If it sounds stupid, looks stupid, quacks like stupid, but also (kinda) works, is it still stupid? The jury’s still out on this one. What we know for sure is that in the world of life hacks, even the weirdest ideas can still have merit. All it takes is a bit of creativity and the willingness to stick a broken key into a potato to make a new grip. Genius and madness are often two sides of the same coin, after all.
Our team over here at Bored Panda wanted to share some of that peculiar worldly wisdom with you, so we’ve compiled this list of the most bizarre life hacks that (sorta, kinda, surprisingly) work. Scroll on down and remember to upvote the ones that impressed you the most, as well as the ones that got you giggling so hard, you had to take a five-minute break. Got a particular fave hack that you can’t wait to share with all of your friends semi-seriously? Let us know which one it was in the comments.
Who better to help navigate the world of silliness than a comedian? Comedy writer and musical stand-up comedian Ariane Sherine put an end to the age-old discussion about whether or not something's dumb if it works. "It’s actually very smart, and it’s a shame if people don’t use it through fear of looking dumb!" she told Bored Panda. Read on for the rest of our interview with Ariane.
In the mood for some more hacks and even more laughs to boost your mood? You’ll find our earlier posts about silly but functional life hacks over here and right here. Bon appétit.
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Relationship Hacks 101
That might work but it'll be the dreaded Tickle Monster bringing the chips back...
wouldn't work with my boyfriend tho because he either has his phone on mute or when the sound is on he doesn't stand up for every message he gets
Get Your Roommate To Clean The Apartment
Then you come home and notice he moved all trash into your room, cleaned the kitchen but planned to blame the toilet mess on you...
I just keep get well cards on my mantle so anyone coming over will think I'm too sick to clean and may even help doing it!
Solve Your Problems
Running from a pack of wolves would be pretty intense cardio 🤭
Load More Replies...Sadly, contrary to popular belief, wolves are not much for eating humans. Lions, however, as suggested by @Coleonema...
Shhh. Dont tell them so they still release wolves everywhere ;)
Load More Replies...I was all about releasing wolves into Congress but then I thought, no. They will destroy those wolves.
That logic is like the dad in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" using Windex for everything.
British comedian Ariane explained that human beings tend to look down on ideas that sound dumb on a theoretical level because we want to appear much more intelligent than we might actually be. It's all to do with our (perceived) reputations!
"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," she shared with Bored Panda.
How To Get A Free Gift For Your Wedding
Send it either way. The assistant isnt going to check if you are already married ;)
Load More Replies...Double life hack.... you don't even need to really be getting married to try this
No problem, they don't know or care where you live.
Load More Replies...A former brother-in-law did a variation on this. His surname was very common in the region, so he sent high school graduation announcements to everyone in the phone book with the same last name. Hundreds of people. He raked in quite a bit of money.
If It's Stupid And It Works It's Not Stupid
Sell one of them as custom $500 pink cow rug, profit!!
Load More Replies...If you click the actual link below the photo, the pictures show up better. Basically she bought a solid pink rug and a solid white rug and then cut out interesting shapes and then fit them together like puzzle pieces and just taped it together on the back.
Load More Replies...My Dad Apparently Sneaks His Remote Into A Local Bar So He Can Change The Channel When He Doesn’t Like What’s On. I’m Equally Embarrassed And Impressed
If he had a smart phone he could download a universal remote app so he wouldn't need to take the remote.
Apparently, universal remotes aren't specific to any brand. So, you can use them for almost any electronics manufacturer.
Load More Replies...imagine if another guy is also using this trick and they both fight for what channel is on
Ugh, when I was a bartender a while ago, I had a regular that did this. It was SO annoying and obnoxious. The TVs are for everyone, not your own specific tastes like watching the fishing channel! He thought it was so so funny. Manager gave him a talking to and took it away from him. Just no buddy, you aren't funny.
Its for a Rogers TV box. Which is only in Canada. If the bar has a Rogers box then anyone can decode it with their rogers remote
Load More Replies...Meanwhile, Ariane, just like us, is a huge fan of avocados. Not surprisingly, her favorite life hack has to do with them and how they have an "inbult ripeness sensor" that lets you tell if the avocado is overripe or still green (yes, yes, they're always green, but you know what we mean!).
"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, adding that she has, just us, found that supermarkets promoting 'ripe' avocados tend to lie about just how ripe they really are.
Life Hack 100
I don't get why your comment is sarcastic. I will definitely be doing this!
Load More Replies...Honestly, this may be an unpopular opinion, but I just don't get valentines day, at least, not the modern cashgrab of an event it has become. You should NOT need a special day to treat your partner to something nice, or show how much you love them. All valentines day is now, is an excuse for various companies to squeeze more money out of you as you purchase cards/gifts/fancy dinners...
My partner and I agreed we'd pick our own day rather than end up being charged excessive amounts just because it's Valentine's day and a friend said 'oh how unromantic'. Seriously? Never saw being fleeced as terribly romantic personally but go ahead and pay double for a bunch or roses - just like every other sucker. I'm with you Rose!
Load More Replies...can we all just realise at the bottom left, it says st. valentines day
*polishes glasses* Oh, bday! Not baby. Did seem rather mean! 🤣
Load More Replies...Unethical Life Pro Tips
That's right. Now, you can be an idiot in two languages.
Load More Replies...Lol. As a person who speaks more than one language it is crazy how much you forget. I 'live' in english and when I go back home to speak spanish my family cannot stop mocking me for how bad my spanish has gotten xD
My colleagues at work and I just use the word in a different language and nobody finds it weird. A bit funny, but not strange. We live in Korean, and we use at least 3 languages simultaneously for work (Korean+English+the language you're assigned to work with). And we all talk this way and understand each other perfectly. ♡
Load More Replies...I don't hide my idiocy very well so I would be discovered as a fraud quick smart lol.
The really awful part comes when you forget the english word, try to remember what it's called in your first language and realize that you've forgotten that as well.
But what if they ask what the word is in another language? What do you do?
If You Stain A Shirt, You Can Simply Outline The Stain With A Sharpie And Give It A Name. This Will Make It Seam Like You Visit Islands
My stains rarely look this picturesque, I could maybe turn it into a bird poop shape or Pompeii mid Vesuv eruption.
Pour more food on it till you get a shape of stain that you like. :-)
Load More Replies...Just claim some Spanish-sounding explorer made it up to pad out their journal. For bonus points, claim it had "Shores of gold" and "Mystical beasts such as [GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL MONSTER]".
Load More Replies...Life hacks come in all shapes and sizes. From tiny modifications to how you go about your day for increased efficiency to some seriously out-of-the-box thinking that stays with you, changing your entire perception about life and how you’ve been living it.
Learn When To Cry
Yeah. Even friends and family will judge you if you are depressed. Imagine at work. They would try to fire you.
Load More Replies...Also works with thing like broken bones: if you have a shattered femur for example, just exercise enough self control to un-break it come Friday night, you can loosen up and have it be broken again on Monday.
Modify Your Online Workout By Turning It Off
I am tired of youtube classes "for begginers" that are really hard. Last pilates class I tried started with "we do 10 push ups". F**k her and her pushups.
Yes! I tried a "beginners" workout that wanted me to do 10 pushups, followed by 10 squats and then a 1 minute plank. Bro if I could do any of those I wouldn't be looking for a beginners workout....
Load More Replies...Put the pancakes on a plate and put the plate on your knee; use your opposite elbow to check the pancakes haven’t gone cold!
I signed up for a healthy eating class, got hungry while listening, had some pizza
Shark Attack
joke on you, shark skin is covered with tiny sharp "teeths", so shark just counter-bite your counter-bite
True its awesome to touch their skin. Its like sandpaper
Load More Replies...You never know, the shark could respect your gumption and not eat you...
I heard that sharks don't actually like our taste. This is why most times, a shark will only bite once and leave.
For most breeds of sharks, we are incredibly bony and lacking fat, compared to their normal prey. This is reversed with tiger sharks, who eat sea turtles, so we are like a soft chew for them.
Load More Replies...Or die from a methylmercury intoxication instead of the shark attack.
Load More Replies...In short, life hacks are concentrated bits of worldly wisdom that people have picked up during their lives. We’ve all got at least a few pearls of wisdom that we can share with others, but we’re sometimes not aware that it’s something that others wouldn’t know about.
If It Works It's Not Stupid
This is just another Big Agriculture ploy to put decent hardworking sheepdogs out of a job. THINK OF THE PUPPIES
Who cares if people think you look like a dork? If it works, you're a genius!
They'd probably climb the sides and do a tuck and roll escape.
Load More Replies...How To Hack Life
But then you miss your chance with the only person who actually wanted to swipe right
yeah the perfect recepy for a lot of bad first dates
Load More Replies...How To Be "Productive"
i'm procrastinating on BP and project A and B are falling behind twice as fast now.
this is actually... pretty genuine compared to some of the other ones.
Isn't this normal? And what happened to projects B and C? Only an amateur would have just 2 things going at once.
This is what I do for homework. When I don't want to do something, I pick up my other work and do that. Technically I'm still working.
While some life hacks we pick up from others, improving them to fit our needs, others are, as Bob Ross would say, “happy little accidents.” It just goes to show that even when we think that we’ve got life all figured out, a small slip or mistake can actually be an opportunity to live life better. I mean, I probably won’t use a potato as a key handle until I absolutely have to, but it’s good to have the idea about how flexible I can be somewhere in the back of my head.
Smart
If that is so...you're better off not being in close contact anyway.
Load More Replies...Yep, I've been to my last class/family reunion in just this fashion.
Gym Tip
I did lift a ton once. We got a huge delivery of soil for our animal enclosures and we needed to spend two days shoveling it in baskets and wheelbarrels. We realised that we did about 1t each of that damn soil.
Load More Replies...It's basically the Compound Effect: you start out small but repeat it consistently, then improve a bit everyday.
as bernie shotz once said: "i lift the five pound weights now, so that later, the one pound weights feel lighter"
The remote control is even lighter and you don't have to drive to the gym to lift it.
How To Avoid Conversations
And don’t just end call. Turn on airplane mode, it will say “call failed” instead of “call ended”
Wait just a minute. My ex-husband used to do this to me all the time.
For the Greek philosopher, Aristotle, practical wisdom (also known as practical rationality or ‘phronesis’) was the highest intellectual virtue. “Phronesis is the complicated interactions between general (theory) and practical (judgment),” one paper explains.
I Figured Out You Don’t Actually Have To Assemble These Things
I did this for a while with my vanity. It doesn’t get scratched either 😂
Does Daniel complain about still being in the box? Did you at least put in some air holes?
You can learn to say 'accent table' in 2 other languages, without really trying.
My Brother Wanted To Measure The Trees In His Yard. This Is How Did He Did It
This is the same origin as the unit of measure called Smoot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot)
Load More Replies...So in the UK, when there is an issue with a tree, the height has to be recorded on the local council's documents. There is a fixed procedure to measuring the height of a tree and is goes like this: Take a pencil (or pen) and hold it vertically. Close one eye and walk backwards, with the pencil in your outstretched hand. When the pencil and tree are the same length, stop. Turn the pencil horizontally, with one end level to the base of the tree. Register where the other end is, ensuring it is level with the tree. Go to that point and measure the distance from there to the base of the tree.
The man is a pioneer... he should be in maths books all over the world (and yes, it's maths not math if you speak English)
I think he took a picture of himself standing in front of the tree and then he cut and pasted himself to see how tall the tree is. Smart!
You think so? I thought he actually brought in a bunch of guys that looked exactly like him to stand on each others shoulders. Huh, brilliant
Load More Replies...Well If It Works It Works
While we might not immediately link life hacks to something as profound as Aristotelean philosophy, they do hold some things in common, specifically the practical and correct application of theoretical knowledge. And considering that some of these life hacks help solve real-world issues (however small they might be), they shouldn’t be dismissed despite how dumb they might sound on a purely theoretical level.
Zip It Up
And then whisper in his ear “Don’t worry mate, I got you”.
Load More Replies...Test Your Hairstyles On Your Kids
hey, just in case you are wondering whether you should have kids or not: thats one on the "pro" side!
I can imagine punished edward saying "what more are they for?" What a jerk.
If You’re Broke And Can’t Afford Coasters Grab Some Flooring Samples From Home Depot. They Are Free And Come In A Variety Of Colors And Finishes
Life hacks might not be as mighty as author John Bradshaw explains in his book ‘Reclaiming Virtue’ (i.e. practical wisdom being “the ability to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason”), but they are a reflection of humankind’s ability to adapt and overcome challenges, from the tiny and ridiculous to the profound and consequential. There’s nothing wrong with MacGyvering a solution if conventional knowledge fails us!
Life Pro Tip
Ah, right. Starbucks asks for your name, and writes it on your cup. What if she gives a fake name?
Chances are she gave you the same fake name?
Load More Replies...My husband hates Starbucks, if he ever takes a client there I’ll know why...
This is indeed a practical trick --- prospective clients introducing themselves, next visit I've totally forgotten their names yet they know yours; this gets me out of that bind.
Load More Replies...Started Staining The Deck And Needed To Keep The Dog Off The Deck Boards. Solution Found
Well, this is assuming your dog is afraid of the vacuum cleaner. I had a neighbour with a Boston Terrier that loved the vacuum. Weird doggo.
My old mastiff was so lazy that he wouldnt move from the floor if you were vaccumming or brushing the floor. You could brush him or vacuum around him and he would not move. What a sweet boy. 49 kilos of love.
Load More Replies...Years ago I had a cat, a tiny little thing from a shelter who was scared of the vacuum. One day I was cleaning the roller so the vacuum was laying on the floor 'belly up' while I went to get scissors to cut through the threads, hair etc. I came back just in time to see my cat stalk up to it then banzai onto the roller and attack it with all four paws. It's like she thought this was her chance to finish the beast once and for all. I was so proud of her.
That's what I thought at first sight too! But it's the BBQ! LOL Unless I'm missing something you didn't. :)
Load More Replies...I thought I was the only one! Whenever my first dog would be barking his ass off and wouldn't respond to my commands to stop, I'd drag my vacuum through the yard towards him. Eventually, it got to the point where all I had to do was yell "vacuum" out the door and he'd stop. My neighbors, a decade later, are still laughing at that.
If someone ever broke into my house and tried to murder me, my dog would literally bring them her ball to throw for her when they are done with my murder. I turn on the vacuum and the same dog attacks it with such bravery one would think she deserves a medal for saving everyone in the house.
When I was a baby my dog would protect me from the vacuum. He would stand between me and it shaking but he would refuse to move.
When Your Landlord Says "No Dogs!"
It's a sheep, that's their main purpose, to look suspicious.
Load More Replies...But what life hacks do you have to share with all the other Pandas? Are they something that you discovered by accident or did you see them somewhere? Do you believe that life hacks can be considered to be successful if they’re really dumb but work? What’s the absolute stupidest life hack you’ve ever seen that still (kinda, sorta, surprisingly) works? Let us know what you think below.
If It's Stupid And It Works It Ain't Stupid
Right, British person here. Let's clear this up as there are some daft comments below such as "Apparently mixer taps are more expensive there". Historically, hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent contamination through cross connection. Cold water comes into the house and to the cold tap directly from the mains supply and is thus safe to drink. Hot water, while also coming via the mains supply would be channelled into an in-house water storage tank, usually in the loft and they didn't always have a secured lid thus if an animal got in and drowned in the water then your hot supply isn't safe to drink as it is contaminated. Bylaws prevent the two supplies from meeting until they exist the tap - this is still true even with a mixer tap.
Honestly, it really is, and I say this as a brit where dual taps are pretty damn common. With that said, most people have upgraded to "mixer taps" which is usually the two taps leading to one "chute" that does what this bottle does instead, or we have singular taps now too that left=cold right =hot etc. xP
Load More Replies...It's just water, though. And you can easily switch it out with a new model
Load More Replies...How To Have Fun As A Parent
I would be the last one except it wouldn't be intentional. Never been good at skateboarding.
well this is kinda like a scooter since the stroller is attached to the skateboard-
Load More Replies...Meanwhile This Person Is Living In 3018
I wanna try this now!! Edit: i tried to do this, but it doesn't work well
All funs and games when the cable decides "eh, I'm done." (I tried this and suffice to say, I now have a new phone.)
Hopefully it's kept on silent mode. I'd imagine if it started vibrating, it could potentially be a problem.
This will probably damage your charging port, and bend the cable pins too, #Nerdvice
the force on the charging port will eventually result in damage, especially if this is a microUSB connector.
Finally A Useful “Life Hack”
my friend was emailing me and he started being a jerk, so i repeatedly sent him "ERROR this user has blocked you. any messages sent to this user will automatically be sent to their inbox." HE BOUGHT IT TOO!
Load More Replies...Madly starts writing this down!!! I got you now Weight Loss Telemarketers!!
maybe in states... rest of the world sms local is free ... mostly...
5 Second Rule
I think that only works on well-educated cannibals. The others don't stick to the rules, like some kind of an animal! [Also I think all UK cannibals work with a 3-second-rule.]
if a bear attacks at night, he has come to eat you... playing dead only makes it easier
Vaccinate Your Computer
Do not have pictures of bovines as your background photo, as that would encourage herd immunity, which is completely overkill...
Actually this is sort of how antivirus programmes work. You tell the programme the code to look for (like a vaccine)
I dah taht idae smoe weeks goa, adn it si worgink perfelyc, on moer vriuses on my copmuter snice taht!!
A Flood Can Be A Great Opportunity To Turn Your Home Into An Aquarium
When's the last time they had a chance to swim around here? They're probably loving it!
Load More Replies...I like this. It’s like a zoo for fishes. A fish day out looking into other peoples houses.
Those fish probably think they hit the jackpot and are in Fishie Disneyland. Bonus: If you open the door fast, you can grab dinner! ;)
Stay Thin Y’all
Quickly make it towards the halfway mark, and you're good.
Load More Replies...Because It’s Sunny I Want To Work Outside But It’s So Bright I Can’t Really See The Screen. Putting Your Laptop In A Box Blocks Out The Light, So Your Laptop Screen Is Bright. It Also Keeps Laptop Cooler
But its blocking the fans on bottom of lap top therefore overheating it
A desk would also block the fans according to this logic. Sorry, I had to point that out.
Load More Replies...Definitely won't keep it cooler if it has a fan though :D. But yes, they sell monitor hoods for that :)
Just get a bigger box for yourself and the laptop. The sun will heat the whole thing. #Catsknowbest
Hmmm
The amount of people who just find this funny and aren't concerned for the woman is disturbing. A group of friends and I once intervened when a guy was clearly trying to take advantage of a woman. We were on an elevator coming down from a bar, she was way too intoxicated, possibly drugged. He was holding her up, she couldn't even stand. We asked if she was ok, and he said he was her boyfriend. We didn't believe him and called 911 when we got off the elevator (no signal). And we wouldn't let him leave and stayed with her. Luckily there were EMTs already on the way, responding to a call for underage drinking (there was a prom going on in the building). So they arrived very quickly (some went to the other call and some stayed with us). And of course, as soon as they got there, he disappeared. If you see something like this, do not just laugh. Please intervene. You could save somebody's life.
Thank you for saving her and also for saying this here. I thought the same.
Load More Replies...You know you took the partying too far when your night ends with a bucket strapped to your head.....
In Todays Episode Of Slavic Science
The car is Italian, and the plates are Brazilian, so I guess the car's also been made there. What's Slavic about this?
Efficient Way To Get Drunk During Quarantine
When I was in Uni, I boarded at a Fraternity house, off-campus. One of the Bro's favorite activity was to gather together once each term and go off to donate blood for the Red Cross. Then, the party at the Frat House was a Blast! Everybody could get totally wasted on Two Beers! Cheapest party ever!
That's pretty cool. You're drunk, and you saved a life.
Load More Replies...Try donating blood or plasma and drinking. Schnit-hammered in no time flat.
My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding
Whilst it is a clever idea, riding without shoes is not. Accidents happen a lot more than you think.
Bare footed on a bike.. Oh dear I hope he doesn't get his pinky toe stuck on the chain
How?? The pinky toe is the furthest from the chain.
Load More Replies...I lost the ball of my foot riding barefoot. Just turned the wheel to go around a corner when my foot slipped off the pedal and went right into said wheel.
I feel so old reading all these comments about footwear and safety. When I was a kid barefoot was the norm, unless you were riding to school. No helmets, kneepads, elbow protection etc.
Independent Fact Checkers Show This Is True
Agreed. References seem like a huge waste of time.
Load More Replies...Maybe no law, but I bet the company could let you go (if they find out) and make a case to deny unemployment pay (in the US)
This would be utterly petty. Yeah, sounds like the U.S.!
Load More Replies...Pro tip. A lot of big companies run resumes that come over as word documents through software. I your footer of your resumes put a whole bunch of industry buzz words, then make it 1 point font and white text so it's not visible. The software will pick it up but when your resume is printed it won't show up.
Had someone try this. I don't call the personal numbers given but call the companies and asked for the 'former supervisor'.
So I'm not the only one who learned to do this.
Load More Replies...I actually posed as an HR person for my friend because she was having a hard time getting a job. She figured one of her references was bad mouthing her. Turned out to be a former instructor that had some weird vendetta against her. I told her to put down my sister as a former employer. She said "I can't." I said "Didn't she pay you to help her clean the house and her car? That makes her your employer...."
There's literally no law that says you can't start screaming whenever you want
Maybe not in the US but in Canada at the bottom of any legal application you have to sign a line that says 'I hereby swear all of this is true" - - - - not that we don't do it anyway
Afraid Those Lottery Tickets You Got For Stocking Stuffers Might Actually Be Winners?
Next year you won't have to buy any presents because you'll have no friends.
You Have The Power
Restaurant inspectors think your mileage may vary with this one, given the things they've seen... I remember when super-highbrow Fouquet's in Paris got fined for rats in the early 90s, that took many infringements!
The Man Sitting In Front Of Me On The Train Is Using A Twix As A Pillow
I know I'm not alone when I say that I would still eat that squashed candy bar. Wouldn't be the first time, unlikely to be the last time.
Load More Replies...My second favorite American candy, up there with Skittles and Mike & Ike’s
Load More Replies...Steal Big
I stole pens from my last internship and never paid in the coffee machine. They made me work extra hours, never taught me a thing (I needed to follow an online free R course because the tutor wouldnt help me programing it), wanted me to also work in the weekends (not allowed in the university). And when I got ill and needed to go to the hospital they were mad at me. At the end they graded me with a 6 despite going to work there for months with big health problems and labeled me "inmature and irresponsible". Because apparently being ill is inmature now.
Anyone else remember the film "Office Space"? They steal the hated photocopy machine and go gangsta on its ass!
Love that movie! Peter Gibbons: I don’t like my job and I don’t think I’ll go anymore. Joanna: Well what are you going to do about money? Bills? Peter Gibbons: You know I never really liked paying bills, I don’t think I’m going to do that either.
Load More Replies...that felony conviction will look good on your resume... the boss will give you a glowing recommendation too..
On the end of an unpaid internship I walked out with a laptop, claiming that I still had to finish a project I was working on for my boss. No one cared, no one asked any questions.
When I was particularly unsatisfied with my commercial school, I used to steal some chalk.
gosh, now THAT is an act of aggression or maybe not so much...small victories?
Load More Replies...Thats what I did and do at jobs that are awful. Office supplies. Lots of them
Ex international Chef here - we do a thing called a 'stage' which is effectively an unpaid work trial ; I once had a request to go for a 2 day stage to assess my skills (I was quite a senior Chef at the time but didn't question it because the establishment was very, very high end). So, pitch up, get to my quarters, change into my whites and get down to the kitchen - long story short, it became obvious quite quickly that they were taking the piss because there were two other guys there on 'stage' and the hotel had a society wedding booked the following day, for which they couldn't (or wouldn't) book staff from agencies. We three got together and did as little work as we needed to do to to get fed and have accommodation that night (BTW, after work we went out to a few of the local pubs with some of the junior kitchen and waiting staff and made sure they were as drunk as we could afford, which was very ..... ). Apparently the wedding wasn't good. Didn't care as we'd left at 4am....
Shopping Life Hack
The great price of free....as long as you run fast enough
Load More Replies...I actually took a shopping cart home with the permission of the manager of the store. I was shopping for a neighbor who had a van with a wheelchair ramp. The list included lots of bottle water which is really heavy. So i pushed the shopping cart into the van via the ramp and secured it down with straps. When my neighbor opened the door to let me in, she just about fell over laughing. I took the cart back after it was unloaded.
Yeah in America they are free which is a problem for the environment people would be more discouraged to buy plastic bags if they cost something so don’t think that it is nice to have free bags in America.
In the UK most places now have automatic locks on the trolleys, once you get outside of the car park, the wheels lock so that you can't take them any further / steal them
I don't get it. Suddenly so many comments get down voted that aren't even mean or something like this. One user wrote "in the USA they're free" and it had already 35 downvotes. That was clearly a joke. Also often these comments are deleted, when I try to read the answers to it they just vanish.
Hey, your coin is still there in the holder so technically it's free.
If Your Key Breaks In Half, Just Stick It Into A Potato Like My Friend Did This Morning
But what if the bottom half is already stuck in the lock. Do I mash some potato inside and it work like normal again.
Works when a light bulb breaks and you can't get unscrewed without cutting your fingers
Cool Your Backside Off On A Hot Day By Pressing It Against The Cold Door
Our husky used to flatten himself against the stone kitchen floor. Smart guy
Ha, my dog lays on the kitchen floor next to the air conditioning vents. Smart lil baby
Load More Replies...Mine open the fireplace vent and sit on the stone hearth. I don't mind, it's not like I spent a whole bunch of money getting air coolers, fans, indoor cooled water fountain and even air-con!
The Real Aristotle
am trying it , never know , the kids might enjoy the food still
Load More Replies...And 9 women can deliver a baby in 1 month instead of 1 woman delivering in 9 months :-)
Cutting Your Tennis Balls In Half Allows You To Store Two More Balls In Each Can, Saving Space
Thanks for this tip, always struggled to fit my balls in the can.
She hates it when I call it her can, though.
Load More Replies...Do they mean literally cutting it in half or just squishing it down?
TENNIS BALL is evolving! TENNIS BALL has evolved to TENNIS FRISBEE.
I Guess It's Not Stupid If It Works (Planted 300 Bulbs In 2 Hours)
I worked as a tree planter for a couple of months, and yeah, you can do this
Pistachio Nut And A Dab Of Glue Saved The Day
I imagine if they had an empty pistachio shell lying handy around the house, it was for a reason other than demonstrating how fast their throat closes when they touch one.
Load More Replies...I’ve seen pistachio shells discarded all over the place and they haven’t been moldy. Maybe they don’t mold?
Load More Replies...A Tube To Prevent Phone Distractions During Conversation
This is an updated version of The Cone of Silence. [Get Smart reference for you youngsters out there.]
Its funny because they used a phone inside the thing thats supposed to prevent distractions
New Workout Plan
How to break nose and teeth while being drunk... Err... So you stop drinking? Okay.
Hand around neck works as spacer, no problems here.
Load More Replies...Car Hacks #1
Um... That's the brakes and the clutch! Not the gas and the brakes.
It looks like the gas and the brakes in my car. Clutch has something to do with a stick shift right?
Load More Replies...I asked my mom what happened if you did that the other day. Her answer was different, of course
Except that picture above is the Clutch & Brake, you can see the gas pedal a little further to the right....
So you can film your own “Carpool Karaoke”, obviously. You never know when you might break out in karaoke!
Load More Replies...It's Not Stupid If It Works!
Some Of My Succulents Don’t Like Full Full Sun... So I Bought Them Some Shade. It’s Not Dumb If It Works, Right?
You've never seen netting at plant nurseries?
Load More Replies...Pretend That Money Isn’t An Issue For Becoming A Responsible Adult
This method has prevented me from making many impulse purchases. And I've learned how far I can drive on 'E'.
this is is me right now, except without the bank account. Ah yes, the life of a young'un
OH! Or don't balance your checkbook for a couple of weeks and then, when you DO because you need to pay bills (Ugh. Adulting! So dumb!) you can just put in a line that says "Adjust to Bank Balance" and put the amount in that the bank says you have instead of entering all the actual transactions! I'm embarrassed at how many times I do this as a 45-year-old woman! LOL!!
i'm always confused about the checkbook-thing. What, exactly is that? If I don't pay cash, I use my debit card.
Load More Replies...Fake Your Height, Get The Vaccine Early
Liam Thorp never gets his facts right. Perfect qualification for a journalist at the Echo.
Play Vacuum Sounds On Youtube When You Don’t Feel Like Vacuuming
This is actually a good tip for new parents with cranky baby. Vacuum noises will soothe a crying baby because the vacuum noise mimics sounds of in womb. It worked amazing for my oldest son.
Life Hack
Bananas definitely grow on trees; it's pineapples that don't grow on trees.
Load More Replies...DIY Smoke Detector
*Pop Pop Pop* "FIRE!! FIREEE!!!" "take a chill pill man i'm just making some popcorn :\"
Oh my gosh! I know this a joke, but as a firefighter I'm cringing!
Store Your Gum In Your Pill Bottle So People Don't Ask You For Gum
It could also be used for mints or tic tacs or other candy to
Load More Replies...I'm a gum addict, if I did this someone would be checking me into a mental hospital lol
I've worked places where it's far more likely you'll be asked for pain reliever.
lol what if u want more than 1 piece of gum and you just dump all of it into your mouth
Use A Fork In Case You Haven’t Mastered Chopsticks Yet
I’ve done that to flex on my white friends
Load More Replies...Also a way to diet for awhile if you don't know how to use them - don't eat anything without chopsticks until you know. (I did that when I was in 4th grade to learn to use them.)
My cousin is prolly better I think but he be using the ones that light up apparently he got laughed at until he got the hang of it-
Put Your Beer In A Coffee Mug So Nobody At Work Knows You’re Drinking
If It's Stupid And It Works, It Ain't Stupid
Man, I wish there was some kind of hat you could get that would block the sun from your eyes. How has no one thought of this yet?
Necessity is the mother of invention, and also occasionally some really fun improvisation.
Keep The Gas Turned On So Your Partner Doesn't Have To Make Too Much Effort While Heating Their Dinner
Hope no one reads this and mistakes it for an actual lifehack. This could kill multiple people.
Claim You’re Under 21 To Avoid Paying For Alcohol
Most stores (at least in US),won't charge you for an accident such as dropping bottle of alcohol. They chalk it up to lost inventory. I'm not so sure if its a whole aisle full but most likely their insurance would cover it. They'd have to legally charge you with a crime to force you to pay.
Load More Replies...well... there are people in between the age of 18 and 21 who live on their own? Or some kids do shop on their own.
Load More Replies..."You break it, you bought it" isn't exactly legal. In order to force you to pay for something they'd have to take you to court. The only things of high enough value for them to take that route would most likely be in a safe, and in a padded container to boot. Even the high dollar stuff you see behind the counter is usually less than a grand.
I have never been told to pay for something that I broke in a store. Given, I have broken very few things in stores during my life. Probably 3 time in total and they were cheap items. The worst one was a bottle of nail polish. I went to set it back down on the bottom shelf, it feel two inches to the ground and shattered. The nail polish was $3 but I felt horrible because it was red...the shame was so great. I said sorry about 20 times in one minute when I found and employee and admitted my crime.
How To Make Your Double Bacon Cheeseburger Healthier
calorie is the unit of heat, so eat gallon of ice cream to lower your calories intake
How To Make Your Child Live Longer
this aggravates me a little bc have to explain this to my younger sister (who is only 14 months younger than me) how this s**t works and i just bebceckvrtvlnblhklnlyk
No let them be born on july 18 SO THEY CAN SEE THERe friends age but they are still the same age as the last grade!
Knowing When To Shower
Just do it on Christmas and on your birthday. And use the t-shirt trick.
That won't work for me, my birthday is 3 days after Christmas. That's too much showering :)
Load More Replies...Take An Item That Is About To Expire And Place It Into Another Container Without An Expiration Date To Make It Last Forever
Can't argue with that logic. Just don't open the container a week later.
how to made unknown living creature in only 1 week
Load More Replies...To be fair most expiration dates are very useless. Except for dairy and meat of course.
Well, dairy is usually fine to consume even after the date. We have a label that says "smell, look, taste - it's often fine longer" because so much gets thrown out because the date is 'wrong'. I've had yoghurt live in my for months and it was still perfectly fine. Absolutely NEVER do that with meat though! I agree on that
Load More Replies...Dad’s “Life Hack” Didn’t Make Mom As Happy As He Hoped
Ah I see it's probably because the blue tape didn't match the décor. Shoulda used duct tape instead.
If You Wear Contacts, Leave Them In A Cup Of Coffee Overnight. Instant Sunglasses
Well that's an infection just waiting to happen. But a sure way to get your caffeine fix lol.
Yes, and this won’t work with my overnight contacts
Load More Replies...Oh Ouch!! As a contact wearer this make my eyes burn just looking at those.
My Daughter's Job Only Allows Black Pants And No Rips. Her Normal Pair Was Still In The Washer So She Hacked It. Will It Work?
Maybe she needs a spare pair of ordinary black pants for when situations like this arise.
Um...I actually did that once. A small hole in my work trousers was hidden just fine.
Husband's Bedside Cup Holder
If It Works It Aint Stupid
Haha, took me a moment to realise he was wiping his visor with a squeegee.
i can't be the only one who noticed the kitten playing with a butterfly sticker on the trash can...
Yeah... the bugs can get bad. Makes me wonder what the guys who ride with skull caps do about the bugs... extra protein?
Well, I used to do this and it removes squashed bugs like magic
Took me a long time to figure out what's going on in this one - he's squeegeeing his helmet, I guess.
Reminds me of the time it was raining so hard but i was 5mins From home I pulled pulled into petrol station and the attendant cleaned my visor like a pit stop
I see this often, nobody here would look twice at you doing this. Bugs are so bad in the summer especially
If It Works It's Not Stupid
with onions always peel all the onions you are chopping first , then LEAVE THE ROOTS , if you dont cut through the roots you;ll have a better chance of not crying
If you don’t cut through the onions, the chances are even better!
Load More Replies...Ex Chef here - best way to not get teary with onions is use a very sharp knife to slice / chop them.
Seems to be true. Chopping onions used to burn my eyes like fire until I bought a professional chef's knife. Learning how to properly dice onions helped a lot too by making such short work of the job.
Load More Replies...Agree with you on this one - it's works when making Wasabi. too
Load More Replies...I don't remember where I watched it but putting a wet paper towel next to an onion you are chopping pulls the noxious gas towards it instead of your eyes. Apparently it is drawn to moisture. I've tried the trick twice now and it seems to work first time better than the second. But I'd say big improvement.
My grandma was blind since birth and lived with us. She always worked with the onions because it never bothered her. My mother, her daughter asked her why it didn't bother her. She laughed, "Because I keep my eyes closed, stupid!", lol.
If You Don't Like The Sauce You Used On Your Pasta, Just Wash It In Washing Machine
It would really surprise me if the pasta was still there after washing. Even my socks disappear.
I would run an empty round first to make sure your noodles don’t taste like Tide
It's Not Stupid If It Works. Two Dollar Bumper Buddies
Years ago I had a bumper mounted bike rack. (Back then cars had separate freestanding bumpers.) I never cut the long bolts that mounted it in place, so they stuck out about 6" at the back. When somebody rear-ended me at a stoplight, they had four puncture marks in the front of their car, while mine was unscathed.
...but bumpers are for bumping. This is like wearing two pairs of underwear.
Did you ever have to replace those "bumpers" after they got bumped by something? Because you can buy a small used car for the price of that!
Load More Replies...If It Is Stupid But It Works, It Ain't Stupid
You could actually buy something like this back in the 1930 and 1940s for cars. You would fill the outside hopper with ice or cold water and it was supposed to be a cooling device for cars that didn't have air conditioning. In the 50s you could also buy "strap-on" air conditioners for cars just like the sort of boxes some people nowadays still have fitted to their apartment windows when they can't afford a full built-in system.
I just recently remembered the aftermarket evaporative air conditioner my folks bought for their '59 Dodge Coronet when I was a kid. It mounted under the dash on the transmission hump and worked remarkably well, or so we thought at the time.
Load More Replies...I think a makeshift air ventilator
Load More Replies...Would be a cool system for entomologists. They can just put jars on all the "outlets" and then drive along the highway. They'll get a pretty decent catch of bugs that way and they might all still be alive. Maybe make the funnel bigger, though
Now THAT is real air conditioning! Conditioning the air to the movement, I mean.
This is better than 4-40 air-conditioning: 4 windows open going at 40 mph.
If It Looks Stupid, But It Works, It Ain't Stupid
Oh THAT'S what those are for! I always thought it was an especially silly fashion-choice, but now I can clearly see that it's a very cleverly disguised wine-holder. Love it! Will buy those jeans at once.
You get a leg and abb workout as you drink. "Knee to mouth... knee to mouth... looking good, one more time, knee to mouth..."
This Is How My Auntie Blocks Ads From Her Computer Screen
Surely there is a better way without screwing hinges onto the computer.
You're right. Duct tape is the obvious solution.
Load More Replies...just noticed screws, and was like "OH GOD ONE MISHAP AND YOU DRILL INTO THE MAINFRAME"
Store A Paint Brush With Your Paint To Keep It From Drying Out And Have One Handy
or just solve the problem of having to buy a brush by using your hand!
An Easy Way To Take Sneak Your Gameboy Into Class
It’s a joke... a commentary on what Americans are and aren’t permitted to carry on their person. It works for bubble gum and snap bracelets too : )
No More Tears In The Kitchen
Really ? Don't try this.? Only this one.? What about the rest of the list ?
Best Way To Make Money
Don't try this. A friend of mine did it and got arrested by Interpol.
Pancake chain restaurant. Stands for International House of Pancakes.
Load More Replies...Getting Windows
This is very true. I got my Windows license from one of my workplace PCs.
this is called theft. They have to pay for every license in use, so the library or whoever is stealing them. if your that hard up for cash, just download ubuntu. it's free. and after you've gotten used to the idea of linux, you're more than welcome to join the pcmasterace by downloading any other distro. (it's a 2 distro requirement.)
Totally makes sense. We did the same for the high school computers. One acting up? Just clone it from the master
Turn A Double Light Switch Into A Single With An Extra Wide Bag Clip
Want To Get The Covid Vaccine In NC Sooner? You Have 22 Days To Smoke 100 Cigarettes
Really? I might be going to jail soon then
Load More Replies...Wife Hack
id kno instantly if my husband did this cuz we made a deal i cook he does the dishes. the sink would b full of he did this
Work With Everything
I wouldn't be able to eat it myself either. I believe this lifehack is just a waste of doritos.
i think they left out the word fake in between the word doritos and sneeze
Load More Replies...A Backboard “Fix” Done By One Of My Neighbors
Swap Out Tires From A Rental Car
Know someone who did that with a whole transmission. It was years and years ago.
How To Have A Clean Break Up
Not sure if this BF is trying to be nice although he's leaving her....
Don't Have Any Money? Check In Your Wallet - You May Have Left A Couple Of Bucks In There At Some Point
All my cash is probably collectible by now - haven't used cash much in decades.
Saved Myself From Having To Wash A Bowl
If It Looks Stupid But Working, It Ain't Stupid
I know this is supposed to be the handle but I first thought of using it like a utensil and my tongue retracted into my esophagus on reflex
Oh god that reminds me of an episode of happy tree friends. I know it’s a cartoon but seeing the anteaters tongue get grated/shaved makes me cringe. And what happens next is even worse.
Load More Replies...My 11-Year-Old Sister Put A Plastic Ziplock Bag Over Bowl So She Doesn’t Have To Clean It
That’s all this world needs, more plastic that’s needlessly thrown away.
Yeah, just rinse it and put it in the dishwasher. Or if you don't have one, just use a sponge. It isn't that hard.
Load More Replies...If You Run Out Of Mobile Data, Just Snap Out That Emergency Sim Card From Your Credit Card
Use Your Retractable Armrest For Maximum Driving Comfort
I like Lee Evans comment. "Let go the Parking Brake! The Parking Brake!!" Wife: "Parking Brake? I thought that was the air freshener because every time I push it, the burning smell stops."
Charge Your Phone Twice As Fast By Plugging It In While It’s On A Wireless Charger
That's how you(sing it with me) seeeeet your house on FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIREEEEEEEEEEE
This has actually been really helpful for me but only because my phone's charger is really finicky and having it on a wireless charger while it's plugged in means it's actually charging the whole time.
It's Not Stupid If It Works
Get Shoes Polished Free In An Airport
You can get sucked under the escalator if you don’t ride it properly. Didn’t this guy ever have a mom?!
It's Not Stupid If It Works
Its Not Stupid If It Works!
Looks like he tied a dolly to his car and then stacked pallets on it.
Load More Replies...The Perfect Towel Holder Doesn't Exis...
No, that’s paper towels. It’s wider and looks like it doesn’t have perforations.
Load More Replies...Neat Cable Holder
Honestly, they should mark it as a joke or some people will get killed
Judging from the comments on some of these they should remove the “that actually work” from the title before we get some fatal r/whoosh cases here.
Quite a lot of people here seem to believe these are genuine tips. Quite worrying actually.
That cart is really not at the grocery store though...
Load More Replies...why do so many say: it's not stupid if it works lol, some of these were really funny though
Best tip from my supervisor is to remember this saying:: boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I poop on company time.
Judging from the comments on some of these they should remove the “that actually work” from the title before we get some fatal r/whoosh cases here.
Quite a lot of people here seem to believe these are genuine tips. Quite worrying actually.
That cart is really not at the grocery store though...
Load More Replies...why do so many say: it's not stupid if it works lol, some of these were really funny though
Best tip from my supervisor is to remember this saying:: boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I poop on company time.
