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30 Little Life Tips That May Make Your Day A Little Easier (Or Save Your Life)

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30 Little Life Tips That May Make Your Day A Little Easier (Or Save Your Life)

October 17, 2023

Okay, we'll be the first to admit it: “Life hacks” are tired. But in fairness, we’re all always looking for a good way to shave a couple of precious seconds off whatever task we hate the most. On that count, the tips below run the gamut — from little conveniences all the way to maybe saving your butt if you’re lost in the woods for some reason.

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Shoe stink no more!

Keep dryer sheets in your shoes overnight. Softener sheets are good to soften the offensiveness of your footwear's smell. CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

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Get that browser tab back!

X X Did you accidentally close a browser tab? With some major browsers, pressing SHIFT + CTRL + T will restore the last tab you closed. Tab QWERTYU Caps ASDFGHJ Lock Shift ZXCVBN Ctrl Alt CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

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Starting Fires

Steel Wool Starts Fires. You can use steel wool and a battery to start a fire. Use a few thin strands of steel wool to bridge the battery terminals (+ and -), and it'll spark. GRAGKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

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Crayon Candles

You Can Use a Crayon as a Candle. Break the tip off a crayon and light the paper on fire, for a makeshift candle. You can also CRAYON use a can of shortening. Mad Use a strip of NON cotton (like a piece of a t-shirt) for a wick. TO CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

26

Fix a stripped screw hole

Stripped screw hole in wood? Fix it with a match. Break a matchstick 1 inside the hole. Screw into 2 the matchstick. CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

25

Check your battery

Do you want to know if an alkaline battery is fresh? Just drop it. If it bounces If there's a pep little, or not at in its step, it's all, it's fresh. an old battery. CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

24

Headphones can be microphones

CRACKED.COM Your headphones can double as microphones in a hurry. You can use your headphones (or speakers) as a makeshift microphone. Just plug them into your PC's microphone jack and talk into the listeny part. — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

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An impromptu plunger

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Use your watch as a compass

You Can Use Your Watch as a Compass. 80 Hold your watch 05 flat and line up 12 the hour hand I ١١ with the sun. The - ة point halfway between the hour hand and 3 15 . the 12 will be QUARTZ North. (In the Southern 20 hemisphere, | 6 35 ١ line up the 12 25 with the sun.) 30 GRAGKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

21

You're too close to the wave

If You Can See a Tsunami Wave, You Are Too Close to Escape it. Don't let recession fool you-the water will be back. Head for higher ground. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

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Tampons as bandages

Tampons Make Good Bandages. In an emergency, a tampon will serve as a bandage. You can split the gauze flat to apply it to a wound, and use the string to tie it in place. They're especially good for nosebleeds. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

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Leave your lights on

During a Wildfire, Turn On All of Your Lights Before You Evacuate. This makes your house more visible to firefighters. While you're at it, close all your doors and open your flue, to prevent backdraft. CRACKED. COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

18

Your head can be an antenna

CRACKED.COM Putting your car remote control under your chin extends its range. Use your head as an antenna. — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

17

De-Rust a Tool

Is your tool rusty?* Soak it overnight in vinegar and salt, then clean it and dry it. Good as new! *We mean an actual tool, not that tool of yours. Don't soak that in vinegar! CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

16

Boost your wi-fi

Boost your wi-fi signal with beer! 1 Drink the beer. 2 Clean and cut the can. 3 Enjoy your drunk web surfing! CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

15

Prevent cable breakage

1 Remove the pen's spring. Use an old ballpoint pen to prevent cable breakage. 2 Twist the spring around the cable. CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

14

Stay put during a blizzard

If a Blizzard Strands You in Your Car, Stay Put Run the engine and heater for 10 minutes each hour, with a downwind window cracked, and periodically check your exhaust pipe for snow. If it's dark, turn on your dome light to make you easier to find. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

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Bridges aren't safe during tornados

Never Take Shelter Under a Bridge or Overpass, During a Tornado. Traffic structures collapse. Either drive to the nearest shelter, or pull over, buckle your seatbelt, and protect your head. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

12

Uses for nylons

Hang onto those Nylons. You can use pantyhose to filter large particles out of liquids, as a rope or tourniquet, and if your legs are cold, you can put them on for a layer of sexy, sexy warmth. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

11

Don't wear cotton

Don't Wear Cotton for Outdoor Activities Like Camping and Hiking. Cotton doesn't stay warm when it's wet. Wet clothes lead to hypothermia, the #I killer of people in the outdoors. Wear wool and synthetics, and bring or wear a layer more than you think you'll need. CRACKED COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

10

Fix a run in your stockings

CRACKED.COM Oh, no! You got a run in your stockings! Don't panic! Dab some clear nail polish on both ends of the run to stop it from growing bigger. — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

9

Easy multiplication with your fingers

CRACKED.COM Quickly multiply by nine with your hands. Do you need to multiply nine times, say, seven? With your hands in front of you, put down your seventh finger. Three fingers Six fingers on 6 3 on the right. the finger's left. 9 x 7 = 63 — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

8

Easily separate an egg from the yolk

CRACKED.COM Squeeze an empty plastic bottle. Shouldn't there be an easy way to separate an egg yolk from the white? 2 Touch it to the yolk. 3 Release. — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

7

Your Hand Calendar

You always have a calendar on hand. 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 Mar May Aug Oct Dec Jul Jan Sep Nov Feb Apr Jun 30 30 28 30 30 29 You can try to remember the rhyme Thirty Days Hath September - or you can use your knuckles. CRACKED.COM — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

6

Don't get struck by lightning

Don't Lie on the Ground to Avoid Getting Struck by Lightning. Being in full contact with the ground gives lightning more access to your body. Instead, head for lower ground. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

5

Aluminum foil is a multi purpose tool

Aluminum Foil Can Replace Your Whole Kitchen. Use foil to create a moisture barrier to build a fire, to keep your matches dry, and wrap your food in it to cook directly in fire. Then fold it into dishes, to eat. (You can also use it as a reflecting signal, and to mark your path in the woods.) CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

4

Keep your matches dry

Put a Few Matches Inside Your Flashlight. They'll stay nice and dry. GRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

3

Melt that Ice

Don't Eat Snow to Hydrate Yourself. Eating ice and snow will lower your body temperature in ways you won't like. Instead, melt the snow first. CRACKED.COM — Source: 19 Life Hacks You'll Want to Know in a Catastrophe

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The Ol' Tennis Ball Trick

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Fly in the Morning!

CRACKED.COM Do you have to fly? Then fly in the morning. The air will be smoother than later in the day, making for a less bumpy flight. — Source: Life Hacks We Think Are Pretty Darn Boss

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