Life Hacks And Pro Tips To Get an Edge on Life

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Eric Lund
Jan 2, 2022 4:00 PM EST

You never know when one of these could come in handy. Maybe someone has just drawn a giant wiener on your whiteboard in permanent marker and your boss is coming in. Maybe you're freezing and all you have is a match and a bunch of Fritos and crayons. Life pro tips can come in handy when you least expect. On the other side of things, here are some dumb and bad life pro tips to avoid.

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    Organism - maleorderbride 17 hours ago 2 17 e13 3 10 3 If you're having trouble staying awake in class/at a meeting, see how long you can keep one of your feet lifted slightly off the ground.
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    Font - blanketsmellslikeham 13 hours ago · edited 13 hours ago 2 29 & 27 More During pollen season...rinse your hair before bed. Otherwise you're just depositing pollen on your pillowcase every night and then rolling your face in it all night. And then multiply that by how many nights you use the same pillowcase.
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    Font - PaulRuddsButthole 13 hours ago O 2 11 e5 3 4 E 2 Rubbing vegetable oil (or any cooking oil) on your hands after you cut up jalapeños or other hot peppers. It gets rid of the awfulness that would normally be left on your hands from the peppers. I rub my hands with oil and then wash it off with dish soap. I can totally remove my contacts after doing this. It's crazy how well this works.
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    Font - _manicpixie 18 hours ago 3 4 2 Dawn dish soap is better for cleaning tubs than any bathroom cleaner. Consider that when you bathe you're mostly washing of body oils/dirt/skin. Dawn is so effective at cleaning oil it's used to clean up after oil spills. You can use a small amount and it cleans pretty effortlessly with circles on a sponge.
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    Font - IAmNotScottBakula 15 hours ago e3 3 3 Yell at your vacuum cleaner to get your dogs to stop barking at it. 1 26.4k Reply Share Report Save O Felix_Vanja 14 hours ago 2 S I read that dogs look to their owners to see how they react to things. I sat on the floor and had my wife run into me with the vacuum. It worked so well that now the dog won't move out of the way, even for the robot vacuum.
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    Font - IAlbatross 12 hours ago O 27 & 9 More True lifesaver: if you are ever attacked by a TIL dog, push your forearm INTO the bite. This pries the jaws apart and prevents them from clamping down. If a dog is attacking you, the best thing you can do is offer your forearm, push as far back as possible, and then grab the dog by the scruff of its neck with your other hand to hold it. The dog is now functionally muzzled and you have control of its head. The sooner and harder you push into the bite,
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    Rectangle - coykoi314 13 hours ago O 2 6 e5 3 If your ring gets stuck on your finger windex will slide it right off. Worked at a jewelry store for five plus years.
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    Smile - Itsallaboutthecones 15 hours ago 3 O 9 e7 & 13 More Using your turn signal actually can help other drivers know which direction you plan to go and makes driving safer for everyone
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    Smile - kataklysmiknut 14 hours ago O8 5 & 11 More Whenever you accidentally set off your smoke alarm, give your pets a treat so they learn to come to you when there actually is a fire and you need to escape.
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    Font - scw55 15 hours ago Got fridge hard butter and you want to bake? Cheese grate it. It will still be work if you're hand mixing, but it's better than trying to chop it. Microwaves exist, but it sucks when the butter splits.
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    Head - hippocampus237 13 hours ago O 2 2 2 e2 3 5 If you have the right of way, take it. It makes driving more predictable and therefore caused fewer accidents.
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    Font - Solacekia 12 hours ago & 40 More Counting really slowly with the goal of reaching 150 is a decent way to fall asleep. If you have any thoughts during it just let them play out, and if you forget what number you're on just go from what you last remember. If you make any major movements just start again. The goal is to force your brain in to slowing down and not having any jerky motions or thoughts, and eventually reaching such a level of carelessness that you eventually fall asleep without
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    Hand - NeutralTarget 15 hours ago All your kindling for a fire is wet and all you have is matches and snacks, any corn chip will light into a ball of flames.
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    Font - Bryarx 13 hours ago · edited 1 hour ago 9 4 2 34 4 If your car is overheating, turn your heat on full blast. When you turn the heat on in a car, it pulls heat from the engine into the cab, thus cooling the engine. I was taught this in drivers Ed... 23 years ago. When in high school my buddy's car would run really hot, I told him to turn the heat on. He wouldn't. I had to convince him it was true by saying I would pay for resulting damage if the temp didn't go down. It was the wintertime,
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    Rectangle - Aakwanderer 14 hours ago · edited 12 hours ago 2 vinegar in a plastic bag with rubber band tied around any faucet will make the faucet like-new. I'm talking decade old rust and stuff gone...and water flows like the first day.
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    Font - DeeboComin 12 hours ago O 23 2 3 2 & 3 More From the amazing book The Gift of Fear' by Gavin DeBecker: “A woman alone who needs assistance is actually far better off choosing someone and asking for help, as opposed to waiting for an unsolicited approach. The person you choose is nowhere near as likely to bring you hazard as is the person who chooses you."
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    Font - mannershmanners 13 hours ago 2 2 3 3 Run your wrists under cold water or rub an ice cube on your pulse points to cool down all over quickly when you get overheated. It seems obvious but I didn't realize it until last summer working in a warehouse with no aс.
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    Font - SixxTheSandman 16 hours ago 3 2 Smell is closely associated with memory. If you're studying for an exam, buy an odd scented eraser (like pickle scent). Everytime you try to memorize something, take a sniff. Take that eraser to the test and sniff it when you're having trouble remembering an answer
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    Plant - TheNoisyNomad 15 hours ago If you've written on a dry erase board (or any glossy surface) with a permanent marker (like a Sharpie) just draw over it with a dry erase marker and it will wipe right off.
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    Hair - elizabeth498 15 hours ago S 2 Write a list and cross sł. t off when you accomplish the teensiest thing. It builds momentum.
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    Rectangle - BWDpodcast 13 hours ago I hesitantly submit squeegeeing yourself off before getting out of the shower. It's so simple I was dubious, but just use your hands to quickly wipe off excess water and bingo, you're not cold getting out.
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    Facial expression - JustSeanAgain 13 hours ago If you're in college, don't buy your textbooks until you actually need to use them. I've saved hundreds of dollars by not buying "required" textbooks that we never used
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    Product - RockyL15 13 hours ago Crayons are flammable and will provide about an hour of light as a candle of you lit the top.
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    Font - 1ndlanaCroft 15 hours ago O 2 2 Use a wet knife to chop onions, it reduces tears if you have sensitive eyes. It really works!!I could barely make it through chopping half an onion without needing multiple breaks before I tried this (saw it on LifeProTips). Just keep the faucet running and dip your knife under periodically while chopping. I still get a little reaction, but nowhere near as bad
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    Organism - RyanDoctrine 18 hours ago If you can't find your car in a parking lot, stick the FOB under your chin and click- your skull's parabolic shape acts like a satellite dish and extends the range. The first time you do it, it's like black magic.
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    Font - Lost_in_the_Library 13 hours ago 2 3 23 3 Put your onion in the freezer for 10 minutes before chopping it. It freezes the juices just enough to slow down the process of it turning in to a gas, giving you a few 3 minutes to chop the onion without tears. I learnt this tip from a kid's science show years ago and I haven't had to deal with onion tears since. So many people don't believe me, and then are genuinely surprised when it works.
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    Font - beastmaster6400000 18 hours ago · edited 18 hours ago 2 3 e 32 9. pizza snip snaps . ( they're called si sors or something but I forgot how to spell it :/ ) Edit: pizza scissors
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    Smile - DetroitJim 12 hours ago 2 e 3 2 25% of 18 is the same as 18% of 25. Percentages are reversible and one is easier to figure out than the other one.
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    Rectangle - maleorderbride 18 hours ago If you've forgotten an acquaintance's name, just ask them what their name is, and after they tell you, say "no, your last name." Works like a charm and they never suspect a thing.
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