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Life hacks are supposed to make things easier for us, but when so many people and publishers are using the label just to farm clicks with their zero-effort content, we often grow frustrated just with the term alone.

So a guy named Andrew, who goes online by 'This Is Hack' has set out to test as many as he can. And he sounds like the right candidate for the job. "I'm a professional actor [and] I've studied hard for a long time to become one," he writes on his socials. "I used to work at a theater, played Holden Caulfield in 'The Catcher in the Rye' [as well as] Romeo in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet.' I've even had some parts in movies."

Continue scrolling to check out some of the life hacks he tackled in his spare time.

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#1

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Kookamunga
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. But why is he wearing a pair of red socks as a tie?

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Sawdust
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think you can just roll down the top and then tie the ends, too.

Tucker Cahooter
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or just use one of the million twist ties you all have lying around the home

dollh h
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Personally, I like using metal clothespins, they're really hard to break. Just twist or fold the bag closed, and clip. Great for arthritis sufferers.

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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the expression on his face lol

Celtic Pirate Queen
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I roll the top down and keep it closed with an elastic hair band.

J
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this guy's videos, they are enertaining.

JP Purves
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's no explanation of what he's doing.

Pa Pa Panda
Community Member
2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He needs to watch a Youtube video on how to tie a neck tie.

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    #2

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    Use a spoon to keep a strainer or siv level.

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    Deborah B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If your sieve is the "two prongs + handle" type, not shown here, and the bowl is too big for it, a wooden spoon across the bowl will give you somewhere to support it.

    K W
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to try this actually.

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one does work and I use it all the time.

    #3

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    K W
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is happening here? Did he lure chocolate cake into a trap?

    Ray Perkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use the container upside down so you don't have to dig out the cake.

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    Joe Bloe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What?!? Using a container to store food!!! WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS!!!

    Jennik
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always do this - it means you don't have to fish around to get the cake out of a deep container. I also store blocks of cheese this way - you can just open the container and use the cheese slicer without having to handle the cheese.

    Leslie Harris
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    use larger containers for whole pies and cakes

    Leslie Harris
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    done this for ages, especially when bringing a cake into the office to share pre-covid, used a large container, put the plate on the lid and put the bottom over top.

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    #4

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    Put a sheet of foil on your ironing board and there will be no need to turn your clothes

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    Cathy
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhm this works without the foil as well but the thing is that the lower fabric has to be perfectly wrinkle free. Otherwise you iron the wrinkles in.

    Michelle Baird
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I ironed, I would definitely do this. But I don't iron.

    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just don't wear clothes. Wear fur. Silver tabby fur is the best, of course. Easy to lick clean, accentuates the butt, and blends in well with whatever Shyla is having for dinner.

    That Science Snake
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scales work well too! Just shed them when you want a new look.

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    Nikole
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I…ron…? Psssh, just hang your item of clothing in the bathroom and turn on a hot shower for a few minutes.

    DarkViolet
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How much hot water do you waste with THAT method?

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    Reviewer UK01
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The board has holes so you can steam iron. What's going to happen if you steam into some foil?

    Caroline Higson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Be careful when ironing delicate fabrics with this, it can result in burning the fabric as it's gets so hot.

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    #5

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    Shayne Randlett
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alternative method - those little dials on the front of your stove can actually be used to turn down the heat. Works like a charm.

    PolymathNecromancer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Doesn't always coincide with the cooking requirements, though, and one cannot guarantee against foaming starting while unattended, but this spoon trick is obviously excellent insurance. Merely accepting the usefulness also saves on wasting snark that could be used elsewhere.

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    Lana Lana Banana
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont understand why...But but this has never worked for me. Ive tried it with both plastic and wooden spoons, but still...

    Michelle Baird
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this hack! Have done it for years and it really works!

    PlatinumTheCat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is not a “life hack” this is just knowing how to make pasta

    Sarah Turney
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also this doesn't work. Well not in my house

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    Billy Harrelson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually knew this from childhood. My mother taught me and her mother taught her. Not necessarily a life hack, just old fashioned knowledge.

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    #6

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    Use greese-proof baking sheets to clean off stubborn limescale.

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    Michelle Baird
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can actually see this as being useful.

    Verena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cloth with plain vinegar... and toss it in the laundry. No additional waste.

    Nadine Debard
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Microfiber cloth is the best for this

    Brenda Coe
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that parchment paper in the US? (gonna try it)

    April Caron
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Works great on glass shower doors, too.

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my grease proof baking sheets are silicone...so doesnt work for me

    Annsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just take an old towel or rug, wrap it around and soak it with water and lemon acid/vinegar. Let sit for the night, wipe off. No muscle power needed, no trash produced

    #7

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    cecilia kilian
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You stick the stem through the hole in the grater and pull, you do not grate the parsley.

    Nonesuch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for pulling us through this one!

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    Mr Red
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess that could work, but I don't think it requires less effort than just using a knife. Is Mr Hack making fun of the many useless life hack videos?

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's how I like my herbs - mixed with blood and finger shreds

    RP
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just use scissors

    Spencer's slave
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I use scissors then the stems go in the freezer for stock.

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    K W
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find this intriguing. I hate hand washing graters though (I don't have a dishwasher).

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use a lot of cilantro and am definitely gonna try this!

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG. I can't believe I never heard of this before.

    Niall Mac Iomera
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...how long does it take you to prep parsley?

    Slap Shot
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He missed a step in photos.

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    #8

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    Sarel Seerower
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you have a lot to peel, this looks like more effort

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah - this doesn't look dangerous at all...

    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be concerned where he's had his bit before sticking it in the apple.

    Nikole
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t think I want to know where this illegitimate son of Mr. Bean has been sticking his bit…

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    Deborah B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone needs to make a "produce prong" attachment for blenders or handheld mixers, so we can use the technique without breaking out the DIY tools.

    Never Snarky
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You better have a very steady hand.

    Vera Diblikova
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use the peel for homemade fruit tea, maybe dry it for thenext tea. With cinnamon and lemon rind, maybe with a little of curry, hot or iced is delicious.

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So many things you can do with a drill.

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    #9

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    Place a hot jar over butter to soften it instantly 

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    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jar obviously only hot on one side; either that or he has no feeling in his left hand

    Jason Arnold
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The part they don’t show is the shattered glass after this dude drops the red hot jar….

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    Mr.G86
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or microwave for about 10 seconds. Works like a charm.

    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    seems like more effort to boil the water and everything than it is to just microwave the butter for a few seconds

    skildude
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An even easier trick is to microwave the butter for about 15 seconds.

    Xenon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is just silly to me.

    Deborah B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or use a saucepan, particularly if you need one for later in the recipe. Heat it on the stove, put the butter on a plate, invert the saucepan over the butter. Or heat something in your pre-heating oven.

    K W
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't pouring boiling hot water into a random glass container risky? I only do it with my glass stuff that's rated for the oven. Maybe I'm misrembering but there's a risk for it to explode.

    PolymathNecromancer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It can be, yes, I was thinking exactly the same thing; I assume the spoon is definitely some insurance against this but I wouldn't trust it entirely.

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    Slap Shot
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Microwave is easier. And it can be done without melting.

    Robin Hudson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just use a butter bell, sheesh.

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    #10

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    Elita One
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did anyone else have those plastic faces you could push into the bread to do this?

    Lana Lana Banana
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't even know something like that exists. Do they work?

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    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you can cut up the crusts in cubes to make croutons/stuffing mix.

    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    fun but not really nessicary

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would personalise toast for niblings, so this is useful to me

    Lee Kerr
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can get toast stamps for this sort of thing https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/570087150/conversation-hearts-toast-stamps

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    #11

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    Pheolei
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else thinking this guy looks like he is 15 and 35 at the same time.

    PolymathNecromancer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imo that is the absolute best way to look. I am currently 15 and 50. Am hoping to get to 15 and 90, or hopefully even much more <3

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    April Caron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what my phone screen looks like when I sneeze. /s

    k sand
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it might be a hack for peeling an even piece of packing tape without it splitting off. Yeah, sorta cool you see little faces but...maybe I need to smoke what he's smoking...

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    #12

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    KittyGaming
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS WHY I WANT THE ORIGINAL KINDER TO BE IN THE US I AM SO JEALOUS OF THE REST OF THE WORLD

    Andi
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now come on, the government has your best interests at heart - you know you cant by dangerous things in American shops.

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    Susan Robinson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He needs to find a life hack to fix his bow tie…if that’s what that is. Sorry, it’s bugging the c**p out of me.

    Ni Na
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is melting the chocolate in hot milk and the marshmallows are on top. That's a classic choco bomb :)

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    Steffi Rose
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids have guns here 🇺🇸 😪

    Deborah B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you need to add the hot chocolate mix to the egg as well, then it can be instant-cocoa in an egg.

    Ray Perkins
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You know you can buy tiny marshmallows, right?

    Ken Beattie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's possible too that the big marshmallows are cheaper per gram than the small ones. It'd also be cheaper to just use a cocoa type mix than buy an actual kinder egg to melt into your drink though.

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    Annamarie Dodge
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we dont have the original kinder eggs anymore so pointless for those of us in the usa...but there are kits to make hot chocolate bombs anyway

    Niall Mac Iomera
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why bother gluing it back together if you're just gonna melt it though?

    Happy Homemaker
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One version I saw was to make a small box of chocolate using an ice cube tray or a silicone mold and then put mini marshmallows in there.

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    #13

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    Louie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s the hack here? Bagging wine bottles?

    Parvathy Arun
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess twisting the bag in the middle so it cushions the bottles from clinking against each other.

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    Grey Aria
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so the bottles don't smack against each other while in the bag and potentially break.

    The Scout
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For carrying two bottles without them dislocating or clinking at each other? This one would actually be useful if plastic bags actually were still common here...

    Jeff Heider
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use this trick all the time to very two fast food cups in the same bag without them tipping over

    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put one bottle in, twist bag, put in second bottle. They stay upright

    PandaLuvs
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So they don't smash together!

    Niall Mac Iomera
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...you know the bottles have lids right?

    Annsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who's still using plastic pockets anyway?

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    #14

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    Lana Lana Banana
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since I could never get the razor trick to work I actually bought something on Amazon for like $11 that does the job perfectly. I think it's called a pill-eater or pill-shaver....something like that. But I absolutely love the thing and the sound of it shaving the pills off is one of THE most satisfying things in the world. Ughhh I'm at work and now I'm wishing I could just go home and use it!!

    Lana Lana Banana
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This doesn't work! At least not with the razors I try to use.

    Stary_cat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did this on my bed sheets they were pilling and it worked so well

    Shelley Dawson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Far better than the electric ones!

    HelmGrass
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they have battery powered rotary razors for that actually... about 10$

    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did this when I was in my 20's and am 64 now.

    Lord Mysticlaw
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a hack? I've been going this my entire life

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    StrangeOne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just use an apple cider vinegar, sugar, dish soap and water mix. It attracts them and they instantly die when they hit the mixture. It gets rid of a lot of different small flies fast.

    Nina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Indeed. Also works with (sweet) wine, vinegar and a drop of dish soap. It creates a massacre

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    Tyranamar Seuss
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just left a cup of OJ out on accident and they all flew in and drowned.

    April Caron
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone who deals with fruit flies annually… I used to do the apple cider vinegar/soap hack… I broke down and bought a little fruit fly fan last year… OMG! 😳 It was eye opening to see how many fruit flies I WASN’T catching before I had the fan. Best $30 I ever spent!

    DM
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the way we catch fruit flies at home! Put some lemon or orange slices in a mason jar and make a funnel with paper. They get in and can’t get out and you can catch hundreds a day.

    #16

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    Use a straw to get the pesky stem off of strawberries quickly. 

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    Sawdust
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must be why we call them straws; they must've been originally invented for this. :-)

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    Nina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Useless and too much waste ... 👎

    Nikki Sevven
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get a shark. It looks like a small melon baller with teeth around the edge of the bowl. Works great for strawberries and tomatoes. https://www.amazon.com/Norpro-1176-Strawberry-Tomato-Corer/dp/B000LNQ6Y0

    Auntriarch
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not usually a fan of one trick gadgets, but sharks are very useful

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    jmdirks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tried this. WAY more effort than just cutting it off. The amount of waste is the same.

    K W
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK I would try this but is that a metal straw?

    KittyGaming
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's. Called. A. Straw. That. Is. Why. They. Are. Called. Strawberries.

    Annamarie Dodge
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i just use the huller that i got from my grandmother, they have been around for 50 years or more

    CPooh
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s just so damn adorable when he’s excited by a good one.

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    #17

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    Robert T
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a bought rubber lid a bit like that for use on large yoghurt pots.

    Spencer's slave
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got a few of those too, each one fits three different circumferences, I use for tins. Glass jars just get the lid put back on.

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    Tobias Reaper
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as opposed to the actual lid that's designed to go on top

    KittyGaming
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And has latex in the food. I'm allergic to latex around my mouth on my chin. Where food can fall to.

    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm allergic on my hands and who knows where else. Don't think I want to know what an allergic reaction would be like on the inside. No way.

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    HelmGrass
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    balloons are bad for the environment.

    Helen Taylor
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good idea, but even collapsed balloons are not ecologically good.

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is great! I need balloons now.

    JOhnLEnnoN
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not use a cap, which is, after all, meant for this, unlike the balloon.

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    #18

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    Michelle Baird
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't he just show us how to make butter softer instantly? And why would this be easier than spreading butter? I don't get it?

    JB
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Butter can be hard, this would soften it. But cleaning grease from a garlic press? That's an awful idea!

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just use a knife. Now you have one extra thing to clean.

    PolymathNecromancer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On firm butter it *really* buggers up bread though. I like this one.

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    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I despise cleaning garlic from these and definitely not cleaning butter out of it

    Robin Hudson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, just use a butter bell, sheesh.

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess, but who needs the extra dishes to wash?

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    #19

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    JB
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegetable peelers are awful for cutting cheese. The Dutch invented a real cheese slicer, perfect for making sandwiches!

    Verena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, I get it, the "hack" he is testing is that you use a fork to punch evenly spread dots in your cheese, so the slices are even. Then he demonsteates that the job can be much eadier be done with a veggiepeeler*(Sparschäler in German), not knowing that in some countries special slicers exist or just saving on drawer space. *Why people in possession of a veggiepeeler still scrape carrots and peel e.g. asparagus with a standard knife ...

    Teenage Mutant Grammar Ninja
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can confirm that this is the best hack ever. I’ve been using it for butter and cheese for years and any hard cheese just gives up on resisting the moment I grab the veg peeler.

    Little O
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a Swiss cheese AXE at home, it’s like a mini battle axe perfect for cutting cheese.

    Matteic
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, I already knew that one. And I can confirm it works really well!

    Kathryn Baylis
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone cut the cheese while reading this one?

    Niall Mac Iomera
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use a tool designed for cutting to cut things? No way!

    Anya Beboop
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had completely forgotten this was common in my household when I was a kid!

    Nevid
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is that less effort than using a knife?

    Jill Rhodry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Use a cheese slicer to slice cheese - yep, great hack, thanks.

    Ray Perkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a potato peeler, but a wire slicer would be better.

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    #20

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    Catching hair in the shower drain.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn't catch all hair but it does alright and if you shed a lot you have to clean it out mid shower.

    DogsRunMyLife
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is that and where do I get one?

    Lee Kerr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hair catcher or sink stopper; I have them in my kitchen sinks and in the bath. You can probably get them from Amazon but I got mine from a hardware shop about 30 years ago

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    Annsen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Buy some from metal, clean it from time to time (e.g. dish cleaner) and produce less trash

    Robin Hudson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, not a hack, but I use these and they are great.

    Verena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They have more stylish looking ones at the "home depits" here. Or is this a one-way, to be tossed?

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    #21

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    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, if you don't have a wine-key, I guess that's one way to do it. In a pinch, I've used a hotel Bible and a pen to pound the cork in, so who am I to judge?

    Ray Perkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    [God looking down from on high]: OK, that's strike one!

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's white wine, so presumably the bottle with be chilled. 11 mins with a flame is very likley to shatter the bottle. Just buy a ruddy corkscrew, or a penknife with a corkscrew blade.

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get the concept, but holding a flame to a wine bottle for eleven minutes doesn't seem safe. Looks like a recipe for glass grenade to me

    Nikole
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve opened wine bottles by sticking a serrated knife in the cork and it took less than 11 minutes, plus I wasn’t worried about shrapnel.

    KittyGaming
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a lot of steps just for a drink of any kind

    Louie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would this affect the wine’s flavor? Would this shatter the bottle’s neck?

    David H
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes, it would harm the flavor of a wine, so dont do it unless you care more about a slow show than quality of the wine

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    phanmo
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just take your shoe off and hit the bottom of the upsidedown bottle with the heel until the cork has come out enough to pull out with your teeth.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    11 minutes? Wouldn't a corkscrew be, um - EASIER?

    Mike Beck
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of people have apparently never seen this: https://www.finedininglovers.com/article/watch-sommelier-open-old-wine-hot-tongs

    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, when you have no bottle opener, sure... Just beware of thermal shock as you can shatter glass well with this.

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    #22

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    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never had to iron my homework, except for a week during home ec.

    TomCat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly not a Catholic school kid 😁

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    Ray Perkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trivia: rich folk would get their servants to iron the newspaper, not to make it flat, but so the ink wouldn't rub off on their hands.

    Louie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So he is steaming off the ink? Wouldn’t that just result on wet book?

    April Caron
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not steaming… just a hot iron. And I’ve done this in college when I’ve purchased used books and wanted to get rid of someone else’s old notes and highlighting, BUT… it doesn’t work with all inks/highlighters/markers/pencils.

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    Thomas Klobucnik
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This only works with so called "erasable" ink pens. The ink disappears with heat created by the friction of the eraser instead of removing it. So ironing simply erases large swaths at a time. This will not work with most pens.

    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A new excuse for all schoolkids: "The dog ironed my homework"

    jmdirks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is the idiot poster aware that ALL of these need explanations???

    Susan Robinson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, the ink has to go somewhere, right? So it’s probably distributed throughout the rest of the pages 🤷🏻‍♀️

    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that an erasable pen though?

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i never had a reason to iron my homework...if my teacher didnt like it, too bad. work was done, nuff said.

    Frank Miller
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did he just erase ink with an iron?

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    #23

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    Use a pipe to add the key to a key chain easily.

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    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why isn't he using a pair of protractors to cut the pipe instead of a pair of scissors?

    Leslie Harris
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    staple remover works better to open ring on a key chain to add or remove a key

    Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We don't have plastic straws here any more. They've been restricted.

    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought a better keychain from Amazon for $7 a number of years ago. You press and it opens a bit!

    LeilaOdinis
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you have a staple ripper - the jaw kind, that works well and lot less work.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or for those of us with even a modicum of fingernails....

    Jennifer Clayton
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Insert the pick from nail clippers and turn.

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    #24

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    Add water and cover the pan for perfectly cooked eggs.

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    Nannychachi
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like to spoon the oil over the egg while it fries and get those edges all crispy and brown.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, lets add water to hot fat. It'll be fun they said.

    Lee Kerr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it’s just water; basically he’s poaching an egg

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    Tim Osmond
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure that's what basting an egg involves exactly.

    The Dark Sun
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Simply turning off the heat and adding the lid will do the trick. No water needed.

    Veronica Scoggins
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is poaching an egg. If you think it's sunny side up, it isn't. If you think it's a fried egg, it isn't. So it should have a veil because all poached eggs do. And there's no oil to spoon over it because it's not a fried egg.

    Verena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is NOT perfect for me, I want my sunny side visible. Fresh eggs from the farm next door

    Celia McReynolds Tinsley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's actually called a basted egg, at least that's what our customers call them when ordering. Also there isn't any fat added just some nonstick spray on the grill before adding eggs.

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i have perfectly cooked eggs without doing that.

    Helen Taylor
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been doing that for many, many years, long before hacks were invented.

    Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl)
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Umm. How is this a hack? People have been making poached eggs for hundreds of years. LOL

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    #25

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    Goth Nurse
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People, In the first two panels he is watching a stupid "hack" made by someone, the last two he shows how it is done - some of you are simpletons tho :D

    Printerman
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wanted to say the same thing. Glad I'm not the only one.

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    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does it really count as a "hack" if you're the only person in the world doing it wrong in the first place.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The last few I've bought had a plastic tab on the lid the lifted to make it easier to pull right the way off.

    Nina
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty sure by now he's making fun of life hacks.. Since this is just it's intended use

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the actual f**k? Are you kidding me? If you don't know how to open a bottle of ketchup, I'd say you aren't ready to use ketchup...

    Nikole
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or you could use the tabs that are there SPECIFICALLY TO TAKE OFF THE COVERING

    Fat Harry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surely no one thought the first way was correct?!

    jmdirks
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of these appear to parody.

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    too much effort, take the top off and use the little paper tab on the paper cover and pull it off...this guy is useless for the most part

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    #26

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    PolymathNecromancer
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In many dining experiences, folks like to put the guest's napkin into the glass at the place setting. I assume this is a "quick hack" to accomplish that.

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    Susan Robinson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok Martha Stewart…time for your nap 😴

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    cant be bothered with such nonsense..whats the point?

    Helen Taylor
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I wanted to stuff my napkins into a glass because?

    Deborah B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Polishing the inside of the glass?

    Nina
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all the times our mum told us not to play with the mixer..

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    #27

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    nancy edwards
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must be daft because for about half of this I need a caption of some kind so I can include it. What are you doing?

    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm really irritated there are no captions. Just plain lazy writing.

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    Michelle Baird
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all those many times you must have a red light in your house. And know I have the song "Roxanne" stuck in my head

    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IIRC it’s “Roxanne”, but same now XD

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    April Caron
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all those times when you’ve murdered someone and need to hide the bloody mess until you can clean it up. /s

    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a whoopie cushion? 🤷🏽‍♀️

    Shyla Bouche
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, I just have my soft can-opener sit there and hold the paper over the light?

    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SERIOUSLY BE CAREFUL PUTTING ANYTHING OVER A BULB! THEY CAN GET HOT AND SET THINGS ON FIRE!

    Icedragocat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think here the guy drew a red circle on paper with markers and that made the light red; for anyone who was confused :)

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    just to make red light? you realize there are lightbulbs for that? or paint a regular light bulb with suncatcher paint

    CPooh
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What the heck kinda paper is that???

    Anya Beboop
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the ways you can get certain lighting during photos. Usually other filters are used besides paper but for an 8 year old's school project, it wouldn't be bad.

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    #28

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    rub your tap with a candle

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    Jp@nda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the same exact concept that was done with the wax paper

    Ken Beattie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you do this though? I mean you have a stainless steel tap cos you like the shiny look. If you rub it with a candle you lose the shiny look. Seems pretty pointless.

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    Mike Fitzpatrick
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That still wouldn't work where I live. I joke that the water is harder than the rocks it comes out of.

    k sand
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was there something wrong with it before?

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    #29

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    Hard as pumpuli
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Common sense has left the building I see.

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is...is this a joke? His "hack" is to turn your veggies while washing? The only hack I see here is him...

    Francois
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Water goes through the florets rather than just splash off.

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    Lana Lana Banana
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm more interested in what's going on with that fan above him... Can someone explain? I'm in the US...Is it a foreign thing?

    MadOrca99
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is this for. How is this a hack. No I do not want to use question marks. Yes I know it’s 2 keys away.

    MicrowaveGoddess
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s telling you to turn the broccoli upside-down to wash it, I think it’s because the florets are aquaphobic.

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    Fat Harry
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I generally wash it after cutting.

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he looks so proud of himself for coming up with common sense things most of us have been doing for years

    CPooh
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oooh, I get it! Flip the broc, THEN rinse. I think I must be getting tired bc that took way too long to get.

    Slap Shot
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s above this man’s head?

    Lee Kerr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Possibly a water heater; if it is there should be a bottom plate to it

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    #30

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    sturmwesen
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ehh fold it and use the ruler to rip the closed side to have a better cut

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I kind of feel like if you're the type of person with access to two protractors, you probably have a pair of scissors handy

    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you have a geometry set and no scissors?

    Lamarianjc
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, for all of you who think he’s an idiot, he is testing viral hacks…these are not his ideas!

    Annamarie Dodge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    heres a thought...if you dont have a scissor, make a sharp fold in the paper and carefully tear along the line...wow...common sense again

    KittyGaming
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does not work I tried it before

    John’s Girl
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy’s entire segment was absolutely ridiculous and a waste of time!

    Never Snarky
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use the edge of my countertop.

    Isabel Care
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where are the stabby points on the set squares?

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    #31

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    Spraying water on tight jeans to loosen them.

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    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wet jeans?! That's right up there with wearing socks in water.

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the comfort of wet jeans. Magic.

    #32

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    use tiny tooth brushes to clean the holes of your showerhead. 

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    KittyGaming
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where do you get these they are so cute

    Duncan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The are called interdental brushes, you use them for cleaning braces.

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    #33

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    Louie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Until you throw out some nasty stuff that leaks onto the bags below

    Lana Lana Banana
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right. At best the roll would start smelling really bad.

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    Noname
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My trash bags are on a roll side by side, not top to bottom.

    Tobias Reaper
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats not a trash can its a bucket used with a mop

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    #34

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    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy s**t! Are you telling me you can cook food in a microwave? What sorcery is this?

    Sleepy children love Moon
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't even know what that is, but it looks very undercooked

    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Things don't get brown in the microwave. They have a sort of sickly pallor.

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    Natty Tempest
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad called this 'airliner style'. It's how I prefer to make scrambled eggs. No oil, eat out of the jug.

    Verena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All crispy pancakes in the world sending "get well soon"-wishes

    #35

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    Removing corn kernels.

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    Peter Trudell Jr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    using a tool that's meant to remove kernels to remove kernels... what a hack!

    #36

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    Little O
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These just get progressively ironic

    Susan Robinson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would say progressively MORONIC, but that’s just me 😆

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    Robert T
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well in theory, the pips will stay inside the lemon skin.

    Lana Lana Banana
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, these aren't great. I surely hope this guy isn't on here reading these comments. Burn after burn after burn.

    #37

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    KittyGaming
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is stupid but I have a pillow hack. Turn the pillow case inside out, put your arms inside, hold onto the pillow, and flip over, your pillow case is now on your pillow

    Michelle Baird
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or just slip the pillow case in the pillow. It is actually pretty darn effective

    Lana Lana Banana
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This actually makes the task look rather difficult....

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    #38

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    Francois
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty I saw him with a garlic press before

    StrangeOne
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not just grate the saran?

    Cathy
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read this wrong and thought you said why just not grate Satan 😅

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    Tyranamar Seuss
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would grate the plastic too, non?

    Mia Black
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? No way our foil would not be grated too.... And it's more plastic waste

    #39

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    to cut your eggs perfectly in half, place the knife halfway in, then roll the egg itself towards you, the knife always embedded at the same depth. 

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    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy's just screwing with us now. Is he seriously suggesting that this is easier than just, you know, cutting the egg straight through?

    marcelo D.
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s supposed to leave the yolk intact instead of cutting though it

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    #40

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    Folding duct tape to mark end of it.

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    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, I can waste six inches of MASKING tape rather than fold over a quarter inch at the end? Good tip. Suggested by Big Tape, no doubt

    Budcot
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure the hack was when you fold the tape into a triangle to make it tearable so you don't need scissors, not mark the end of the tape.

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is folding it over and tearing it off against the roll itself in order to get a clean tear.

    Duncan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You need this on sticky tape only.

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    #41

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    Nannychachi
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Skip the graham cracker and eat the Nutella directly from the knife.

    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this suggesting making a cookie lollipop using a knife as the handle? That's great - I love my snacks with a side of chipped tooth. Other than creating job security for dentists, what exactly is the point of this?

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    #42

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    Jeremy James
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Half of these are just using things as they were intended. It's nice that he's figuring it out for himself, though.

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    Tucker Cahooter
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm surprised he isn't using his cheese grater for this somehow

    Verena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have the bigger one's in the Netherlands too, many people do not realise why there is a sticker there

    nancy edwards
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    do we have Flanby in the United States any place? It looks delicious.

    Jp@nda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If only he could figure out how to properly tie that thing around his neck so he stops looking like a goof

    #43

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    Cooking an egg in a microwave.

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    Shayne Randlett
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sooo...if I cook an egg in a microwave, I should use a plate? Huh. I usually use a wool hat or an old sock - I'll have to try this...

    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cover it so it doesn't explode everywhere.

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    Duncan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do poached eggs in the microwave. Wet a bowl with water, crack the egg in, cover with plastic wrap and put in a few holes. Microwave for about 30 seconds (depending how powerful your microwave is). When done, just slide the egg out.

    Nannychachi
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that's just gross.

    #44

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    Lana Lana Banana
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Straw that broke the camel's back. I'm done w/ this list. 🤣

    Budcot
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel it may be missed by Americans, for some stupid reason it is/was fashionable (at least in the UK) to stamp your toilet roll to look "fancy". I blame Mrs Hinch.

    Verena
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I use it when cleaning/setting up the more fancy holiday houses when running out of stickers with the owner's logo. It'll be dry when the guests arrive and they think folded toilet paper ends are "high class". Whatever floats their boat.

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