annoying challenge their responses by asking detailed questions to break down their position. This forces the know-it-all to be better prepared before blurting out answers they cannot support with evidence. Be respectful, but ask specific questions about their sources, facts, or experiences. Do not be afraid to confront a know-it-all about their expertise or authority.
Summary: Flatter their wide range of knowledge. Arm yourself with facts. Counter their know-it-all responses with truisms. Use reverse psychology. Become a broken record. Ask probing questions.