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Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it—sometimes, the dumbest-sounding ideas turn out to be diamonds in the rough, real pearls of wisdom that make our lives a shade better. We’re talking, of course, about life hacks! Specifically, the kinds of hacks that sound like fake nonsense but are real lifesavers for some people.
After redditor Rat-avec-London asked other users of the site to share exactly those kinds of life hacks, they responded with over 26.6k comments. The thread quickly went viral, getting more than 75k upvotes at the time of writing, as well as attracting media attention. Check out some of the most intriguing life hacks that people shared below and upvote the ones that you liked the most. And remember—just because something sounds fake doesn’t mean it is (and vice versa).
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#1
Using your turn signal actually can help other drivers know which direction you plan to go and makes driving safer for everyone
Ahmed Nakhuda 4 years ago
Everyone-It is sarcasm. A number of people don't use the turn indicators expecting the motorists behind to guess and live life on the edge.
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
I don't get this. This is mandatory and it's what the turn signal is for. How is this a 'life hack'?
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
This is supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. However, calling it a "life hack" may get more people to do it. We need to spread this idea around Atlanta!
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#2
Whenever you accidentally set off your smoke alarm, give your pets a treat so they learn to come to you when there actually is a fire and you need to escape.
Hello 4 years ago
As much as I love the idea, you'd have to set off the alarm many times for it to work.
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crazy_cat_notAlady 4 years ago
love this one. i used to get this recurring nightmare of natural disasters where I couldn't find my dogs and cats. or they simply wouldn't listen to me. it was awful.
Sarah Mezei 4 years ago
This is also how they train service dogs for people who have lost their hearing - it works for doorbells, alarms, knocks at the door, etc.
XxxPotatoes_rockxxX 4 years ago
I just taught my dog how to sit a shake!! Her name is crystal.
#3
There is absolutely nothing wrong with showing up to work, doing the absolute minimum to maintain a job, and going home and enjoying your life. massive lifesaver to one's mental health.
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
"Work to live, not live to work". Others may choose to work harder, but that's on them - it's all a choice for what is important to the individual, and that's ok if it's different for different people.
albernistuff 4sale 4 years ago
Identifying your success in life by only your success at work is not healthy. When you sign an employment agreement, you only need to abide by the job description and the company only needs to abide by paying you and providing benefits. Most larger companies will not care or notice if you make the extra effort. I am fortunate enough to enjoy my work and my employer is small and very considerate of family or health issues. We are paid to provide certain services based on our field of expertise, not warm a seat 9-5. I also know that at any time, due to managerial change, tech changes, or budget cuts, I could be let loose on the 2 weeks notice as provided in my employment contract. Do you time, collect your pay and get out and enjoy life!
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Id row 4 years ago
This 'hack' is a recipe for how to never get promoted, ever get a raise and be on the short list for when they do layoffs.
Damon Hill 4 years ago
Sadly I've seen way too often where it's the slacker who gets the better raise and the better promotion while the hard worker just gets more dumped on them. When they're finally pushed to the breaking point, management can't understand what went wrong. In some cases when the clientele follow that worker to their new job, that same clueless management either fails to understand why or admit they've lost business over their mismanagement. Welcome to corporate America where the clueless run the company while the ones who keep the business afloat get dumped on.
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Xan Maranya 4 years ago
Guarantee never feeling good about yourself by doing as little as possible.
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Mystery Egg 4 years ago
There is ALOT wrong with that because then others end up carrying you. Have respect for your colleagues.
ConcertoDelleDonna 4 years ago (edited)
Your company should have more respect for you as an employee if one person doing exactly what their job entails and nothing more creates a lot of extra work for others. That means that you all are being given more responsibilities than is reasonable.
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Lola 4 years ago
This all depends where you work and what your role is. There are many jobs out there that actually require you to work, otherwise you stick out like a sore thumb.This is bad advice and can actually put people’s lives in danger. If you are so insignificant at your job and you can get away with giving your minimum, I say good for you. But unfortunately, some of us have jobs that affect other’s lives where it’s morally and ethically wrong not to do much.
Ivana 4 years ago
I could never do this. It is a personality type thing. The closets I come to this is every now and then when I am just too unfocused. I get a good deal of my self-esteem and self-fulfillment from my work, and even in bad jobs for s**t companies, I couldn't mentally handle not being proud of my work. I have to do it for the majority of my waking hours, I need to feel that what I do during that time is worth more than monetary compensation. Why I work for a non-profit now. I don't want my effort spent making rich people richer. Rather get paid less and feel I am some how benefiting society. But I am lucky to have that choice at all.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
The only thing wrong with this is being in the position of lowest hanging fruit when it comes time for layoffs. Also, if you're smart about investing into your job can bring opportunities to move to a different job, or even the ability to create your own job that lets you do something that you do enjoy. Even then it's important to find a way to avoid burnout. That will likely end up with you losing your job because your poor attitude and performance will become obvious.
LivingTheDream 4 years ago
So your coworkers have to pick up the slack to keep the company running... You're such a good person.
Amy Hatfield 4 years ago (edited)
Yep I work with a guy like this who runs shifts. He does the minimum when he closes and screws me over when I open after them.
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In an earlier interview, I spoke about life hacks that sound absolutely silly with British comedian Ariane Sherine, from London. She helped me settle the age-old question about whether something that sounds and looks dumb is actually stupid or not.
“It’s actually very smart, and it’s a shame if people don’t use it for fear of looking dumb!" Ariane told Bored Panda, pointing out that we sometimes prioritize our reputations over what actually works. And we’re sometimes scared to test something out because it might make us look like utter fools.
#4
If you've forgotten an acquaintance's name, just ask them what their name is, and after they tell you, say "no, your last name." Works like a charm and they never suspect a thing.
Shelp 4 years ago
Except in France, where a popular TV show made that one of its main jokes, so virtually everybody is aware of the trick now
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
I ask, "How do you spell your name?" We've got enough unusual spellings in the U.S. to make that a legit question.
Donkey boi 4 years ago
If your job involves you having to call clients or customers and they have a name you're not sure how to pronounce, just introduce yourself then say, 'can I just confirm who I'm speaking with?'
Patricia Rix 4 years ago
I say, I know who you are but I've forgotten your name. Then I say Thank you when they tell me. I might as well be honest about it, it happens so often.
#5
If at a place where you don't speak the language, learn the words for please and thank you. Those, and a smile, will get you far.
Nevits Yibble 4 years ago
It's also helpful to learn, "I'm sorry officer. I didn't know she was your daughter"
All's Gravy 4 years ago
Surprise! That works in places where you also know the language - who knew?
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Or, as we call it in my family, "courtesy": Learn 20 basic phrases, including "I speak no (whichever), does anyone know (your language)". Or, barring that, carrying index cards that have the phrases on them if your memory glitches.
IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
I used to work in a church that is a major tourist attraction as it was the burial place of the Irish poet W.B Yeats. We would get around a dozen bus loads of tourists a day in peak season from all over the world. I would take the bookings as the church chaplain would give the tourists a talk about the history of the place. When I realised where if the people were coming from a non English speaking country i would learn to say "Hello and welcome to Drumcliffe. It's lovely to see you. We hope you enjoy your stay etc. Their faces lit up like Christmas trees just because someone had learned to welcome them in their own language. It was really nice to be able to make them feel extra welcome.
James F. Wilson Jr. 4 years ago
All Ways, Learn some of the phrases and the culture so you do not offend anyone.
Jackie Porter 4 years ago
I'd never been abroad until my sister took me to Corfu for my 40th birthday. I made sure that I knew how to greet people, say please and thank you in Greek before I went. The Greek people were appreciative of the effort.
#6
if you are ever attacked by a dog, push your forearm INTO the bite. This pries the jaws apart and prevents them from clamping down. If a dog is attacking you, the best thing you can do is offer your forearm, push as far back as possible, and then grab the dog by the scruff of its neck with your other hand to hold it. The dog is now functionally muzzled and you have control of its head. The sooner and harder you push into the bite, the less damage the bite will do.
Cee Mor 4 years ago
I have used this with students who have biting issues, it works well.
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Jos Poisquet 4 years ago
Don't use your dominant arm. The dominant arm has more power to grab.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
That and the agility to do other things in those seconds (plus the grabbed arm will be out of commission for a good while). The main damage will be caused by the head whipping around vs the body, just like a dog whips its head to break a rabbit's (or cat's) back in one snap... So you should strive to immobilize body with respect to head. Would lying on top be a good idea? Danger vs others (humans, more dogs/wolves), back legs kicking/lacerating, panic in the dog seem factors. I've not seen any advice there.
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
These tips for when attacked by animals all sound interesting but my only reaction in these cases would be to wet my pants!
Ivana 4 years ago
Had to do this with my neighbors dogs who attacked me and my dog when we were walking down the road. They use to attack all the cars driving by, eventually they all got hit by cars and died. I am a huge animal lover and never thought I would be happy to see a dead dog on the side of the road but I was. Feel guilty about it though, the owners are the ones who are really responsible. They were boxers and the woman threatened to sue me because during that fight I killed the dog attacking us with a rock. I was traumatized. Then she comes out screaming at me, my dog and me both covered in blood, my arm just chewed to hell. Another neighbor came running and grabbed me and my dog and took us to a vet who lived in the area. This was in the country and the hospital was over and hour away so local vet fixed us both up for free.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Here's what I was taught: STAY ON YOUR FEET NO MATTER WHAT. A dog not at your throat is a dog not killing you in the next 40 seconds. 2. Keep dog off you with a foot in its mouth. If it has your shoe, it doesn't have your throat. 3. PIN THE DOG DOWN on the ground. Dn't try to hold it. Get it off its feet, on the ground, hold it down With your knees and keep your head away from its jaws. 4. If none of these are an option, a sucker punch to the dog's rib cage. Sorry, yes, I know, but if you've been hit by a pit bull in fight mode (and I was, b/c my neighbor's a bad dog-owner), then knocking the wind out of the dog is a pretty good start to subduing the dog, buying time, etc. .... So *I* was taught.
Ziva Kravdahl 4 years ago
Or if it gets your leg, push your fingers into it's eyes. Better blind dog, that dead kids in neighbourhood.
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Alex Hamilton 4 years ago
If walking ANY dog, always carry a small easily accessible container of white pepper or curry powder. If your dog is attacked by another dog, or two dogs are fighting, do not try and separate them, sprinkle either powder over their heads. With noses as sensitive as that of a dog, they will immediately stop fighting and start sneezing. You can then safely grab either dog safely. Always carry this, it is easy to forget, cannot harm either animal, and it works.
Freddie The Sort Of OK 4 years ago
I strongly disagree with this one. So the claim is you have a extremely pissed off functionally muzzled dog biting into your forearm: now what? Reality is that pushing into a painful bite is counter-intuitive when it's actually happening, and I still have dog-bite scars on my arm for instinctively grabbing the scruff of a dog's neck in an attempt to get him away from me: he just let go of the arm he was initially biting into and bit into the other.
Alexis Draskinis 4 years ago
Its more along the lines of how dogs lose control of the bite & it usually scares them. They also tend it hate it when they cant control their mouth functions. My dog is very nippy (its a breed thing) & many trainers gave us a "smaller" version of this to work with. Its different since hes not fully biting but the idea is the same. When he nips us, we put our thumb under his tongue & push his tongue back into his mouth. Its uncomfortable for him but more importantly, it prevents him being able to close his mouth at all. By pushing your arm back into the dog's mouth you can prevent them from fully closing their mouth & being able to clamp down. If they can still clamp, its only going to be so far vs having their full range of bite. Think of it like a horse bridle. If you had a stick jammed across the back of your mouth you probably cant bite down all the way
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Steve Wilson 4 years ago
Former army dog trainer showed me that 50 years ago during anti-Vietnam protests.
Gabby M 4 years ago
They used dogs against protestors? Doesn't surprise me, but that's still f****d up.
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#7
Wear the same colours as the zoo employees, the animals will come right up to you.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
This is also useful when you're walking off with the animal to your car to take him home.
Commander Rex 4 years ago
Animals aren’t colorblind, they just have less of an ability to see colors as we humans do, but they can see the general colors, think rainbow plus black and white
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V Martinez 4 years ago
This happens at target or other stores if you happen to wear the same colors as the employees. Lol! Some Customers will not leave you alone even after you tell them you don't work there
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I think this vastly underestimates the animals ability to remember & recognize staff members.
#8
From the amazing book ‘The Gift of Fear’ by Gavin DeBecker: “A woman alone who needs assistance is actually far better off choosing someone and asking for help, as opposed to waiting for an unsolicited approach. The person you choose is nowhere near as likely to bring you hazard as is the person who chooses you.”
BabyCharmander 4 years ago
Don’t wait for help either because you might not get it. I’ve been in a situation where I was being harassed by a man in broad daylight in a populated public place—multiple people saw it happening and no one helped. This may seem obvious now but it wasn’t obvious to me back then—do not be concerned with politeness when someone’s intentions toward you are not good. It’s okay to be “rude” to get away from someone who is trying to coerce you into doing something you do not want to do.
Mr Pickles 4 years ago
It's not illegal to scream at the top of your lungs. Or to pretend you're dangerous. There's an area in my town that isn't super friendly at all, an to be able to walk there you have to prove that you got nothing to loose. Talk to yourself, people really don't like it.
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KatHat 4 years ago
Key words: "if you can help it". Of course no one is TRYING to need help while out in public. But sometimes it's unavoidable.
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Mimi M 4 years ago
Basic common sense. Also - tell kids, if you are in trouble and there are no cops or officials or employees around, go up to a random adult woman - studies have shown they are more likely to help, and stay with the child until situation is resolved.
Yeah, you heard 4 years ago
Yep, I tell my kids to look for a mummy with young kids, or an old granny.
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-Annelise- 4 years ago
I read this book as an 11 year old as it was my mom's and I read all her books. Amazing book about intuition and woman's safety. Would recommend to ALL genders to help people understand.
Kevin Donegan 4 years ago (edited)
I wholeheartedly agree with this ... I spent four months traveling through India two years ago. Practically everywhere I was bombarded by people wanting to "help" me locate the best shops. These people got a commission if they were able to bring in a customer. Every day it happened a dozen times a day. I had about six or seven situations where I had to rely on the kindness and honesty of strangers. In large cities (New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, etc.) I did a lot of walking to see different parts of the city. In Jaipur I got turned around and seriously lost and it was beginning to get dark. I happened to come upon a TV crew filming some clip for their news program. I approached them, briefly explained I was turned around, and the one thing I could remember about my hotel was their was a 12 story round building across the street. The men yelled in unison, "Oh, the Tower!" and they drove me there ... I was about 3 miles turned around.
Octavia Hansen 4 years ago
I always ask (I'm a woman) if someone needs help. I'm less threatening and it's easier if they want to refuse. And sometimes, people don't know they need help until someone offers. And when they say no, move on. That's all there is to it.
Leodavinci 4 years ago
To a degree, there is truth in this. Be proactive... but this is perpetuating of the myth of "stranger danger". Crime stats show the majority of crime (violent or otherwise) is committed by someone the victim knows.
Bex 4 years ago
Stranger danger is *not* a myth. Yes, people are harmed by someone they know a lot more often than most folks think. But stranger danger is alive and well. Especially as a woman. Exponentially so as a trans woman.
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#9
If you feel suicidal or depressed....don't focus on hope. It is enough to just stay curious. Curiosity has the power to keep you alive far longer than hope ever will. Curiosity leads to engaging work and this leads to opportunity.
Olesia Kovalenko 4 years ago
As someone who was very suicidal I can say with certainty that the depressed mind isn't just a "sad person who is hopeless and just needs to focus on something". Depression is a full blown illness, like cancer. You don't tell a person with cancer to focus on curiosity it'll help with the treatment. A depressed mind is altered. Your thoughts aren't like those of a healthy mind. There is no hope, you don't actually choose to focus on the hopelessness, it's there. You can't just choose to be curious, some can't even shower, so I'm pretty sure curiosity won't help. I couldn't get out of bed for the first two days of my really bad depressive episode. I do not like this "hack" cause it's written by someone who is luck enough to not know what MDD is like for many
Exquisite Spam 4 years ago
Depression deadens curiosity, hope, interest in food, relationships, life in general. I'd love to think this worked but for those in a rut this sounds more like pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.
Sasy 4 years ago
If you feel suicidal I am sorry firstly, but then if you really do think that that is the only hope, write explanations to everyone you know, full explanations, leave nothing unsaid, do not kill everyone along with you, because that is what happens, the not knowing why, the blame, the guilt, it can also kill, it can kill the futures of the people you care for, it can actually really kill some because they follow the path you lead them down. Consider everything you have to say in those letters to people and then really think can you leave them all behind you, is there a chance you could make changes to anything you do now that could make things not so dire ? Killing yourself seems like the fix but it is a bandaid that falls off the moment you are gone, and everyone else is left with the open wound. Look back at your past, remember other things that felt horrible, and like nothing could fix them and laugh at how now they feel like something small, you are stronger than your feelings ♥
King Joffrey 4 years ago
To be honest, I subconsciously used this at a job I hated but needed as it paid really well.
Hugo A-niro 4 years ago
Oh please . if you don't have hope you won't be curious about anything
Jonathan 4 years ago
Explain. This doesn't make much sense. Curiosity? Of what? What you talking about?
Jaclyn 4 years ago
Curiosity of anything. Don't you want to finish that series you've been watching? What about a new movie/book? Or finish that new game? Just whatever you're into, pick something that you're interested in. You can even pick when you're not super depressed in preparation for when you are if you know you'll end up there. (Like me with my bipolar disorder). I know depression saps interests, so having an action plan helps. It's really just the idea that you can always die after fulfilling your curiosity, right, so why not hold out until you do whatever. Hopefully by then you'll be out of the deepest part of the hole and able to get help/move past the suicidal thoughts.
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"Everybody wants to think they’re smart (even if they’re actually Donald Trump!) and people hate feeling stupid or being duped. If a piece of advice doesn’t sound helpful, I guess people who see themselves as clever will automatically reject it rather than try it and risk feeling dumb," the comedian said this is why we may avoid doing silly things.
#10
When you're freaking out, need to relax, e.g. when a chiro is about to crack your neck or anything along those lines, wiggle your toes. Apparently your brain can't do both, freaking out and wiggling toes, tensing up and wiggling toes etc
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
Excellent lion advice, to be sure. Works with bears & murder Hornets, too.
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Max Thompson 4 years ago
When a chiro is about to break your neck- a perfect description of my life.
Martin John 4 years ago
This was advice given to me while at the dentist....feels silly, but I still do it!
GirlFriday 4 years ago
Why would anyone in their right mind go to chiro? That entire industry is a complete scam.
#11
25% of 18 is the same as 18% of 25. Percentages are reversible and one is easier to figure out than the other one.
LesAnimaux 4 years ago
My mathematical abilities are too underdeveloped to check if this hack works, but I'm very impressed.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I am officially older than dirt. My teacher called this, back in fifth grade, "Mirror the percents". And tha'ts how I remember it.
panda123 4 years ago (edited)
25 x 0.01 x 18 = 18 x 0.01 x 25, commutative property of multiplication
Chantel Atwell 4 years ago
Thank you for explaining! That makes sense! :-D
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Louchebert 4 years ago
Same thing with tails. If it has a tail it's an animal. My wife for example has a pony tail... and erm, if you watch her eat spaghetti... an animal!
beautiful plumage 4 years ago
due to the commutative property, this is totally true! that's the one that means that 3 x 9 is the same as 9 x 3. learned it on a youtube video on tecmath channel. look for "Easy Percentage Trick you were Never Taught at School!" quick example, which is easier: 16% of 25 or 25% of 16? it's much easier for me to think of a quarter of 16 as being 4. well, it's the answer for both!
#12
It you start to cough while eating or drinking, essentially the “went down the wrong pipe”, immediately lift both your arms up in the air and keep them held up for a few seconds. The act opens your airways and will allow you to catch your breath. Also helps food or drink travel downward.
SykesDaMan 4 years ago
Just throw ya hands in the air... And waive around like you just don't care! :)
Rainclouds Radio 4 years ago
I had this happen to me. My throat closed up (after choking on water) and wouldn't open up for about 30 horrifying seconds. I went to a ear/nose and throat doctor and he told me to purse my lips into the same position they make when drinking through a straw if it ever happened again. The part of the throat that opens and closes the access to the lungs is forced open and you can breath
Ally Blanco 4 years ago
I've been doing this with my daughter since she was old enough for solid food. We'd say "arms up" and she'd swallow the food and we'd all sigh with relief. 😁
Emma Crompton 4 years ago
Does this work if you're choking on your own saliva like an absolute idiot
Louchebert 4 years ago
And if this neat little trick doesn’t work you do the following: You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out then you put your right foot in and you shake it all about. Next you put your head in, you put your head out then you put your head in and you shake it all about!
One of the British comedian’s favorite life hacks has to do with avocados and how to check if they’re ripe. Ariane pointed out that avocados have an “inbuilt ripeness sensor” that lets you distinguish if it’s still green, ripe, or overripe.
#13
If you’ve got a splinter below your skin surface, wrap a banana peel around it. Wet side against your skin. It will draw the splinter out most of the time. I don’t know how but it fricken works. Banana voodoo. Banavoodoo. Banadoo?
Hello 4 years ago (edited)
Bored Panda, I know that this is supposed to be an advice compilation, but can we stop taking everything from Reddit? Everything in this list was taken word for word from a Reddit post a few weeks ago.
Johnny 4 years ago
If they stopped taking content from Reddit, then almost all boredpanda content would go away.
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Paula Turbeville 4 years ago
You can also soak the area with a splinter in peroxide. It'll bubble & the splinter will come up with the bubbles. This works well on fingers.
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
Keeps damaged skin moist. The body's natural healing processes doesn't work without water. You can't send building materials down a dry river. I have been doing this to bad cuts (never tried a banana peel before) for as long as I can remember. Grows back like Wolverine. When I cut nearly 3mm off the tip of my finger, it grew back in about 10 days with the wet bandage. Not even a scar.
Whatshername 4 years ago
Wish I knew this when I chopped a hole in my finger. Took ages to fill back up.
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Kendra Miller 4 years ago
Well apparently my way is brutal... I get out the nail clippers and it's out in a jiffy, works well on fingers. BUT maybe I'll try the peroxide first next time.
Nancy Doughty 4 years ago
Apologies to Olivia Newton John: "A place where nobody dared to go, The love that we came to know, They call it Banadu"
#14
If your car is overheating, turn your heat on full blast.
When you turn the heat on in a car, it pulls heat from the engine into the cab, thus cooling the engine.
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
And roll down the windows. Working in Little Rock, AR, had to do this often in the summer rush hour traffic...which didn't rush.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
1997 & my boyfriend's trans-am taught me this little gem. It really does help. So does a functioning radiator.
DC 4 years ago (edited)
Actually, Mini-drivers do this since 1959 - in summer, the heat is on. In winter, the heat is also on, but for other reason.
Rita Frost 4 years ago
Old minis though, not the bmw models. Was stuck in crawling traffic once in my 1981 mini clubman, hot day, heating on full blast...damn why did I wear shorts today.
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I had to do this in my black-on-black V-8 muscle car in the cloyingly humid heat of a Central Florida Summer due to a large crack in my crappy plastic radiator.
Grady'sRaider 4 years ago
After 10pm, no garage open, and still fluid in the rad. Go to a food joint and buy an egg. Crack the egg into the rad. It will cook and the bits will seal a pinhole leak. It won't hurt your engine. From experience.
Jeff Diamond 4 years ago
Did this all the time when I worked pizza delivery, especially when I was going up a steep hill in the summer.
Barbara Skolly 4 years ago
Had to use this in the 2004 blackout when traffic stood still. As i passed overheated cars
BatmansWife 4 years ago
YESS! This absolutely works! My mechanic friend told me about this because my car would overheat due to the hose being bent. Fortunately, I've the right hose on now.
#15
If you're watching YouTube on your phone just scroll to the end and restart the vid to skip all ads.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Why TF does YouTube think abruptly cutting away in the middle of a video that’s less than 10 minutes long won’t royally piss people off—-especially not even doing it in a section of the video where it would make sense? YouTube is playing a very dangerous game with that practice. Piss enough people off, and viewership will drop dramatically.
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
Not really. People still want to watch videos, but no-one will stay for the ad to play, so advertisers will find out it's not worth their time. Google will lose out in that way.
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Pungent Sauce 4 years ago
Which one? I’ve got AdBlock (free) and it works on everything but YT. And paying for an Ad Blocker defeats the purpose, lol.
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Jim Ellington 4 years ago
I have never seen an ad on YouTube, except built-in sponsor segues, because I use Chrome with uBlock Origin.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
I decided to pay the $27.99/month for no ads YouTube. But then, content producers got wise to this and are burying sponsor ads in their videos. But, I can always FF through stealth advertising.
zite 4 years ago
Wow why it's so expensive? It's 9.99€ in my country. Anyway. It doesn't really work like that. Sponsor ads are the main money they are getting, YouTube gives money for views and for ads they (youtube) are inserting into the videos. I believe the content creator can choose how many ads YT can put in, but most of them understands that it's annoying for viewers. Sometimes if the video breach the rules, YT can choose not to pay for ads and views. So everyone wants to have their own sponsors, cuz they will pay anyway.
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Uhulifant 4 years ago
Please dont share this tip on the Internet. I am afraid some employer from Youtube will read this and change it.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
Nah, they're too busy ruining everyone's life different ways.
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Marilynn Berry 4 years ago
YouTubers need to get paid and make money like anyone else. From what I understand is the YouTube is getting really bad about demonetizing videos and brand deals are good opportunities for them. They entertain me for free,, I can watch a few ads
“You know how hard it is to tell whether an avocado’s ripe before cutting into it? Simply twist the stem. If it doesn’t come off, it’s underripe; if it comes off and is green underneath, it’s ripe; if it’s brown underneath, it’s overripe. Voila—no more rock hard or mushy grey avocados!" she shared. The comedian added that it’s ironic how avocados marketed as ‘ripe’ in supermarkets are usually anything but.
#16
Sleep on big decisions.
You think most clearly in the morning, and often after some time passes you realize you were about to make a big mistake.
ADHORTATOR 4 years ago
German expression "I' ll sleep over it", in French "La nuit porte conseil - The night brings advice"
Legen ( wait for it ) dary 4 years ago
I always write important emails in the morning, just to send them next morning. During the day come new things to my head and next day, I'm absolutely sure, I meant all I said.
King Joffrey 4 years ago
I was on a training course and was thought what's called the HATS method - never make any decisions when you're Hungry, Angry, Tired or Scared.
Pittsburgh rare 4 years ago
That leaves me a tight 5 minutes a day to make decisions
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Louchebert 4 years ago
In Dutch the expression is: Slaap er een nachtje over. We also say: Geen slapende honden wakker maken and: Wie het het eerste ruikt heeft z'n poepertje gebruikt!!
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
My morning brain: Where am I and why is everything so blurry? Hold on lemme just make some cereal real quick- *pours some milk into a bowl of raw elbow macaroni*
#17
Makeup remover on deodorant stains.
My husband has a lot of T-shirts with white/stained armpits, so I gave it a shot.
It worked. :o
AJ 4 years ago
I regularly use makeup remover to the most stubborn stains in the sink. Though the fact that makeup remover removes almost any stain from almost anything, has made me doubt do I really want to put that stuff near my face.
Mya Lugar 4 years ago
Who can tell me how to remove grease stain from a cotton shirt?
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Mihai Mara 4 years ago
Makeup remover meaning what precisely? Acetone that removes nail polish? Or other products / lotions that remove face makeup?
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
For those who don't use makeup remover beyond soap and water... Is there a brand/type/etc?
Emma Goldstein 4 years ago
This removes sweat stains? To remove deodorant from getting on your shirt- rub another t-shirt of pieces of fabric on it and it'll go away.
Lucky Kariusmaki 4 years ago
Don't ever use deodorants. Use baking soda instead. It neutralises the smell, while allowing natural sweating and detoxification.
Sara Rodrigues 4 years ago
And you can use shaving foam or gel to remove really stubborn stains! I discovered this when I was trying to remove a spot of dry makeup foundation from my shirt :o
zite 4 years ago
I would definitely watch a video of you figuring out to use shaving foam on a shirt
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Gabunya Matata 4 years ago
idk what the heck does my bf do but EVERY t-shirt he has gets those spots under the armpits that with time start looking and feeling like wax...... i managed to fix one of them but it took too much time so i gave up, bought him many new ones and he ruined the new ones too...
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Same with my husband. Sweat, bacteria, and the things the bacteria eat combined with aluminum in deodorants? Wax. Switch deodorant, save the shirts. Aluminum-free.
Load More Replies... Donkey boi 4 years ago
Or just put them in the wash?!?! What on earth is in your deodorant if it doesn't come out in the wash?
Nadine Debard 4 years ago
Even washed at 60℃ it stays. Depends on the deodorant, though.
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Counting really slowly with the goal of reaching 150 is a decent way to fall asleep. If you have any thoughts during it just let them play out, and if you forget what number you're on just go from what you last remember. If you make any major movements just start again.
The goal is to force your brain in to slowing down and not having any jerky motions or thoughts, and eventually reaching such a level of carelessness that you eventually fall asleep without realising. Helped me quite a few times, especially with rain sounds, hope it helps some of you too!
troufaki13 4 years ago
I don't usually have trouble sleeping but when I do what best works for me is taking a random letter from the alphabet and trying to find as many vegetables and fruit starting from that letter.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I do something similar. I chose a topic (let’s say fruits)and try to find one for each letter.
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Dark_flame 4 years ago
For me it works better making up a story and what consequences the actions in the story would make... like, what would I need in which quantities in a bunker to survive x years in case of x disaster
Laugh or not 4 years ago
My brain does that on its own, but doesn't fell asleep. It just goes on and on, three sequels and two reboot later, I am still awake.
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If you cannot sleep, always move to the very very edge of the bed. You'll soon drop off.
RollDdice 4 years ago
My Uncle used to use a technique that he called "Super Sleep". Basically, he'd take a slow breath in (5-10 seconds) and release for 10-15 seconds). With each breath he'd flex and release his feet. Then lower legs, then upper legs, etc. Each time he'd imagine himself sinking lower and lower into relaxation and sleep. He wouldn't engage his brain with sheep or puzzles or stories or counting. FWIW, I've used this for years and it really works (for me).
Clandestine 4 years ago
I just focus on my breathing. It feels like I am sinking into my bed when I exhale, super relaxing.
Fixin'Ta 4 years ago
I count backwards from 100. Sometimes I do this in Norwegian (learned from my husband), but generally English (or whatever your native language is) works just fine. I may set a limit and say "I'll do this 10 times, and if I can't sleep by then, I'll get up for a bit." Almost always works before I hit the 10th time.
Debra Timah 4 years ago
I have the most/quickest luck visualizing the color black, and making the color increasingly dark.
Like with plenty of new ideas and inventions, chance plays an important element when it comes to discovering new and useful life hacks. Whether through experimentation or lucky coincidence, we might end up finding a pearl of wisdom among the weeds.
#19
More life advice than a life hack, but: “A dropped knife doesn’t have a handle.” If you ever drop a kitchen knife or other bladed instrument, just let it fall. Trying to catch it will almost certainly give you a nasty slice on the hand.
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
My involuntary reaction has always been to try to lift both feet off the floor at the same time.
Ray Martin 4 years ago
From personal experience, I can also recommend this action for a dropped soldering iron.
Clearly sunny 4 years ago
Yep, hands up and step away quickly, do it everytime I have dropped one.
#20
Run your wrists under cold water or rub an ice cube on your pulse points to cool down all over quickly when you get overheated. It seems obvious but I didn’t realize it until last summer working in a warehouse with no ac.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
This works wonders if you are making a road trip across the desert.
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Bob Belcher 4 years ago
Ice is wonderful during panic attacks too. If you feel the onset of a panic attack, chew ice. It will force your brain to think of the cold ice instead of the stress.
Philippa Davies 4 years ago
I have found this can work somewhat with motion sickness also
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Putting something cooling at the base of your skull also does this. And both tricks work similarly by putting something warm on those spots when you're chilled and want to warm up.
Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
Think of all the Victorian ladies who wore petticoats, corsets - and in some cases hoops - and a heavy cotton or woolen dress that must have been so hot.
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
Try to hold that ice cube under your armpits. I've made it to three seconds before it becomes uncomfortable, but it really cools your whole system quickly.
#21
If you’ve written on a dry erase board (or any glossy surface) with a permanent marker (like a Sharpie) just draw over it with a dry erase marker and it will wipe right off.
Your Average Pooh 4 years ago (edited)
Hi! I'm pooh & I just use hand sanitizers (100% recommended by a fellow bear)
tail_bite 4 years ago
yes hand sanitazer can clean sharpie off of EVERYTHING
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Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Rubbing alcohol will remove permanent marker from nearly any surface, including your skin.
And despite how funny it might sound, life hacks are an expression of how wonderful the scientific method is, riding on the wave that is human ingenuity. We might lose hope in humanity from time to time, but just the fact that there are hundreds of people sharing useful life hacks is enough to restore our faith in our intelligence as a species a tiny bit,
#22
Gently rocking back and forth while pooping. I’ve never had any problems in the bathroom, but I happened to be sitting on the toilet when I read the comment so I decided to give it a test drive. I was pleasantly surprised at how quick and effortless the whole experience was and I haven’t gone back to my old stationary technique since.
Susan Stead 4 years ago
I have a "bathroom support cat." She comes in while I'm on the throne, wanting to be petted. I have to bend over to pet her, and she wanders around a bit, so I'm not just bent over, I'm kind of leaning here and there, too. Pretty much the only useful thing she does all day, to be honest.
Jonathan 4 years ago (edited)
Elevate your knees to make it even easier, learned in training. The aim is to essentially be in the squatting position whilst on the toilet. I recommend this to my elderly clients.
Tanja J 4 years ago
I am short so my feet barely touch the floor while on the toilet therefore I have a children's stool from ikea to put up my feet on it. Saved me a lot of time lately...
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Joost van Leeuwen 4 years ago
Ultra life hack: get a foot stool, be done in 5 minutes, don't tell anyone, and relax for the next 55 minutes...
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Octavia Hansen 4 years ago
If you know when you'll go, drink water. It takes a lot for your body to process this movement and any water you drink will go right to the source to help. And it will serve you well to drink water afterwards. Alcohol does not help.
GirlFriday 4 years ago
Squatty Potty. I bought one on the advice of my doctor after surgery about 7 years ago. It changed my life. Everyone that has visited my house has used one and says that their lives are changed too. They run out and buy them for every bathroom in their home.
JamezyJamez 4 years ago
I live in Japan and when I saw a traditional Japanese toilet (porcelain hole in the floor) I was freaked out. I still don't use them 15 years later unless I'm without an alternative (Japan also ironically has the coolest western toilets that wash your bum and play music to drown out your "noises") but I totally understand the squat position now. I have a little footstool that props my feet up and it makes a lot of difference, without having to use the "hole" which I still have no idea how to properly use. Should Google that
#23
Dawn dish soap is better for cleaning tubs than any bathroom cleaner. Consider that when you bathe you’re mostly washing of body oils/dirt/skin. Dawn is so effective at cleaning oil it’s used to clean up after oil spills. You can use a small amount and it cleans pretty effortlessly with circles on a sponge.
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
Baby shampoo works on makeup brushes, too.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
After the Exxon Valdez accident in 1989, it was discovered that Dawn dish soap was the best and most gentle soap to clean animals, including birds, who were covered in oil after a spill. I believe the makers of Dawn donate tons of it whenever there’s a spill.
Ren Karlej 4 years ago
What the company doesn't advertise -- and these days is reluctant to admit -- is that the grease-cutting part of the potion is made, ironically, from petroleum. "To make the best product out there, you have to have some in there," says Ian Tholking of Procter & Gamble. He says less than one-seventh of Dawn comes from petroleum. "To say Dawn's horrible because of this, that doesn't make a whole lot of sense," he says, "and that's what we're trying to avoid. Because we're not trying to do something evil here." "I think it's extremely ironic," says Martin Wolf, a chemist for Seventh Generation, which makes a dish liquid without petroleum. "Here we are trying to squeeze every last drop of oil we can out of the Earth, and it's despoiling the Earth. And we're using that same product that's messing up the Earth to clean it up."
Load More Replies... grafxgal60073 4 years ago
We used Dawn to clean wildlife after the Exxon Valdez disaster. Worked like a charm. Got greasy walls? Mix 1/3 spray bottle of vinegar, 2 tsp. Dawn and the rest hot water.
V Bruno 4 years ago
My old apt had awful plumbing, so I used Dawn in the toilet and sink once a day let it soak for 30 mins and it cut way down on the clogs.
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
Thank you! I'm going to use this ASAP!
Load More Replies... Paul Davis 4 years ago
I thought at first this person was pouring soap on a salmon steak with skin on it.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I mix dawn with a little comet cleanser and it works better than any spray cleaner I've every used.
Tony Rozensky 4 years ago
I was told by a sales rep that guys in his oil refinery use dawn to get the gunk off their hands.
Okpkpkp454 4 years ago
My housekeeper doesn't seem to clean my walk-in tub so I guess it's up to me... I will try Dawn. I use Dawn to spray aphids in the garden so it'll probably work. Thanks.
#24
When putting a paint can lid back on the can, first put down a layer of cling film (saran wrap). This will stop the lid sticking to the can once the paint on the lid has dried.
DogPerson7 4 years ago
Fair point, and it's a good idea, but I just don't want to waste plastic. :)
Penny Kemper 4 years ago
Never had that much trouble getting a stuck lid back off to warrant this extra step. Smh
Microwaved Robot 4 years ago
I put my paint brushes and rollers wrapped in cling wrap (handle too), in the freezer, to use later or the next day. No cleaning involved, paint thaws and they are ready to go!
Grady'sRaider 4 years ago
Poke nail holes in the groove where the lid fits the can. The paint in the groove will drain into the can, and doesn't effect the seal.
Louchebert 4 years ago
Don't forget to give your offspring some candy every now and then. This will stop the kid licking the can once the paint on the lid has dried.
Which of these life hacks did you find to be the most useful? Which ones were a complete surprise to you, dear Pandas? Do you have any fake-sounding-but-real hacks to share with all the other Readers here? Drop us a comment below!
#25
Crayons are flammable and will provide about an hour of light as a candle if you lit the top.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Only do this in an emergency though. Crayons have a lower melting point than candle wax and will drip everywhere. They will also smoke terribly due to the pigments and binders in the crayon.
NinaRosario 4 years ago
A friend of mine uses them in a hot glue gun to create some cool art- and yes, they're good for candles too!
#26
Use a wet knife to chop onions, it reduces tears if you have sensitive eyes.
It really works!! I could barely make it through chopping half an onion without needing multiple breaks before I tried this. Just keep the faucet running and dip your knife under periodically while chopping. I still get a little reaction, but nowhere near as bad.
Elin Calliel 4 years ago
Don’t leave the faucet running, please. Have a container next to you filled with water rather.
JessG 4 years ago
Put onions in the freezer for a couple minutes before slicing. That works too
Ren Karlej 4 years ago
Chef told me to just not cut the root part. Not had a problem since and it is easier to slice or dice when that part is still whole.
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Having water contact the onion's cells as they slice open allows the acidic gases they emit to drip down on the board instead of floating into the air where they then turn into an irritating enzyme on contact with your eyes.
Bean flavored Fujioshi 4 years ago
i mean....that is just smart (...o3o disclaimer: don't do this)
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Jojo Dancer 4 years ago
i keep an old pair of ski goggles in my utensil drawer just for cutting onions lol
Sweetie Dahling 4 years ago
Wearing contacts greatly reduces crying as well. One of the few perks of having crappy eyesight
Tamsin Far 4 years ago
This. I always wondered why everyone was whining until I once cut them without my contacts in...
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#27
"Pay yourself first". No matter how much or how little you make. Take 10% of your paycheck and put it in an emergency fund before you buy or pay for anything else. That strategy has saved me on numerous occasions.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
Not necessarily 10%. Calculate how much you need a month (rent, utilities, food etc). See how much money you have left (if you do) and take at least half of it (or all) to the savings account.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
That is, if you make enough that you can spare that 10%. I tried it, back when I was first on my own, and making about 20 cents more than minimum wage. Always, without fail, ended up needing to use my “savings” to pay unexpected expenses—-which always, without fail, came out of left field. I make more now, so am better able to save. It always easy to manage your money when you have enough money to manage.
Bob Belcher 4 years ago
As someone who has a masters in finance and worked in the financial services industry, I hate generalizations like this. This only works if you make enough money. What you should do first is ensure you're not living beyond your paycheck. Then take any remaining disposable income (income after bills and food) and put aside at least 10% if you can.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I soo wish I'd started doing this with my very.first.job. It's the one thing I legit regret from my youth (I don't regret much because it shapes who we'll become) but I think they should start adding a financial education course geared toward high schooler and young college aged kids.
Zoe's Mom 4 years ago
Have an automatic deduction from your pay go directly into some kind of savings. You stop missing that portion of your check within a few months. Also, keep $100.00 in your checking account that you NEVER use. If you forget to enter an ATM w/d or a check, it just may save you an overdraft fee.
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
and if you keep a certain amount (varies from bank to bank) you don't get dinged the monthly checking account fee.
Load More Replies... Legen ( wait for it ) dary 4 years ago
And if for some reason you stop paying for something, put this money on the side too. For example : now I don't pay fitness, monthly ticket for train, gasoline and kids activities because of corona, so all this money I still put on the side. Works also if you make a better deal with any payments.
Robert Thompson 4 years ago
This is important for all your limited resources. Most important first. Time, Money, attention, energy, etc...
Ivana 4 years ago
Depending on how little you make, that 10% is probably your gas and food money. All of my 20s I spent every cent I earned on necessities only. Except when we wanted to have a "crazy" Saturday night and went to the gas station and got four lokos because while they tasted horrible, they were strong and cheap and all we could afford. I have a real soft spot for them. When life was just hell on Earth, I could spend $3 and have one night of letting go of how torturous and soul sucking poverty is.
Louchebert 4 years ago
I pay myself first, last and in between. Okay, the gas company isn't to pleased with me and neither are the cable guy and my landlord, but hey... why worry? Be happy!!
#28
Mosquitos Bites be gone!
This hack is the most valuable thing I’ve learned in my whole life.
Heat of the back of a spoon with hot water. Then apply the back of the spoon to the bite. I usually do it twice for good measure. The spoon needs to be hot enough to keep on the skin without burning yourself. So test the heat before you press it down. Keep it on until the heat dissipates. Bite will stop itching almost immediately...usually the bite ha completely disappeared within an hour.
This only works with mosquitoes from my experience.
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
I have used ice cubes for the same result for many years. Rub until the area is numb. By the time it warms up, no more itch. I am guessing the increased blood flow to warm it up helps dilute/carry away the toxin?
Logic and Reason 4 years ago
The heat destroys the non-clotting protein that mosquitos use, which is also what causes the itching. It also overloads the nerves to an extent.
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I'm on epilepsy meds. Any mosquito that sucks my blood dies before it can leave my skin. :-)
Sara Diogo 4 years ago
I'll try this but I don't know what people will think if they see me heating a spoon and with the mosquito bites on my arms.
Phoebe Carter 4 years ago
I always get bitten by mosquitos in the summer. This is a hecking life saver!
Steve 4 years ago
On the subject of bites and stings - if you are ever unlucky enough to be stung by a weever fish, submerge the affected limb (most likely your foot), in water that's as hot as you can take it without burning, and leave it soaking for at least 20 mins. Make sure the water is to a good depth as you need to get it up the limb. It will denature the poison, and sooth the pain.
ConcertoDelleDonna 4 years ago (edited)
Me too! I don't know who taught me this or how it works, but it does.
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Penny Kemper 4 years ago
I use a Benadryl bug stick. My grandkids ask for it. Not even I've $2 and last 3 years.
#29
If you're going to climb a ladder or work on your roof, wear a bike helmet.
Jonathan 4 years ago
Not many cyclists know this. I've seen enough accident videos to know the human head smashes like a watermelon if no helmet is worn. Hate driving next to cyclists without helmets.
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Louchebert 4 years ago
If you're going to wear a bike helmet... get on your bike, visit the local carpenter and pay him to fix your roof! And while you're at it, a little stop at the local pub won't hurt anyone...
Tracy Sellars 4 years ago
Okay this one is so simple and logical I can't believe I have never thought or heard of this before.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
I suddenly realized I am possibly one of few to actually own a personal hardhat, construction-site grade....
Ren Karlej 4 years ago
What do you mean? Here on BP? I hope not on construction sites! My partner has one. We both have a variety of helmets for different activities.
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I hang my bike helmet in my bathroom, cuz that's the room I go to when the weather gets really dicey (tornados likely).
Susan Widomski 4 years ago
I could have used a facemask the other night. I had my remote on top of a table and as I reached for it, it slid out of my hand and hit me right on bone at the end of my eyebrow. Lovely black and blue and red.
Grady'sRaider 4 years ago
Work with a friend. Use a harness on roofs. Check your local building safety codes to avoid legal liabilities.
#30
Every male should know this. If you want to get rid of an awkward boner flex any muscle in your body maybe an arm. For a minute. The blood will rush to that muscle and away from your D. Crisis averted.
JXXXF 4 years ago
If it doesn't work, don't worry... it will just look like you are flexing your muscles with a boner... noone will think you are odd... promise...
Alex the awful German 4 years ago
Here is another secret: from age 45+ no boner is ever awkward.
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
The body will be like "no, stop that brain, that's not the muscle we're trying to flex!"
Ivana 4 years ago
I feel bad for teenage boys, just happens, not something they got a lot of control over, but if someone notices there is embarrassment or mockery. Teenage years suck for everyone though.
Aliquid A 4 years ago
Doesn't just happen as a teen... although it happens a lot more often. As a teen boy, it is virtually a daily challenge.
Load More Replies... Jim Ellington 4 years ago
I like to get rid of the awkward bulge of my biceps by popping wood.
albernistuff 4sale 4 years ago
I find that a firm fist with and in/out linear motion solves this in a couple of minutes....
Miss Cris 4 years ago
By breathing you're controlling your blood flow, and by blood flow your little friend :)
Load More Replies... Jojo Dancer 4 years ago
always when the teacher calls on you to come up to the front of class....
#31
During pollen season... rinse your hair before bed. Otherwise you’re just depositing pollen on your pillowcase every night and then rolling your face in it all night. And then multiply that by how many nights you use the same pillowcase.
Rissie 4 years ago
Pollen get caught in your own grime on the pillowcase. First in your hair (where it mostly fell off of when you moved round indoors) and then in all the dead skin and sebum from your whole head. Pro tip: replace pillowcases often.
Helen Haley 4 years ago
I have skin issues. i learned a long time ago, at the beginning of the week I layer 7 pillow cases on it. Every night, I remove one before bed. Wash at the end of the week.
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Kendra Miller 4 years ago
The trees are sexist! But it's not their fault. Developers prefer male trees as they don't produce cones and other things that fall and have to be cleaned up. So lots of males putting out pollen and no females to catch it. No wonder allergies are getting worse.
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
I wear a satin bonnet each time I go to sleep because I have curly hair, and in order to avoid messing my braids up, I have to sleep on satin 😌
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
So I don't have any "hair on pillowcase causes _____" problems >:D
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Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 4 years ago
As somebody who suffers from allergies I found that this is a massive help, also washing your face afterwards helps as it gets rid of the itching in your eyes abs your runny nose.
Elizabeth Calvert 4 years ago (edited)
Just shower before bed, if possible. It's not just your pillowcase that you're covering in grime and sleeping on. Personally I find the heat from a shower relaxing and it helps me sleep. But I also know with the heat summer in some places you have have shower in morning due to sweating at night
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago
Why do the first comments I read, even ones with upvotes, disappear when I click 'view more comments'?
Batwench 4 years ago
Try to eat a spoonful of local honey each day throughout the year. Does actually help me.
Demongrrrrl 4 years ago
Eating local honey (from hives near where you live) is beneficial to your immune system.
Load More Replies... StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
Also, eat more citrus fruit, onions, and apples during allergy season. The querciten content helps relieve allergies.
#32
Rubbing vegetable oil (or any cooking oil) on your hands after you cut up jalapeños or other hot peppers. It gets rid of the awfulness that would normally be left on your hands from the peppers. I rub my hands with oil and then wash it off with dish soap. I can totally remove my contacts after doing this. It’s crazy how well this works.
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
Sounds interesting, but I will test it some other way...just in case.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Tomato juice is way better. Cut a tomato after, rub it on your hands, cutting surface, etc.. Or milk. Either one works better than oil, in my experience.
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Blakkur Sverrir 4 years ago
You can totally remove your contacts after cutting peppers even without washing your hands. You will just wish to remove your eyes as well...
Alex the awful German 4 years ago
Sure it works: Capsaicin (the stuff that makes peppers hot) is fat soluble. That is also the reason why milk will help you when your mouth/throat aches from eating to hot, while water will only make it worse.
James F. Wilson Jr. 4 years ago
Never forget to wash your hands real good before taking a piss after cutting those peppers. WOW.
Pryjmaty 4 years ago
I keep a box of gloves(like hospitals use) in my kitchen for handling raw meat and things like this.
Bettie-Jean Neal 4 years ago
I'm not trying this. I'll keep using disposable gloves, thank you very much.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
I made the mistake ONCE of rubbing my eyes after trimming jalapeños for an appetizer. Since then, surgical gloves.
#33
The cheapest, most effective, and safest insecticide against roaches (especially those huge “water bug” roaches that we have in the South) is a spray bottle of mostly water with just a little liquid dish soap in it.
Shake the bottle & get the water a little foamy, then spray the roaches. They will run, scrabble, and attempt escape, of course, but they will die. The soap film suffocates them faster than any chemicals will.
Paul K. Johnson 4 years ago
I know two ways to get rid of roaches. I moved into a place that had an infestation and was working for a guy who had a Masters in Entomology. He said just make sure everything is dry. You can't starve a roach - they will literally eat anything. But always keep your pipes dry, wipe out your sinks, etc. When they have no access to water they will leave. That's all I did. They were gone in a couple weeks and never came back. The other idea is what's stated here but you don't have to spray to roach. Just put out some little dishes of water with a couple drops of soap in them. The roaches will drink it and die.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
How can you keep all the pipes dry when you already live in the house? My only solution is to burn it down and run!
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Mimi M 4 years ago
Puff diatomaceous earth around counters and floorboards, esp in kitchen. Do it every couple of days (amazon has both DE and puffers - both are cheap). You don't puff the actual powder, you turn the puffer upside down and right-side up again and just puff the air with some dust in it. Do nightly before bed, when the critters come out. You can wipe counters in the morning if you want them clean. DE is totally non-toxic.
Parky 4 years ago
We have entomologists at work, and a spray of soapy water is also their advice as it blocks their breathing holes. As a kid dad used to get me to spray the roses with soapy water, I thought it was so they couldn't get a grip and would slide off, but apparently now I know the reasoning behind it.
Mya Lugar 4 years ago
There is a little yellow box they sell (cheap) in a garden/hardware store which contains flat white pills about the size of a dime, Throw a few under the sinks, behind and under fridge bathroon closet...wherever kids and pets aren't likely to get to. Afer a week or so, you won't see a live roach/waterbug. Also be sore to put one under your microwave and toaster, a common area for that kind of problem. They last for months!!
James F. Wilson Jr. 4 years ago
And if you live in Southeast Asia you can just eat them. Recommend you cook them in oil first though.
Timmy Pillinger 4 years ago
I've seen this suggested for aphids. Since insects breathe though holes in their exoskeletons I imagine that this smothers them.
#34
Drinking a cup of water with your alcoholic drink, waking up Alive not dead.
Jim Ellington 4 years ago
The best ratio is two sips of water per zero sips of alcohol.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
That’s because alcohol dehydrates you. That dehydration is the source of the hangover headache. You can’t use water to keep from being drunk, but you sure can use it to ease the inevitable hangover.
Vorknkx 4 years ago
My variation of this is to make sure I've druk some water before going to bed after a night of drinking. Never had a hangover in my life :)
Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
If you’re out with friends and don’t want to drink alcohol. Ask the bartender to give you a small glass of water , ... You can hold onto it, dance with it and not have to keep popping to the loo every single half hr bc of too much water . People will think you are on mixers and not bother you to drink alcohol.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
When I am drinking I have a glass of water before I start, a glass of water between alcoholic drinks, and a glass of water when I get home. Works!
#35
I hesitantly submit squeegeeing yourself off before getting out of the shower. It's so simple I was dubious, but just use your hands to quickly wipe off excess water and bingo, you're not cold getting out.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
I like to put a small heater in the bathroom in the winter, turn it on before starting the shower
Stephanie IV 4 years ago
I learned this from my frugal grandmother. She always did this, because it woul minimize drying off time with a towel and the towel wouldn’t be as damp and a less damp towel meant less damp in the bathroom altogether which meant less danger of mold.
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago
I was taught as a child to wipe myself over with a facecloth before getting out of the shower. Always do. Your towel then does a more efficient drying job.
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
I keep a squeegee on a hook in the shower and use it on the shower glass after EVERY shower. It quickly becomes a habit and saves so much work on fighting water deposits!
El Dee 4 years ago
Better than that!! Keep the towel handy and actually DRY YOURSELF before stepping out!! I know, right?
#36
Microwave tip: Put a cup of water on the tray with whatever you are microwaving, it always makes it taste better and "fresher".
James F. Wilson Jr. 4 years ago
What if it's a cup of water that I am microwaving? Will it make the other cup of water taste any better ?
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago
Better tip: learn to use the power settings. Reheating food at 50-70% power may take longer, but it also avoids drying things out or making them rubbery.
Iris Hidalgo 4 years ago
I wet a piece of paper towel and cover the food, it comes out like it was just made and prevents any messes inside the microwave
Grady'sRaider 4 years ago
Cleaned a grimy microwave at work by steaming it up first, then wiped away the built up, now softened, splatter.
StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
Best way to clean a microwave, too. Just boil some water is a bowl. The steam dislodges the grime, and you wipe clean.
Cass Malone 4 years ago
Or you can just sprinkle water onto the food. With buns you want to moisten the surface area
#37
If your ring gets stuck on your finger windex will slide it right off. Worked at a jewelry store for five plus years.
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Or just raise you hand high up over your head for a bit. The blood will flow down, and make your fingers less puffy, slimmer.
#38
Eating candied ginger helps with nausea. Any ginger really, but candied ginger is much better tasting.
Batwench 4 years ago (edited)
Stomach bug? Drink dry flat ginger ale. Has to be stuff with sugar in, not diet. Ginger settles the tum and the sugar and water help you hydrate etc. Works well for hangovers as well. Make sure it is flat, as the fizz can aggravate the tum.
LivingTheDream 4 years ago
I used this all through chemo. It actually helped when anti-nausea meds weren't cutting it
Donkey boi 4 years ago
I go for a whole pack of ginger biscuits! I'd rather have heartburn than stomach ache!
Michelle Orwin 4 years ago
I had hyperemisis gravidarum when I was pregnant with both my children. Absolutely horrendous. I was ready to kill the next person who told me 'ginger is good for nausea'!!
#39
Vinegar in a plastic bag with rubber band tied around any faucet will make the faucet like-new. I'm talking decade old rust and stuff gone...and water flows like the first day.
Dynein 4 years ago
I guess it sounds weird if you only ever used cleaners... But the thing is that even for commercial cleaners, the common active components are mainly tensides (soap), acids, bases, and alcohol. Get yourself a selection of cheap household items that cover that group and you''ll be able to clean most of the common stains and residues.
Load More Replies... Stephanie IV 4 years ago
Using a squeezed lemon to clean a faucet is a safe alternative. Vinegar will damage chrome.
Vladimíra Matejová 4 years ago
vinegar is also good to get rid of scale in your kettle. boil vinegar in the kettle instead of water (it stinks badly) then pour it out and boil water there a few times to get it clean. I considered this a common knowledge and was surprised that some people dont know about it
Janine B. 4 years ago
But just let it boil for a second and then turn of the kettle. It takes only a few seconds to clean the scale.
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Jolene Oldham 4 years ago
The acid in vinegar breaks up lime scale and mineral deposits...it just takes time. Do this before you go to bed and by morning, the scale will rinse away.
DDmaybeandor 4 years ago
This never works for me and I've tried it full strength and for several days. Here we fight against calcium and lime scale, plus who knows what else. CLR works almost immediatly.
#40
Getting 8 hours of time on bed, not necessarily sleep, is mental magic
Id row 4 years ago
This is patently false. It's not the time spent in bed, it's the actual restful sleep you get. I've struggled with insomnia for 20 years and laying there for 7 hours while only getting one of sleep will leave you feeling like a strung out zombie until you can get some actual sleep.
Susan Stead 4 years ago
The medical community is always learning something new about the benefits of a good night's rest. I don't always sleep 8 hours, but I do try to stay in bed for 8 hours. If I spend half an hour laying there and waking up slowly, instead of jumping out and dashing around, I feel better starting my day,
Donkey boi 4 years ago (edited)
You sleep in 90 minute cycles and it's always best to wake up at the end of a cycle, therefore, 6hrs, 7.5hours, or 9hrs sleep is best. Take into account the time it takes to fall asleep/wake up, 8 hrs 'in bed' sounds about right.
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
I wanted to write that recent studies show that 8 hours sleep is actually too much and can be harmful, but I don't want to be that guy. Also, it only says "time on bed", not sleep. I choose not to write any of it!
#41
If you have the right of way, take it. It makes driving more predictable and therefore caused fewer accidents.
Scagsy 4 years ago
I think what they are trying to say is focus and drive normally. Don't be stopping to letting people out etc. It can cause chaos.
Sleazy Weaver 4 years ago
The best driving advice I've ever heard is, "Don't be nice, be predictable."
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This is for those people we call "Nice-holes" -- Here let me stop all traffic on a main artery while I stop and wait for a car on the side street to turn into traffic so now they can risk run-ins with the people angrily swerving around me. Here let me stop in the middle of the road, block traffic, and make a pedestrian very nervous because I'm stupidly thinking maybe the pedestrian might suddenly decide to cross the street right here.
Susie 4 years ago
This should be how it works in theory, but there are tricky traffic situations where people ignore traffic laws without any sense of wrongdoing. Every day on my drive to work I have to stop after making a u-turn at a green arrow for people turning right on a red light. Anytime I gun it to pass them I narrowly avoid an accident because they're so used to turning whenever they want. Same happens on my way home when I'm going straight through a green light. People are pretty ruthless. Just use your judgment, I guess.
Ozzie Ogawa 4 years ago
Always try to comply to the rules (either written or unwritten), but assume other drivers are idiots who will make mistakes & unpredictable moves. And never do unpredictable moves except it's an emergency, always use your sign when changing lanes, turning, and stopping.
King Joffrey 4 years ago
I'm not so sure about it. I've been driving for over 20 years without a single accident and my advice would be 'don't expect for people to give you right of way even if you have it'. Actually, my driving advice would be 'make eye contact with the other driver' whenever possible.
Damon Hill 4 years ago
Most drivers in my area have no idea what "right-of-way" is or who has it. Drivers ed stopped teaching it decades ago. Most have the I got here first mentality. Taking it just because you have it will most likely land you in a wreck at the least.
Donkey boi 4 years ago
Written by somebody that was taught to drive by their parents and not by a qualified instructor. Unless they failed to articulate their point properly.
#42
If you have funky armpits and need to fix them fast, use hand sanitiser. I figured this out years ago when I remembered that the smell comes from bacteria reactions - which antibacterial hand gel kills stone dead. Instant results and the medical smell lasts only a minute. Don't do this routinely though as it's delicate skin.
Downunderdude 4 years ago
Funky armpits? That's my new rock band - Downunder and the Funky Armpits.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I'm sure this is great in a pinch (like at work that day you forgot deodorant) but don't do this if you can help it. That alcohol that's killing your odor causing bacteria will also kill all the healthy bacteria and strip the area of natural oils basically destroying the ph balance of your armpit making bad smells and even topical skin conditions way more likely almost ensuring stinkier armpits than you started with.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
Rubbing alcohol does the same thing which is the major ingredient in hand sanitizer.
Sleazy Weaver 4 years ago
It's a quick & temporary fix. Let's say you're at work & realize you smell bad, but you obviously can't shower. That's where the life hack comes in.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
WTF? The alcohol in it would sting like hell. Especially if you just shaved them.
Memere 4 years ago
No, it doesn't, and it's not something to use right after shaving - it's meant as a quick fix if you're out in public, like shopping, at the office, etc, where you just need something to get you thru the day.
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Or use an alcohol swab such as people carry if they need to give themselves injections.
#43
If you're having trouble staying awake in class/at a meeting, see how long you can keep one of your feet lifted slightly off the ground.
Scagsy 4 years ago (edited)
You could also try to not be watching boxsets until 3am. Works for me.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
Right? Our binge watching *fill in the blank* series until the break of dawn.
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Chrissy Neibarger 4 years ago
I'm short so my feet rarely touch the ground yet I still doze off.
Abigail Nagel 4 years ago
I need to use this. My usual strategy for staging awake in class (mostly math) is drawing, I’m going to use this now
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Yes. try to spend even less energy on the point of being there (lesson, meeting)! Brilliant!
#44
Teach kids to ride 2 wheelers using a small balance bike without pedals between the ages of 2 and 3, and they’ll do most of the work themselves. Then, when they’re ready for speed, they can graduate to a bike with pedals. Skip the training wheels.
Kristof De Smet 4 years ago
Absolutely true! Training wheels are worse for their feel for balance.
Bumblebee 4 years ago
I taught myself to ride a bike at age 3, no training wheels (I live in the Netherlands ;-) ). Most other people I know did use training wheels though. But I just taught myself at a small paved path with grass on both sides (in our backyard), going back and forth. Began with not even a whole pedal rotation, but half rotations, and went on from there! And was so proud I was teaching myself / figuring it out on my own! Don't think I have ever even fallen for real on my tiny bike. And later on regular sized bikes too of course.
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
I don't know how to teach kids to ride a bike. I was putting together a bike for my youngest and the two older ones just magically learned. (Middle had a balance bike, I think the oldest just didn't want to be "shown up")
ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 4 years ago
I think this is how parents taught their kids how to ride a bike back then
Curry on... 4 years ago
Don't do like my brother did me - told me to hold the handles straight, then pushed me down a slope. Worked, but goodness, that was some learning curve.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
I learned to ride using training wheels and it only took like 30 minutes to get to where I didn't need them. Don't understand the hate for training wheels at all.
#45
Being extra nice to strangers when you need help will get you REALLY far, often times further than you expect. Customer service especially.
Scagsy 4 years ago
Just be nice to everybody. You have no idea who is having a worse day than you who may benefit from some pleasantry. Just. Be. Nice.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I think this wins the comment of the day award. Straight up pearls of wisdom, right here.
Load More Replies... Martin John 4 years ago
Have worked with the public since I was 16 and always try and be friendly with people; when customers asked why I was so nice, I would say, "You need groceries/food and I need a job--why I should I make it difficult on either one of us??"
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
I love paying it forward when I can. I was at a drug store checkout line and the young man ahead of me had diapers, formula, and a pizza. His card kept getting declined and I could feel his pain and embarrassment. I quietly asked my cashier to put his items on my card. He didn't know who paid for him, but there were tears in his eyes. That was the best Christmas present I ever got.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
I'm always amazed at how many people walk around potentially making mortal enemies everywhere they go. Eventually they may win that lottery and get a real psycho pissed off at them. I keep thinking there are some people who really think that all restaurant food tastes slightly like urine, spit or poop because it always does for them.
Tina Ciancia 4 years ago
Great customer service begins with great customers. Kindness is contagious.
Elizabeth Calvert 4 years ago
This true in almost all cases, even when you work at a call center. I can't count the number of times an interaction started off a tense/defensive customer and being genuinely nice and pleasant had them smiling at the end. There will always be those that you can't make happy no matter how nice you are but I'm firm believer in kill them with kindness. They'll either realize that you're trying to help them or get even madder that you're not responding to their attitude but they won't be able to complain bc you did nothing wrong (altho I did have a customer try to once. The manager was like wait so you're mad that she was being nice? Guy admitted he was just trying to pick fight and actually stated what the hell is wrong with her no one can be that nice?! Lol)
Load More Replies... Whatshername 4 years ago
And acting slightly "dumb" and innocent (+kind!!) does the trick to help others feel like a hero when helping you. Sorry guys, works like a charm when my car or anything technical needs to be done that I really don't understand.
#46
Put your onion in the freezer for 10 minutes before chopping it. It freezes the juices just enough to slow down the process of it turning in to a gas, giving you a few minutes to chop the onion without tears.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I just shared this nugg of wisdom in the above onion "hack". I've never had any onion trick work as well as this one does.
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Got fridge hard butter and you want to bake? Cheese grate it.
It will still be work if you're hand mixing, but it's better than trying to chop it.
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
I use a tip from Mary Berry to chop it and put it in some tepid water for a few minute. The butter won't absorb any water so it doesn't matter if it gets wet. Particularly useful if your microwave has random hot spots in it.
somnomania 4 years ago
or prepare ahead of time by getting the butter out half an hour before you start assembling ingredients
Memere 4 years ago
I've tried this and it works just okay. My solution is to slice the butter in thin pieces, out it in a ziploc bag & knead it like dough in my hands. The heat from my hands softens it up fairly quickly, and it's easy to get out of the bag. And before anyone blasts me about the plastic bag, I wash the bag & reuse it.
Dónal Ó Murchadha 4 years ago
to soften a block of butter pour boiling water in a boil, leave it sit for 3 mins, then empty and place it over the block of butter for 5 mins and it softens it up.
ButterScot 4 years ago
Grate frozen butter into your quick bread recipes for fluffier end results.
Donkey boi 4 years ago
I don't understand why people put butter in the fridge! You fancy a snack? A quick sandwich? you've got to take it out for like 30 mins before you can use it. Get a butter dish and pop in the cupboard if you don't have a larder!
JessG 4 years ago
Because if you live in a warm climate for most of the year, that butter goes bad/sour really quickly. Butter lasts much longer refrigerated
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When you're moving and have to disassemble furniture, wrap up all the screws and stuff in some tape and then stick it to the furniture.
Ozzie Ogawa 4 years ago
Ziplock bags that you got from utilities and some small electronic device works well too. I always keep some of those ziplock bags, all sizes. Helps a lot when you need to separate and store some small stuff.
Load More Replies... Heather Makemson 4 years ago
A ziploc bag duct taped to the side is my preferred method and will save your sanity. When needed, make little tape tags with the location of each piece of hardware (assuming they're are a lot)
Susan Stead 4 years ago
I put them in a 1-gallon baggy and tape it to the furniture. If it's something that came with its own tool, like an Ikea piece, I put the tool in there, too, along with any extra/leftover bits and the instruction manual, if I still have it.
#49
Nail polish remover gets permanent marker off skin. You know, in case someone draws a D on your face.
T. 4 years ago
You may not want to do this near the eyes - nail polish remover mostly contains some quite nasty solvents like: acetone, ethyl acetate and isopropyl alcohol. Even in cosmetic quality, those chemicals can be really harmful especially to your eyes.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
Right? Acetone is basically paint thinner- maybe don't rub that all over yout face. Lemon juice & salt, scrub scrub, will also remove pen from face.
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Satirical Duchess 4 years ago
Me and my friend found that impulse body spray for some reason hot sharpie of her nails and fingers?
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
You really don't want acetate on your skin. Use rubbing alcohol instead.
#50
You can do the Heimlich maneuver on yourself. Use a chair or countertop, press yourself against it(right under your rib cage), and press down hard. Should force air up and dislodge a blockage.
Leodavinci 4 years ago
Take a CPR class and you'll learn this... along with a lot of other helpful info.
#51
Splash some water your face. As a mammal, you have a diving instinct, so water on your face triggers a response: you wake up, there's more oxygen to your brain, you feel better, plus your face is wet.
Dolevaal 4 years ago
Yepp. I do this every morning to get away that "My mind ist still asleep" - feeling and it works well.
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#52
If you ever take a pill and get that stuck-in-throat feeling after, just hold a sip of water in your mouth then lay down flat on your back and swallow it. Goes away instantly every time.
Dolevaal 4 years ago
I have to remember this. I struggle from Reflux from time to time and I bloody hate it.
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Karin Jansen 4 years ago (edited)
But.. But.. Wouldn't you risk the water going down your air pipe if you're swallowing whilst lying down?
Dónal Ó Murchadha 4 years ago
If you struggle to swallow tablets, wrap them in bread, makes swallowing very easy.
#53
If your coffee tastes too bitter, stir in a small pinch of salt.
Martin John 4 years ago
My grandmother--who lived to almost 101 and drank coffee even with her meals--swore by a pinch of salt in the grounds before brewing to bring out the flavor.
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
I put a bit of cinnamon in my grounds before brewing, it'll cut the acidity too and if you actually like the taste of cinnamon put a bit more and you'll taste it slightly.
somnomania 4 years ago
we do this too! i didn't know it cuts the acidity though, that's neat
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Or throw in a few scoops of diabetes; that's Starbucks' approach.
#54
Smell is closely associated with memory. If you're studying for an exam, buy an odd scented eraser (like pickle scent). Everytime you try to memorize something, take a sniff. Take that eraser to the test and sniff it when you're having trouble remembering an answer
Paul Davis 4 years ago
You can actually enhance this trick by using several different smells of things that are acceptable to bring into an exam. Smell your eraser for one section, smell your pencil wood for a different section, etc. I had a friend who literally did this with spices because he had gotten permission from his professor to bring the spices into the exam.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
This also works with scratch n sniff stickers attached to your book, notepad, laptop, e.t.c
#55
If you have stains somewhere hard to bleach (like the top of a toilet bowl or a shower floor), put down paper towels first. It soaks up the bleach and keeps it in place while it does its job. This works like magic, seriously.
Paul K. Johnson 4 years ago
I use this technique for all kinds of things. For example, if you want to remove labels that don't come off with water then take a paper towel and fold it in half. I typically use paint thinner but cooking oil will work too. Saturate the paper towel and press it against the label. If you can lay the item on its side with the label up it works best. Press the paper towel onto the label and leave it for 30 minutes. The label will peel right off and the glue will wipe off too. If the label is plastic this doesn't work though. It will loosen the edges but it takes a LOT longer to creep under the edge to the middle of the label.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
99% rubbing alcohol works great with the same paper towels application method for anything sticky.
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David Gripon 4 years ago
Spray a surface, cover it with aluminum foil and let it sit. It will even adhere to vertical surfaces. If it's stubborn soap scum, heat the foil after applying it. Wipes away.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
Rub some Goof Off on the label. I swear by it. If no Goof Off, use a blow dryer on hot/high.
#56
The most successful time you can schedule any given meeting/appointment/interview is 11am. Remember this well.
King Joffrey 4 years ago
As a night owl, I fully agree that no meetings should be scheduled before 11am.
Karin Jansen 4 years ago (edited)
False. A big Israelian study showed you are actually more likely to get convicted for a crime, or get a tougher sentence, when you have to appear between 11:00 and 12:00 o'clock. Why? Because judges have already been focusing for a couple of hours and are getting hungry (ergo, less focused and more cranky). https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2011/apr/11/judges-lenient-break
Maria 4 years ago (edited)
So depends if the Judge has had a coffee break yet this morning? What happens if I bring him cookies?
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Desirae Harris 4 years ago (edited)
i got a math test 10:00 to am 11:00 am i hate math and tests wish me luck
Dónal Ó Murchadha 4 years ago
If you are have meeting with men it's easier to get an agreement if it's not in the morning as their testosterone levels are higher it the morning and they will be less inclined to back down. Especially if you're a woman. Also Tuesday Wednesday & Thursdays are the best days, not Monday or Friday. !4:30 on a Tuesday is the optimum. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/01/science-says-this-is-the-best-time-and-day-to-schedule-a-meeting-if-you-want-to-be-productive.html
Paul Davis 4 years ago
11 am definitely sounds too late to be effective. By then peoples' attention is getting watered down by the other demands of the day. I'd say somewhere closer to 9 am. Though of course it depends on whether the people you're counting on are night people, then 11 am might be better for them.
#57
If you’re in college, don’t buy your textbooks until you actually need to use them. I’ve saved hundreds of dollars by not buying “required” textbooks that we never used
Deborah B 4 years ago
Order on line, and photograph or photocopy the essential pages from a classmate's textbook until it arrives.
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AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
or google the name of the book followed by pdf... you'd be shocked at what you can find.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
When in doubt, buy the previous edition of the required textbook (13th Ed. vs 14th Ed.). Often the material will be exactly the same, and the book will cost pennies compared to the "current" one.
Dark_flame 4 years ago
Problem is they sell out fast and often don't restock until before the next semester...
TheGirlWhoWoreGlasses 4 years ago
Too often you have to buy the book to get the access code for online materials.
Dónal Ó Murchadha 4 years ago
Find students who are a year ahead and buy second hand from them.
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Or just take classes where you can get good grades without a textbook! .... What are those?
Yort 4 years ago
Idk, we even needed textbooks in art school for studio classes.
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#58
That rubbing alcohol removes chewing gum.
I'd go through a 20 layer deep marketing funnel to get to that tip because it really does work.
Linda van der Pal 4 years ago
I only knew about using peanut butter to remove gum from your hair.
#59
Learn how to fall. Where to hit, how to disperse energy. It can really save you in uncertain situation.
Ian Collins 4 years ago
As teenagers, my brother and I used to set up an old mattress in the front yard and freak our mother out by running through the house and jumping out the 2nd floor window... turned out to be great practice. I'm a pro at falling, haha
albernistuff 4sale 4 years ago
As a small child I took a few Judo lessons. First was to learn how to fall (shoulder roll into it; dissipate energy over time to minimize deceleration forces) Has saved me many injuries for skiing, horse riding, bke spills, etc. I see this all the time with parquor athletes
Ian Collins 4 years ago
that's a good point. If you want training videos on how to fall, just look up parkour
Load More Replies... Whatshername 4 years ago (edited)
Once got (gently) launched off my bike by a car and instinctively did a perfect roll. Only got some bruises! My friend saw it happen and was perplexed at how it looked like a movie. We had a great laugh.
Cooky Puss 4 years ago
me and my mom talk about this all the time. If you're going down..... go down the best way to get less hurt
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
Oh, they mean if you fall off something. I get it now, tricks to lessen the impact when you land.
A_BadlyDrawnBearPic 4 years ago
One time, when my dad was a kid and he was playing tag or something else, he accidentally got pushed by another kid and he fell. He didn't know how to fall and ended up dislocating a joint.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I think this is referring to self defense? Like going limp when being restrained, using momentum rather than strength to defeat your attacker, etc? I think?
#60
If you are painting using painters tape (doing corners or stripes etc) first paint along the edges with the colour that's under the tape, let it dry a little so it won't mix, then put your to colour in. It stops the 'bleed' effect because that won't be visible and now the tape is sealed.
Professore CG 4 years ago
I can't visualize this - how does it work? What does this mean: "then put your to colour in."
Leodavinci 4 years ago
I need to see a video of this... or a more precise, well-written explanation. Not getting it at all.
Whatshername 4 years ago
Rereading it 3 times helped me just enough to grasp it.
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Use vinegar to wash anything stinky. Gym shoes, clothes left in a plastic bag, etc. Regular detergent and what not usually still leaves a bit of smell. Add half a cup of white vinegar to the wash, smell gone!
Dónal Ó Murchadha 4 years ago
Not on gym shoes, 90 degrees will ruin them!
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Heather Makemson 4 years ago
Vinegar is great for cleaning anything you need to keep "food safe" like water jugs, pet food dispensers, e.t.c I hose my chicken coop down inside twice a year with a vinegar solution and it works wonders & is totally non toxic.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
Vinegar is my go-to cleaner along with baking soda. Sorry Fantastic and Scrubbing Bubbles.
#62
Write a list and cross things off when you accomplish the teensiest thing. It builds momentum.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
Lists can be an amazing confidence booster when used. But when I put up lists for my adult daughter and her BF (who looks like Rasputin and I am NOT kidding, 6'4", wild black facial hair) ... three months on, nothing's checked off. Gee, we ran out of what? And the Wifi password doesn't work? I try the passive aggressive approach ... didn't work. Things aren't done by the end of this week, he gets a bus ticket back to his mother and this guy is 45. Thank you for letting me vent.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I'm dying laughing but as mother of an 18 year old I'm also entirely sympathetic. Hang in there mama & seriously, just ship his greasy @** back home!!!
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Leodavinci 4 years ago
Mythbuster Adam Savage highly recommends lists, but suggests using little check-off boxes rather than crossing out what's on the list.
Sweetie Dahling 4 years ago
Yes I do this too! Even non-work related things like 'empty dishwasher' or 'work out 30 min'. It's just so satisfying to be able to cross off something that it makes you keep going.
#63
Always carrying a $20 with you no matter where you go. So many times I’ve gone to get gas and find out my debit or credit card gets declined. Truly a lifesaver!
somnomania 4 years ago
not to be rude but why aren't you keeping an eye on your bank account so this doesn't happen?
Nevits Yibble 4 years ago
Might also consider rectifying your credit and debit card getting declined "so many times"
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
I hide a $50 in my car, don't tell my family about it and many times, it's made life a lot easier.
#64
To get rid of fried oil smells in the kitchen/house, take 1 cup of water, 1 tablespoon of vinegar and add rosemary, vanilla extract, cinnamon stick, bay leaf and boil. Grease smell goes away and house smells great. Works great after Buffalo wing night.
Elizabeth Calvert 4 years ago
Assuming the extraction hood actually works. In some homes the extraction hood is ductless, meaning it doesn't go outside but is supposedly run through a filter... In my experience those don't work all that well
Load More Replies... Paul Davis 4 years ago
Another tip is to spray coronavirus around the house. The loss of sense of taste and smell will eliminate all odors entirely.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
Seriously, just light a citrusy candle. Same effect, way less effort.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
I think vanilla and cinnamon stick will work just as well. Then, use the boiled water for herbal tea (need to use a teabag) LOL
#65
Ladies who love sundresses but hate tights? Use some underarm deodorant on your thighs to avoid the thigh rub.
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
I use a cheap, drugstore mattifying makeup primer. Just rub a pea size amount on the inner thighs. It really works for me.
Brandy Grote 4 years ago
The stupid Smashbox primer samples that were in EVERY subscription makeup box for years. I must have 30 of those tubes. They're great for chub rub!
Load More Replies... JessG 4 years ago
Okay, then: guys that wear skirts and dresses, this tip is for you too
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Cathelijne Van 4 years ago
This really helps preventing a rash. I believe it is because your sweat glands get irritated and are causing the rash..
somnomania 4 years ago
they also make pretty inexpensive bands that fit around your thighs so you don't get chafing
Memere 4 years ago (edited)
I have a couple of pairs of long leg undies that are great for wearing under dresses & skirts - and there's nothing riding up to give me a wedgie, 😏
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Calvert 4 years ago
I just wear bike shorts. Also helps in case of wind or creeps trying catch a peek. Plus if you end up in some awkward position or movement you don't have to worry about showing off your underwear
#66
If you get food/grease stains on your clothes, cover the stain with dishwashing liquid. The stain will come off when you wash your clothes.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
This is 100% true and will get out butter, dressing, egg yolk, cooking oil, whatever. Just don't use too much or your washing machine will look like a bad 80s sitcom with suds flooding the laundry room.
Spittnimage 4 years ago
I use original Dawn. They use it to clean animals when there's been an oil spill.
#67
There is such a thing called car body language when driving. If you watch you’ll notice people will move slightly in their lanes about 5 to 10 seconds before they switch lanes. They will move in the direction they intend to go and as far as I can this is not a conscious decision.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
My experience with car driving is that at least 1 out of 3 cars are being driven by people who never make conscious decisions about anything.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I feel this is accurate and maybe even a little generous.
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Good advice for driving in Atlanta, where most drivers apparently have never heard of turn signals.
El Dee 4 years ago
Yes, can be seen on the approach to junctions and to roundabouts. Also, if you want someone to let you out look at them. Not the car, look at where you think their eyes are. We notice things that we're not that consciously aware of and chances are that they, or the car after them, will let you out..
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
This is especially useful in Atlanta, where most drivers apparently don't know about turn signals.
#68
Keep the instructions for any Ikea furniture you get. (They are also online) Then if you have to move, you can disassemble them and save a lot of moving expenses due to the reduced space requirement.
Sasy 4 years ago
if you are in the Ikea family program and log in, there is a list of all items purchased so you have it on hand if needed
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grafxgal60073 4 years ago
I download all my product manuals, take a picture of the receipt and make a combined PDF. It has come in handy more times than I can count.
#69
Ever have a split butt-knuckle? Some of us cold-climate people know about it. Dry air+ tight clothing+ clothing layers=a split in the skin at the tailbone. A split butt-knuckle. The cure? Warm water bath with baking soda. Rinse. Pat dry (no rubbing) dry with a hair dryer. THEN apply a layer of Carmex. Cured overnight.
Donkey boi 4 years ago
The fact that somewhere in the world, the phrase 'Split butt-knuckle' means something is the most fascinating thing I've heard today!
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
Uhm, no. I am not privy to my "butt knuckle" and I've never been so grateful to to ignorant before.
somnomania 4 years ago
i just put some lotion or neosporine on it and it's usually resolved within 24 hours
Becky Moore 4 years ago
This made me squirm when I figured out what it was and where it was :P
#70
If you have a dishwasher, I’m sure you’re familiar with the vague annoyance of pools of water being left on your dishes.
After the cycle is done, grab a clean towel, and hang it flat on the inside of the door and close gently (don’t slam it, it’s ok to be open a crack still) and wait about 30 minutes. Your dishes will be completely dry.
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
I always lift or shake both racks a little bit before the dry cycle
#71
Clean jewelry with dish soap, since other cleaning supplies might scratch it (like hand soap or anything that exfoliates) or chemically react with the metals (usually that's harsh cleaning supplies) and dish soap is intended to clean glass and ceramic without scratching it and silverware without reacting with the metal, etc.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
some toothpastes contain abrasives so may want to be careful on surfaces that could scratch
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Mimi777 4 years ago
I use dish soap to clean my glasses once every few days. The oil from my face and hands gets on them and the dish soap gets them squeaky clean. I love it.
Ren Karlej 4 years ago
Okay for some lenses but any coatings on the lens will be ruined by this. That is from my optician.
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Blank PowerPoint presentation in reading mode will prevent the computer from locking automatically
M O'Connell 4 years ago (edited)
Save this as a .vbs file, It simulates toggling NumLock every 6 seconds: Dim objResult_ Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")_ Do While True_ objResult = objShell.sendkeys("{NUMLOCK}{NUMLOCK}")_ Wscript.Sleep (6000)_ Loop
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
The policy of locking your pc is implemented to prevent outsiders to gain access to confidential information. I'm sure that in an professional environment either the Windows Scripting Host Engine is disabled or your script will be blocked from running by the anti-virus software. And you will have some serious questions to answer.
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If your hands smell like garlic, just rub them against metal like your sink. The smell will disappear.
Kathy Smith 4 years ago
Or, if you don’t have a steel sink, use a stainless steel spoon. Works for onion smells, too.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
My daughter is a garlic fiend. Me, not so much. After she's "garlicked" a dish, the whole house stinks the next day because of her breath and I have a rather decent-sized house. I love the smell of cooking with garlic, I love the taste of garlic when used correctly, but I refuse to eat her garlicked out dishes. But the breath ... OMG. Does anyone have a hack for that?
Verena Gitterle 4 years ago
If you eat garlic yourself, you cannot smell it on others!
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Use shaving cream as anti-fog. I used it on the inside of my motorcycle visor. Smear it on, let it dry, then rinse off and dry. It also works for bathroom mirrors. You can use it on a small spot so you can still see when you get out of the shower.
Kate Kyffin 4 years ago
I heard that shaving cream can be used to cool sun burn. Not tried it myself though.....
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
if it has aloe in it yes, but it burns like crazy, tried it was not impressed.
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Nic Dudley 4 years ago
Shaving cream also helps to get poop out of butt hair if you are doing personal care for someone...or yourself perhaps.
Paul Davis 4 years ago
Another use of shaving cream -- it's excellent at removing dried poop. Learned that working at nursing homes.
#75
Lock your car door with one hand while you're touching your keys with the other. Once you get in the habit, no more lockouts.
JXXXF 4 years ago
Erm, the hand that has the key tends to lock the car door... you know, with that button in the picture...
El Dee 4 years ago
Remarkably not all cars are RCL. Ford, in particular, lags behind. I've seen a 4 yr old Ford with no RCL, manual windows and no AC. Not even the most basic model..
Load More Replies... Dónal Ó Murchadha 4 years ago
How do you lock your car door without your key in your hand??????
M O'Connell 4 years ago
My car has a weak spring in the power locking mechanism on the driver's door. After the door is opened and closed, the lock stem slips down just a bit, such that the next time you touch the handle it locks all four doors. I was locked out the first time it happened, and then I got used to it. I actually consider it to be a feature now.
Load More Replies... Curry on... 4 years ago
Thank goodness my car makes a beeping noise when I leave my keys inside.
Michael Parker 4 years ago
Touch the key fob to your head to increase the range. I saw it on Top Gear and do is all the time now.
Donkey boi 4 years ago
If your Magneto! Otherwise just... you know... lock your car... using, oh I don't know... what's that thing called that you lock and unlock things with.
#76
Permanent marker on a countertop? Use hair spray, lifts it right up!
Memere 4 years ago
Hairspray has never worked on marker or ink for me, it just makes the stain spread into a bigger mess, I use pure lemon oil, then a dab of Dawn original dish soap.
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Mayonnaise to remove water stains in wood from cups and glasses.
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
Coasters. Ask your server the next time you're at a restaurant for a bunch of coasters. Alcohol distributors give these out by the thousands ... free for them, coasters for me LOL
#78
When you are on your phone and you messed up in the middle of the word instead of tapping in the middle of the word just hold your space bar and drag it
Blake Ingram 4 years ago
This feature, I believe, only works on the more recent Androids, with the feature being enabled.
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
This didn't work for me, I think because I use a Swype keyboard..? What's supposed to happen?
#79
Lighting spaghetti on fire to light candles (the big ones) instead of using paper
somnomania 4 years ago
paper? what? i'm confused, but this all sounds extremely hazardous when you could just use a long lighter.
#80
Use a pop socket to hang jewelry on a flat wall/bed frame. I use it to hang my necklace up every night. Sounds stupid, but it’s right next to where I sleep so if I forget to take it off I don’t have to get up, and it hasn’t tangled once since I started using it. Saves the hassle of untangling a tiny chain.
GirlFriday 4 years ago
At $10-15 each, there is no way I am using Pop Sockets. Command hooks are like 6 for $4.
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Becky Moore 4 years ago
Can you not just hang it on the corner of the bed or put it on a bedside table? I wear my necklace to bed so saves doing any of that :P
Among Us 4 years ago
I tend to toss around at night, and have broken pieces of jewelry in my sleep. It usually snags, so it's probably why people take off jewelry when they sleep.
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if you stand up too fast and your head starts to spin/rush/blackout tighten your abs as hard as you can and it’ll help drastically reduce the head rush. you can also do it preemptively to help stop it before it even happens
Sleazy Weaver 4 years ago
I read the same thing but about buttcheeks. Does any kind of clenching work?
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
I'm sure it would? You're just redirecting blood flow.
Load More Replies... Paul Davis 4 years ago
If this happens a lot please see a heart specialist. Could be a sign of bad valves, hole in the heart, and other conditions.
#82
When you have hiccups. Tilt your head to the side. Keep it that way. Hold your breath and take 8 small gulps of water. Hiccups will be gone.
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
I use the breathe holding method. Take as deep a breath as you are able - get those lungs full - and hold as long as you can. You can't hiccup if there's no room to draw in more air, and if you can block at least one or better, two, they almost always give up.
Jim Ellington 4 years ago
I hold my breath as long as I think I can then count to ten. I'll know if I time it right if I get the sudden urge to pee.
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
There must be thousands of hiccup "cures" out there. When I was growing up I heard that drinking water while holding one earlobe worked. It worked for me - but maybe that was the placebo effect.
Nevits Yibble 4 years ago
I can stop hiccups in their tracks with my mind. It's something I figured out decades ago, and I still don't know how I do it. My friends and family are always amazed. It's the only party trick I know
Hollysmom 4 years ago
My grandfather taught us to lean over and drink from the opposite side of a cup. Works every time and it's the only thing that works for me.
Sasy 4 years ago
I do that too, but even if you take the mouthful leaning over you can stand and swallow, its already worked the first step so you do not have to continue looking silly if around others lol
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Becky Samuel 4 years ago
If someone else's hiccuping is driving you mad, bet them $20 that they can't hiccup 5 more times. Never seen it fail.
somnomania 4 years ago
a spoonful of sugar also works, if you're able. the effort involved in attempting to chew it/mush it around in your mouth until it's gone interrupts your breathing enough to stop the hiccups.
Holly Allen 4 years ago
Hold your breath, take ten gulps of water, do not breathe until after the tenth gulp, you might gasp for air afterwards but it works for me every single time
#83
When it is icy or going through somewhere wet, always have both hands free to break any fall.
Steve 4 years ago
I was told by a snowboarding instructor, break your fall with your elbows - they are less likely to break than your wrists would if you were to land on your hands...
Slune 4 years ago
That's what my friend did and had both elbows broken. That's an incredible mess with surgery,metal plateau screws and more complicated than broken wrist.
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Keep a small squeegee in the shower if you have glass walls or door. Squeegee before you get out after showering. No soap or water stains.
Professore CG 4 years ago
I do this alll the time. Nothing beats squeegeeing in the nude! Don Aslett, author of "Is there life after housework?" taught me this.
#85
If you have trouble keeping your things organized, create designated spaces for them that are close to where they end up when you're at your laziest.
Freya the Wanderer 4 years ago
Having designated places for important items such as your keys, phone and mask is a great way to reduce the chances that they'll be misplaced.
Heather Makemson 4 years ago
The problem is, a disorganized person would never have the follow thru to develop this plan- hence the disorganization.
#86
All your kindling for a fire is wet and all you have is matches and snacks, any corn chip will light into a ball of flames.
Martin John 4 years ago
I've read that sugar will also help start a fire (energy source for our bodies, so it makes sense). Haven't tried it, tho....
grafxgal60073 4 years ago
I save dryer lint, stuff it into a paper egg carton, and if I have old candles, microwave and pour over lint. It's a great firestarter and you're "kind of" recycling.
#87
Trouble swallowing pills? Squeeze your left thumb in your fist while you swallow. No idea why but it suppresses the gag reflex.
LotusWolff 4 years ago
My mom once put medicine pills that looked like chocolate chips into bread and tricked me into eating them.
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Nic Dudley 4 years ago
exactly now I am going to be looking for it in videos LOL
Load More Replies... Ozacoter 4 years ago
If it’s a real big problem you can chop them or even grind them and mix them with food. But don’t do it with slow release painkillers unless you want a very high dose.
Nic Dudley 4 years ago
It suppresses the gag reflex...interesting. I wish I knew about this before!
#88
Use Noxzema cream to treat sunburns. As soon as you realized you are burt, rinse the area with cool water, pat mostly dry, and slather a thick layer of Noxzema on. Don't wash it off, just leave it. Once the cream has dried, you can rise off and reapply if you want.
Candace Fitzpatrick 4 years ago
Noxzema was created as a sunburn relief cream but people found it useful as a face cleanser and for shaving.
GirlFriday 4 years ago
Noxzema also works for removing the itch from bug bites, treating acne (just rub it on a pimple and leave it to dry - it pulls the dirt and oil out and clear the pimple), removing make-up and hair dye from the skin. I love Noxzema.
#89
Yell at your vacuum cleaner to get your dogs to stop barking at it.
Scagsy 4 years ago
My dog just joins in barking if I ever yell. He thinks if I'm shouting, he should show solidarity and shout as well. He's a good boi.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Dear diary, it's been 357 days since first lockdown and today i started yelling at my vacuum!
Brandy Grote 4 years ago
Your pets see you "chasing" this big loud thing, and then IT chases YOU when you pull it back, what are they to think? Just reassure them that it's fine, just a noisy toy.
Deb Swan 4 years ago
Hmm! I wonder if never backing up with the vacuum would help!
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Daniel Atkins 4 years ago
Just imagine walking in on someone doing this, and then slowly backing out.
#90
Burned chili taste can be fixed with peanut butter. Shut up. Just do it.
#91
Don't buy a new plastic shower curtain - throw the dirty one in the washing machine by itself with somw detergent and it will be like new.
RaroaRaroa 4 years ago
Apparently so! Seriously, who doesn't know to wash a shower curtain.
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What do you think ?
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
I'm confused as to where the "fake sounding" element in the article title comes in. These all seem like perfectly plausible bits of advice.
Selina Ali 4 years ago
I’m struggling to understand the bit where it’s supposed to be fake. A lot of these aren’t relevant in the UK but there’s some sound advice on many of these posts.
IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
Live the way the title says “shared by people “. Who else would be sharing it? Animals? Aliens??
Eleni Aggeliki 4 years ago
My cat is The Terminator. If it moves, he kills. He ate his first kill and threw up within seconds. Never seen him so disgusted. Now he just kills them and calls me to give him a treat. He's turned mercinary.
somnomania 4 years ago
wish mine was like that, instead she catches them and then walks around growling until someone manages to corner her and take it away (whether it's dead or not)
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Sean Matherne 4 years ago
My favorite life hack that is pretty unbelievable until you try it: remove smells from your hands (fish, garlic, etc.) by rubbing them on stainless steel while you wash them. If you have a stainless steel sink it works great. They even make stainless steel bars of "soap" for this purpose. Works like magic.
Gandalf the Pink 4 years ago (edited)
Here's a lifehack for hiccups that works 100% of the time for me, 100%. No more drinking upside down or making someone surprise you, no. Take a deep breath, as deep as you can. Then, bring your teeth together and blow out on an S, making a snake sound, sssssssss! 🐍Blow air out real slowly like that. When you're out of air, push some more out, try it, there is usually a little more left. Then take another deep breath and do it again. Two to five times should do the trick. If you hic while doing the sssssss, just get straight back into the sssSSSssing 🐍and keep focused. This is a common singing exercise, and there is some science to why it works. Hiccups is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm, which is a muscle that sits like a belt around your lungs. Singing, and especially this exercise, is focused on the diaphragm, so this distracts it for a minute and it "forgets" the spasm. Voila! Hiccups no more!
Axolotl King 4 years ago
One time I had the hiccups and so as a joke my grandpa told me to look in the mirror to scare myself. Going along with it just because, I actually went and just looked in the mirror and my hiccups were gone afterwards. Voodoo magic
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Colin Matthews 4 years ago
If you have a song stuck in your head, sing the last few lines and then announce the next song to yourself.
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
I'm confused as to where the "fake sounding" element in the article title comes in. These all seem like perfectly plausible bits of advice.
Selina Ali 4 years ago
I’m struggling to understand the bit where it’s supposed to be fake. A lot of these aren’t relevant in the UK but there’s some sound advice on many of these posts.
IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
Live the way the title says “shared by people “. Who else would be sharing it? Animals? Aliens??
Eleni Aggeliki 4 years ago
My cat is The Terminator. If it moves, he kills. He ate his first kill and threw up within seconds. Never seen him so disgusted. Now he just kills them and calls me to give him a treat. He's turned mercinary.
somnomania 4 years ago
wish mine was like that, instead she catches them and then walks around growling until someone manages to corner her and take it away (whether it's dead or not)
Load More Replies... Sean Matherne 4 years ago
My favorite life hack that is pretty unbelievable until you try it: remove smells from your hands (fish, garlic, etc.) by rubbing them on stainless steel while you wash them. If you have a stainless steel sink it works great. They even make stainless steel bars of "soap" for this purpose. Works like magic.
Gandalf the Pink 4 years ago (edited)
Here's a lifehack for hiccups that works 100% of the time for me, 100%. No more drinking upside down or making someone surprise you, no. Take a deep breath, as deep as you can. Then, bring your teeth together and blow out on an S, making a snake sound, sssssssss! 🐍Blow air out real slowly like that. When you're out of air, push some more out, try it, there is usually a little more left. Then take another deep breath and do it again. Two to five times should do the trick. If you hic while doing the sssssss, just get straight back into the sssSSSssing 🐍and keep focused. This is a common singing exercise, and there is some science to why it works. Hiccups is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm, which is a muscle that sits like a belt around your lungs. Singing, and especially this exercise, is focused on the diaphragm, so this distracts it for a minute and it "forgets" the spasm. Voila! Hiccups no more!
Axolotl King 4 years ago
One time I had the hiccups and so as a joke my grandpa told me to look in the mirror to scare myself. Going along with it just because, I actually went and just looked in the mirror and my hiccups were gone afterwards. Voodoo magic
Load More Replies... Colin Matthews 4 years ago
If you have a song stuck in your head, sing the last few lines and then announce the next song to yourself.
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