100-Year-Old Life Hacks That Are Surprisingly Useful Today

Did anyone actually tried this?

why is this not common knowledge?! When I was little and got splinters from climbing around on stuff my teachers or parents would always use a f*****g needle to poke it out and that s**t was PAINFUL!

Except every splinter I've ever had was on a finger.

I put white glue (school glue) on it, let it dry and then pull glue off. The splinter will come with it, not pain at all and great for little kids.

That's all fine and good except most splinters happen in the fingers.

Unfortunately I tend to get splinters in my fingers, not my palm

My mother said this works on boils....

That first one reminded me of my friend (94-years old) . To suction out a ripe cyst, fill mason jar half full with boiling water and let stand for a minute. Empty the water and press the jar tightly over the cyst. Do not use contents of jar on your toast.

splinter will grow for itself out of the skin.

As a school nurse, I couldn't really "dig" for splinters in students hands..it was considered "invasive," and it hurt the children. I kept baby food jars for this very technique, and it really helped. The splinter didn't always leave the skin, but the area would soften enough to pop the splinter out!

To get bottle off break suction with finger on the other hand DUH

I know it works. I've heard stories from the 1950s about this technique. It was gross.

But how do you extract from your finger?

Very interesting!

I never tried that. Next time my kids get a splinter I am gonna try it !

sounds good

Seems logical to me.

I always just cut and dig them out. This would have been great when I was a kid, though. The sensation of having a splinter was so awful, and having it pulled out hurt worse!

have to remember this one

Doesnt work.

It's happened on accident from just playing around with a old candle thing, next thing you know, my splinters at the bottom of the freakin candle thing!! Coolest thing that ever happened to me. God dammit I'm not talking to anyone s**t , bye who am I talking to?!?! Stupid dumbass

OR douse a cotton ball with hydrogen peroxide and apply to splinter area. In a couple of days the skin will peel off along with splinter.

It looks like the steam also makes human bodies dissappear. Creepy!

I have broken enough glasses already . I wish I had known this trick.

define hot!

What is sal-amoniac?

This is a very useful life hack. I always needed to draw a duck without pencil leaving the paper and l strugled so much...

"Test the purity of butter by rubbing it on a fresh burn. If the burn still burns, it's butter. If the burn ignites then it is lava."

Why would you want dry potatoes?

If the stick is wet, its raining. If the stick is dry, its sunny. If the stick is gone, its windy.

"How to prevent jug snakes from laying eggs on your feet."

Ok, this one I will try. Do they have a hack for when the candle is too small? ;)

hmmm. Interesting. I feel like this could be use for certain kinds of flower arrangements.

This is really helpful

"How to attract the larger male match during mating season using a captured female."

This chick likes it better when you forget the water and leave the wine in the nottle!

will try this on my Monet next time it gets dirty.

A slice of bread also picked up the small bits

This is not about how to avoid eggs cracking, it's how to keep cracked eggs whole while boiling — are you people illiterate? Consider the fact that people in those days wouldn't throw away an ENTIRE, NUTRITIOUS egg just because it was a little damaged.

Thus ends Red Lobsters reign of terror

Whosoever knocks over the urn now, must agree to consume all of the sand, as is customary.

Apologies to germaphobes, but it is far easier on the form arm and wrist, especially with a full pitcher.

Milk works, my husband had a pen that leaked in the pocket of his nice white shirt and I soaked it in milk. All the ink went.

okWHATjusthappenedinthere

Where are we supposed to be getting all of this sand?

Don't most knots get tighter the harder you pull?

"How to prevent an ornery broom from taking to the air."

Sure, no poisonous gas here....

"How to discover your house's hidden interdimentional portal or rift."

Or don't smoke Gallaher Cigarettes.