Why is vinegar such dark magic?

I use white vinegar instead of fabric softener.  Works great with towels. 

The short answer is: - Don't! The longer answer is: never mix hydrogen peroxide and vinegar together in one container. The resulting chemical, peracetic acid, can harm you when mixed together this way if you accidentally create a strong concentration in this fashion.

One place we lived had hard water stains on the outside  of some of the windows b/c of the sprinklers that always got the windows wet with hard water. I knew that vinegar would help to get it off, but the windows were hard to reach with big bushes in front of them. I soaked some paper towels in vinegar and stuck them to the windows (the paper towels just stuck right on the windows since they were wet). After 30-60 minutes, I took the paper towels off and the hard water stains were gone- no scrubbing required! 

When we get hard water stains on the shower head I do the same thing- vinegar-soaked paper towel wrapped around the shower head.

I have better luck with white wine than any kind of vinegar.

I just bought another huge jug of vinegar from Costco. I couldn't live without it. I use it to freshen up the litter boxes as I am cleaning them. I scrub them out, then give them a good squirt down with vinegar and let them sit. I know they don't need rinsing at that point, but I do, and they are fresh and clean and ready to use again.

I wash all the animal dishes by hand because I feed them upstairs. I wipe them all out with vinegar before using dish soap because the dog bowl has a slimy feeling on it that just doesn't feel clean with regular soaping. I squirt it with vinegar, scrub a little, rinse, then wash them normally and they are squeaky clean.

I have been using Organic apple cider vinegar after I shampoo my hair with this new organic shampoo bar. I can't believe how soft it feels after the vinegar rinse! It is supposed to be really good for your scalp too.

I had a problem with some animal peeing on the water fountain that is right by my front door. We don't know if it is someone's dog or cat, or one of the wild animals like a possum or raccoon that is doing it. I squirt the area down with vinegar and not only did it take the urine smell away, it stopped them from peeing there again I guess they don't like the smell of vinegar.

I use it in my tea kettle and coffee maker to rid them of water stains and buildup of deposits.

I soak the animal's water bowl and electric water fountain thing in vinegar to remove the water deposits.

I'm sure this is TMI, but during a water shortage, we don't flush pee down in the toilets at night. I add either vinegar or bleach to the toilet so it isn't gross and then flush it in the morning. I guess you have to live in an area where they are really watching your water consumption to do something like that. We learned to do that years ago when they had that slogan, "If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down" advertising to reduce your flushing habits.

Oh, I use vinegar and sand in the vintage bottles and jars I have unearthed from my sister's property. We found bottles that were really old and cleaned them up with the vinegar mix to be sparkling and clear again.

That's all I can think of at the moment.

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Do not mix bleach and urine... urine degrades to ammonia. Ammonia and bleach create gases that are painful and dangerous to breathe

Why does this never work for me? I've tried it several times but no dice. I've tried the version where you put plastic wrap over it and puncture tiny holes so they can get in but not out. Next I did the version where you just kept enough Dawn bubbles in it to trap them. I've tried white vinegar AND apple cider vinegar. Some pea help me out? LOL