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Life hacks are intended to make our days easier and our tasks less complicated, so how is
it that there are hacks out there that either serve no purpose or exist solely to harm?
The internet, that’s how!
To save you the hassle and headache, we’ve compiled ten life hacks that you should undoubtedly
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10.
Toothpaste Mints No.
Just.
Don’t do this.
Do you even know what happens if you consume too much toothpaste?
Does diarrhea, tremors, vomiting, difficulty breathing, or a heart attack sound like fun
to you?
Then sure, go ahead and freeze toothpaste to make a poor man's after-dinner mint.
Otherwise, ignore Gemma Stead of Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire and her recipe for disaster.
Thankfully at least, Carly pops in with a tip to eat only one, very thin mint, but do
you really want to find out what your tolerance for toothpaste consumption is?
9.
Jellyfish Sting Relief So, this may be a rare life hack for most
of us, but should you find yourself on the receiving end of a jellyfish sting, try not
to emulate that episode of Friends that many people swear by.
Urinating on a jellyfish sting is not a guaranteed pain reliever - and, it’s incredibly unsanitary.
Since the composition of urine changes from person to person, how it affects your sting
is also going to change.
In fact, it’s very likely that being urinated on will sting more…
not just on the sting, but deep down in your soul.
8.
Crayola Eyeliner Just because it works doesn’t always mean
it’s a viable “life hack.”
Case in point, how people use Crayola pencils as a cheap replacement for eyeliner.
There’s a reason why they’re not marketing them as “skin pencils,” and Crayola even
spoke out about the strange practice, pointing out that, just because they’re non-toxic
doesn’t mean they’re meant for personal application.
Echoing Crayola’s concern is LensCrafter’s clinical director, Dr. Mark Jacquot, O.D.,
who warns of the potential for irritation.
The real danger is bacterial growth, which makeup is designed to prevent.
Pencils?
Not so much.
7.
Freezing Batteries It almost sounds ingenious.
If something’s cold, we know that its activity level drops.
Put that into practice on a battery and you might assume that a cold battery would lose
a charge much slower than a warm battery.
On the contrary, though, cold temperatures can be detrimental to the battery’s lifespan.
According to Energizer, the contacts can corrode if condensation forms on them and the seal
may become unstable.
6.
The Wendy’s Hack Food life hacks are always popular, especially
if it’s one that’ll get you free food, but as they say – if it sounds too good
to be true, it probably is.
Sometime around 2012, a post on Facebook and Twitter made the rounds, supporting earlier
claims that if you went to Wendy’s and said that you were lost, broke, and hungry, a hidden
corporate policy guaranteed you a free meal.
While you’ll probably get sympathy, you also risk crossing the wrong manager and finding
yourself tossed out onto the street.
Because there is no secret Wendy’s philanthropist policy.
5.
Heating the Spoon You’ve waited all day to come home and dig
into that “frozen dairy dessert” in your freezer, to the point where you can feel its
coolness melt in your mouth.
You pop open the lid and jam your spoon into it only to be met with great resistance.
Blasted!
How does one dig into a frozen treat?
Then it hits you – you can put the spoon in the microwave!…
Well, you can, but you really shouldn’t.. unless you want a discolored spoon and a light
show to remember.
A much simpler - albeit less dramatic - way is to run the spoon under hot water.
4.
The Apple Cider Vinegar Diet Any diet not posed to you by a nutritionist
that completely eradicates solid foods from your daily plan is probably not the best.
In April of 2017, a story circulated that claimed a Cornell student lost 37 lbs (16
kg) just by drinking apple cider vinegar and popping supplements.
Since good journalism is a dying art, CNN picked up the story and ran it as fact, despite
that it was actually an ad for “Refresh Garcinia Cambogia”, a diet supplement.
So, is an apple cider vinegar diet a good method for weight loss?
According to the Mayo Clinic…
no.
With possible side effects of throat irritation and an adverse reaction to certain drugs and
insulin, this diet life hack is one you’ll want to skip.
3.
Seatbelt Bottle Opener We can understand if you’re on the road
and have a cold Sarsaparilla you’re looking to crack into, but from what we’ve seen,
this life hack is very-much-so directed towards opening beers.
In your car.
Which you probably plan on driving or are already driving.
Yes, you can open a beer bottle with your seatbelt, it definitely works, but should
you?
Unless you’re at a tailgate party, having an open bottle of liquor with you in your
vehicle is just a recipe for disaster.
And if you’re not deterred yet, know that doing it too many times can damage your seatbelt.
2.
A Simpler Grilled Cheese Isn’t making grilled cheese just the pits?
Wouldn’t you like a method that makes melting cheese and toasting bread even easier?
Well, in your desperate search for a new technique, should you come across one that suggests you
turn your toaster on its side, ignore it.
While it sounds plausible, the issue comes with the unpredictability of the cheese.
As it melts, it drips down to the heating element, creating the potential for a nice
campfire.
Many have tried it, many have made homemade napalm instead.
1.
Charge Your Phone in the Microwave There’s something about ovens being kind
of dangerous that some young people just can’t seem to wrap their heads around.
Around 2013, a life hack was making its ways around the internet claiming you could recharge
your smartphone in the microwave.
People believed it and, wouldn’t you know – you can’t.
Videos of phones exploding and melting in microwaves surfaced all over message boards
and Facebook and it got even worse when, in 2014, the release of the iPhone 6 prompted
the circulation of “Wave-charge,” an alleged feature that allowed for microwaveable charging.
Turns out, microwaves are only good at heating things up.
I know, who would have guessed, right?
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