Life is full of problems, big and small, and everyone has to deal with them. Running away from them to a remote island won't solve them; the pesky darn things seem to know how to get around, constantly finding a way to haunt us. Most of us mortals don't have the money for it in the first place.
So we have to solve them. And, believe it or not, we can do it even without having all the answers. All it takes is a little creativity. And to show you that human ingenuity has no limits when it comes to making life easier, Bored Panda has compiled a list of clever life hacks. Can't cut an onion without tearing up? Put on your ski goggles. Don't have a coin for a supermarket trolley? Use a round-headed key instead. In a way, I guess, we're all engineers, applying rational thinking to develop solutions. We just need to remember it.
#1 My Dog Rolo Has Always Been A Messy Drinker, My Girlfriend Turned His Water Bowl Into A Moss Garden To Keep The Place Tidy
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#2 I Wanted Natural Light In A Basement That Has No Windows
Paid $10 for two old windows, painted them, frosted the glass, installed them into my wall with LED lights behind them. Now it’s always 2 pm at the basement bar.
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#3 After Repeating 6 Times That I Want To Cancel My Comcast Xfinity, I Finally Figured Out How To Get Them To Stop Arguing And Actually Do What I Asked
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#4 My Grandpa Uses The Actual Hardware For Labeling The Drawers
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#5 My Mom Uses Ski Goggles When She Cuts Onions
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#6 The Vet Said The Anti-Scratch Cone Would Be $50.00. Tractor Supply Had It For $19.95
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#7 My Grandma’s Technique For Cooking With Hot Oil
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#8 When Your Phone Touch Is Broken
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#9 If You're Like Me And Have A Broken Laptop Hinge
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#10 Putting Together Furniture? Use Some Of Its Styrofoam Packaging For Keeping Small Parts From Disappearing
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#11 Don't Have A Coin For A Supermarket Trolley? Use A Round Headed Key Instead
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#12 I Should Do It Myself As Well
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#13 I Use The Selfie Camera More To Plug Things Into The Back Of My Computer Than To Actually Take Selfies
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#14 Hate When Companies Ask For Your Email Address? This Is For You
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#15 Drilling A Hole In A Ceiling? This Saves From Dust Debris
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#16 This Genius Watching Taken Using A Clear Plastic Bag To Hold His Phone On A Plane
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#17 Use A Fork When Grating Last Bits Of Food To Avoid Possible Injury And To Shred Really Really Really Quickly
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#18 Friend's Sister Lost Her Car Key While Jogging, Someone Else Made Sure She Found It
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#19 New Safe Browsing Accessory
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#20 Sneaky Grandpa
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#21 Instead Of Buying Those Cheap Plastic Chair Mats, I Bought A Box Of Laminate Flooring Planks And Put Them Together. Took Less Than 10 Minutes And Feels Sturdy. Chair Rolls So Smooth
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#22 Facetiming The Pot
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#23 My Grandma's Elderly Neighbors Have A Hook And Pulley System To Pull Groceries Up To Their Kitchen
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#24 Reuse A Pringles Can For Other Snacks That Come In Bags To Avoid Loud Bag Crinkling In The Office
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#25 The Easiest Way To Water Your Garden
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#26 When Disassembling Items, Punch Your Screws Thru Some Cardboard And Label The Sets. This Will Help You Retain Your Hardware, Remember Placement And Order Of Reassembly
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#27 How My Grandma Closes The Bag Of Chips
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#28 Changed The One Earphone Rubber To Black To Quickly See Which Is Which
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#29 Need Tweezers In A Pinch?
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#30 A Simple And Effective Way To Move Your Clothes Without Taking Off The Hangers
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#31 Use Bobby Pins To Untie Stubborn Shoelaces
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#32 No More Smudging Or Lead On The Hand
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#33 I Was Running Late For Work And Couldn't Find Her Leash, This Is How I Walked My Dog This Morning
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#34 Crazy Sore Muscles But No Bath Tub? Improvise. Adapt. Overcome
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#35 Grilling Meat On A Skewer? Use Two Skewers So They Don’t Turn Back Once You Flip Them
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#36 Cutting Your Own Hair During This Pandemic? Set Up A Conference Call Between Two Screens So You Can Hit Up The Back And Sides
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#37 Someone “Enhanced” These Lost Keys To Make Them Easier To Spot
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#38 Got Her Spayed And The Vet Didn’t Have Cones Small Enough
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#39 My Roommate Changed My Life Tonight. Candle Warmer And Queso Dip
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#40 My Roommate’s Living In 2030
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#41 Be Organized
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#42 Many Thanks To The Stranger Who Let Me Know There Was No Bog Roll Today. I'll Be Doing This In Future When I Can
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#43 How To Easily Carry Clothes When Moving
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#44 Use A Ladder When Hauling Tall Plants
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#45 In Queensland We Get A Lot Of Insects Who Escape The Heat By Getting Inside Via The Drains. My Wife Had This Idea As A Barrier. Those Are Stocking Socks
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#46 How To Reorganize Furniture
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#47 My Husband Is Using Our Baby Monitor To Keep An Eye On The Temperature Of His Smoker While He Works
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#48 This Gentleman At Target Who Reversed His Hooded Sweatshirt To Make A Puppy Pocket
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#49 Put A Rubber Band Around The Inside Of The Pockets Of Your Shorts And Never Worry About Your Phone Or Keys On A Run
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#50 I Used Command Hooks To Hang My Pan Lids Onto The Inside Of A Cabinet Door
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#51 Hand Sewing A 1/4 Inches Hem And I Hate Juggling The Ruler
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#52 You Can Connect Two Ziplock Bags By Flipping One Inside Out To Make A Larger One
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#53 Baguette Wouldn’t Fit In My Backpack, So I Put A Cup On The Top And Zipped Up My Bag To Keep It Protected
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#54 Remove Your Ice Tray To Get Unlimited Ice
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#55 I Put A Bubble Level On My Basic Drill So I Know When I’m 90 Degrees Perpendicular To Ground When Drilling Vertically
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#56 I Use An Upside Down Metal Dish Rack To Keep My Tupperware From Flipping Upside Down In The Dishwasher
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#57 The Hack Of All Hacks
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#58 Stop Water From Puddling Up On Your Canopy
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#59 Fruit Fly Infestation? Pour Vinegar And A Tiny Bit Of Dish Soap In A Shallow Dish/Bowl And Watch The Little Jerks Drown
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#60 I Always Mince The Giant Bag Of Garlic, Freeze It, And Break Off Squares For Cooking. It's The Easiest Way To Cook With Fresh Garlic. Also, A Great Way To Prevent Waste
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#61 My Dad Put An Example Of Each Bandaid On The Outside Of The Ziplock Baggies
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#62 My Husband Made This Book-Holder-Opener For Me To Ease Hand Cramping
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#63 After Washing And Drying Your Mattress Pad Cover, Are You Left With Fuzzy Fabric Pills? Use A Comb And Rake The Fabric
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#64 IKEA: Download The Manual And Sharpie Its Name, Along With The Hex Wrench, To The Bottom For Future Tightening And/Or Disassembly
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#65 My Girlfriend Came Up With A Crazy Good Microwave Life Hack For Multiple Plates. Heats Up Evenly
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#66 I Figured Out A Solution For Snacking And Keeping My Game Controllers Clean
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#67 We Wanted To Quit Wasting Food, Then We Realized We Could Use A Dry Erase Marker On The Top Of Our Freezer. Now We Always Know What Is In There
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#68 Need New Coasters? Go To The Tile Store. Just Stick Adhesive Felt Or Cork On The Underside.
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#69 Cables Managed
#70 Charging A Phone When The Cord Does Not Reach The Floor
#71 This Is How I Cleaned My Keyboard Today
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#72 Staying In A Hotel? Attach Your Car Keys To Your Phone Charger So You Can't Forget It
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#73 How To Become The Office Hero When An Ice Cream Truck Comes By
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#74 Reheating Pizza On A Flattop Stove Burner Makes The Bottom Crispy Without Getting Burnt
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#75 That’s Brilliant
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#76 It Works
#77 Lifehack For Covid-Era Travellers - No More Ear Strain On Long Flights Because Of Mandatory Mask Policy
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#78 This Bra Used To Protect A Horse's Infected Eye, Whilst Also Allowing It To See
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#79 Wearing A Face Mask For An Extended Period Of Time. Sew A Button To A Headband To Keep From Destroying Your Ears
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#80 Put On Ski Goggles When Chopping Onions So You Don't Cry Your Eyes Out
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#81 If You Drop Nail Polish Pour Sugar On It. After A Few Minutes, You Can Just Sweep It Away
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#82 No Vacuum Or Sweeping Required
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#83 My Wife Had An Idea To Save Some Space In Our Medicine Cabinet. She Clipped Off The Cover And Instructions For Each Med And Placed In Separate Bags
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#84 When You’ve Got Too Many Groceries For Your Reg Cab Pickup
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#85 Using A Hair Clip To Hold The Side Of A Book When Reading On An Angle Or Laying Down To Prevent "Page Flopping"
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#86 He’s So Small He Can Sneak Through The Fence When He Goes Outside, So He Must Wear The Escape-Proof Wiener Bun Of Shame At Potty Time
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#87 A Life Hack For Anyone In Higher Education.
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#88 Local Pool Doesn’t Allow Alcohol, So I Bring Water
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#89 Drained My Water Heater And The Hose I Used Was Just A Little Short Of The Drain
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#90 I Added A Rubber Bumper Designed For Boats To The Kerb Outside My House. Now I Can Park As Close As I Like And Not Ruin My Wheels
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#91 My Stepmum Uses A Trivet To Stop Her Laptop Overheating When She Is Gaming
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#92 How To Get Your Cat To Look At The Camera
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#93 Toaster Not Working? No Problem!
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#94 To Remove Strong Adhesive Labels From Plastic Containers, Simply Put Them In The Freezer For A Few Hours Before Peeling
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#95 To Think, We Were About To Pick Them One By One
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#96 Light A Candle Before You Shower To Keep A Pocket Of The Mirror Un-Fogged For Hair Combing, Etc
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#97 Attach The Extra Silicon Tip On The Jack In Case You Lose One While You're Out
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#98 When Your Side Of The Bed In The Hotel Room Does Not Have A Nightstand
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#99 I Built A “Replica” Of A Solid Piece Of Furniture I Wanted To Order To See If It Was Going To Fit Through The Narrow And Weirdly Shaped Staircase In My Building. It Doesn’t Fit
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#100 Serve Condiments In A Muffin Tin
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#101 Never Leave Your Gym Lock At The Gym Again By Using It As A Carabiner To Hold Your Bag Together. If You Try And Walk Off Without It, The Unhooked Strap Will Alert You To Its Absence
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#102 My Brother Cooking 2 Pizzas At Once
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#103 Why Is This Not Marketed As A Feature On All Wheelbarrows?
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#104 The Bottom Of J.lohr (As Well As Any Similar Shaped Wine Bottle) Makes A Great Press For Homemade Ravioli
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#105 Tic-Tac Containers? Pro-Tip: Store Spices In Magnetic Paperclip Holders And Put Them On Your Fridge. Bonus Points For Alphabetically
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#106 A Coworker Was In Need Of A Bowl, So I Fashioned One Out Of A Plate
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#107 My Dad’s T Got Splattered With Bleach, He Decided To Fix With More. I Found It Adorable
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#108 She Livin' In 2222
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#109 "Grandma, Do You Have Some Rice That I Can Put My Phone In? It Got Wet." - She Pulls This Out Of A Cabinet
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#110 No Problem
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#111 When Your Geometry Knowledge Comes In Handy
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#112 This Is Clever. So I Know Who Owes Me Money
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#113 Use A Pizza Wheel To Make Easy Work Out Of Herbs
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#114 Freeze Your Freezie Pops Standing Up So You Don't Have To Cut Through The Freezie To Open Them
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#115 Transport Your Knives With An Empty Paper Towel Roll And Rubber Band
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#116 My Boss Ties Pieces Of Paper To His Hoodie So He Remembers To Look At It Later
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#117 Use A Grater To Slice Cold Butter For Pie Crust. Super Quick And Satisfying Too
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#118 Dry Erase Marker On The Fridge Was A Game Changer For Me. It Saves Me So Much Food
It also makes it easier to just pick a weeknight meal, instead of endlessly scrolling through recipes.
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#119 Just Laminate A To-Do List So You Don't Waste Paper For Your To-Do Lists, Also Works For Planners
The squares are optional since you can easily remove your finished task.
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#120 When Your Headphones Start To Peel, Use Some Adhesive Tape To Clean It
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#121 When The Power Is Out And This Is All You Have. Works In A Pinch But Just A Little Slower
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#122 When You Don't Want To Buy A Smaller Pan For Just One Recipe
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#123 Writing Dates And Hours On The Packaging Of Your Medication Eliminates The "Did I Remember To Take It This Afternoon Or Do I Need To Take It Now?" Problem
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#124 Wrap Your Christmas Lights Up On Cardboard. No More Untangling Cables Next Year
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#125 I Got Tired Of Small Pill Organizers So I Converted A Cheap Fishing Tackle Box Into A Mega Pill Box
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#126 How To Bake Two Pizza's At Once In One Pizza Sized Oven
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#127 Keep Flies Out Of Your Wine
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#128 Frozen Cubes Of Espresso In My Iced Coffee. Next Level Wife
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#129 A Guy On My Flight Folded His Newspaper To Make A Phone Holder
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#130 Someone At My Work Created A Clock Out Of Two Cups To Keep Track Of How Fresh The Coffee Is
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#131 About 2 Minutes After Realizing There Was No Bottle Opener In My Hotel Room I Discovered This Gem And It Works Like A Charm
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#132 My Parents Used Two Coat Hangers And Scrap Wood For A Temporary Shelf
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#133 Wrap A Piece Of Lettuce Around One Side Of Your Sandwich/Burger To Keep The Goods From Falling Out The Other Side
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#134 Put An ‘S’ On 2 Of The Short-Side Corners Of Our Almost-Square-But-Not-Quite Blanket So I Don’t Have To Figure It Out Each Time I’m Changing The Sheets
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#135 When You Don't Have A Suit But Need One
#136 Soviet Lifehack
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#137 I Needed A Hands Free Way To Read While Snacking On Peanuts, Thought Ya'll Would Approve
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#138 I Put On Doll Eyes On My Laptop To Help Create “Eye Contact” By Looking At The Camera
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#139 After Installing A Car Registration Sticker, Score It With A Razor Blade To Prevent Thieves From Stealing It
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#140 Let Your Jell-O Shots Set Upside Down On The Lid To Make It Easier To Take
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#141 If You Want An Air Purifier But Only Have $39, Slap A 20x20x1 Filter On The Back Of A Box Fan
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#142 Get Keys On A Keyring With A Staple Remover
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#143 Use An Old Aux Cord To Keep Your Dongle On Your Keys At All Times
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#144 Use The Wire From Chinese Takeout Containers To Stop Laundry Detergent From Dripping/Leaking All Over Your Appliances
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#145 Tape End Hack
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#146 Use A Bag Clip To Secure Your Face Mask More Tightly And Comfortably
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#147 Life Pro Tip: To Make Cheap And Easy Organizers For A Folder, Cut A Strip Out Of The Top Corner And Fold It 90 Degrees To Make A Tab
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#148 Cheese Grater Broke, Used A Vegetable Peeler To Shave My Parmesan
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#149 When You Have A Birthday During A Pandemic And You Still Want To Blow Out Your Candles
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#150 I'm A Woman In Construction, This Is How I Choose To Eat Bananas
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#151 My Friend Forgot Her Fork Today
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#152 If You Stain A Shirt, You Can Simply Outline The Stain With A Sharpie And Give It A Name. This Will Make It Seem Like You Visit Islands
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#153 Need A Quick Camera Mount For Your Phone? Use A Trigger Clamp
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#154 If You Want To Attach A Poster To The Wall And Not Ruin The Wallpaper With Push Pins, Just Use A Paper Clip And A Small Magnet
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#155 And Little Creativity Goes A Long Way Huh
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#156 Make A Door Sign For When You're On Autopilot In The Morning. Then You Can't Leave Without Removing It. (Also Hang Your Mask On The Door So You Don't Forget It Too)
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#157 I Designed And Printed A Stand To Use A Leftover Fan As A Food Cooler
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#158 Keep Track Of Bobby Pins. I Noticed This In Our Bathroom, My Wife Is A Smart Woman
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#159 Storing Seed Packets In The Photo Album
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#160 Use A Food Clip On Your Toothpaste
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#161 Hotel Curtain Won’t Stay Closed. No Problem
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#162 Dropped Your Grinded Herb On Ground? Use A T-Shirt Over A Vacuum Hose To Pick It Up
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#163 $2.87 Headset Hanger At Walmart
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#164 Improvise, Adapt
#165 200 IQ At Work
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#166 I’m Not Promising 100%, But You Won’t Be Stirring All Day
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#167 Life Pro Tip
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#168 Hubby Was Using The Oven And I Needed To Proof My Focaccia, So I Ran The Dryer For 3 Minutes Then Put In My Dough. Worked Great
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#169 Dad From The Future
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#170 Hiding A Beer Like A Pro
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#171 Mosquito Bites? Itch Goes Away In An Instant With This Stuff
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#172 Use A Herb Jar Lid With Cardboard In It To Stabilize A Wobbly Desk/Table. Won't Slip Out When The Desk Moves And Is Quite Incognito
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#173 Never Have To Remember When The Warranty Is Up On Your Car Battery. Just Some Duct Tape And A Permanent Marker
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#174 No Knife Holder - No Problem
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#175 Parmesan Cheese Lids Fit Mason Jars
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#176 Vacuum Sealing Watermelon Causes All Of The Juices Be Sucked In, Increasing The Sweetness Of The Fruit And Deepening The Color
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#177 So I Used Dental Wax For My New Slipping Glasses That Came Without Adjustable Nose Pieces
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