Al Carrell: Most homes today have sheet rock attached to studs that are behind the walls. Now you get ready to hang something heavy, like a moose head, or a bookshelf, you want to be able to tie it in to those studs. Well how do you find 'em? Well, there's several ways. First of all, a lot of people just go along and tap with a hammer, and see how hollow it is right there and then move on over and see, it's not so hollow over there. So that's a pretty good way. It's not as accurate as some of the other ways, however. For example, there are magnetic stud finders. And what these do, you go around the wall here and when you finally get to a point where there is a nail, it points to the nail. The nails were used to put the sheet rock into the studs. There also are electronic stud finders that pick out the density within the wall and you just go along until the little light shows you exactly where the stud is. But my favorite way is a little bit weird and off-the-wall, so to speak. You just plug in your electric razor, turn it on, and listen to it. And as it moves across the wall, it's going to sound different when it's in a hollow area than when it comes to a stud. I can tell the difference, can't you? If you don't find a stud, at least you can go ahead and get a clean shave.
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