16 Cool Hacks Using Everyday Products

If you've ever felt like being MacGyver was a feasible career choice for yourself, we can help.
16 Cool Hacks Using Everyday Products

If you've ever felt like being MacGyver was a feasible career choice for yourself, we can help. As it turns out, it is possible to combine a few seemingly normal household items together to create something awesome, VOLTRON-style.

We asked our readers to supply us with some instructions for some of these awesome combos and gave money for the best entries. The winner is below, but first the runners-up ...

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN LATE FOR WORK OR SCHOOL AND NOT HAD TIME to TAKE A SHOWER? Next time, try using cornstarch. Just put a little bit in your hair and
Tired of shoving tampons in your ears to combat excessive noise at race tracks, concerts, clubs, and even cinemas? Try toilet paper instead! Simply fo
shrink Su How to eh a oP REO bag potato chips. TAKE AN EMPTY BAG, IAY IT FIAT IN THE MICROWAVE AND TURN IT ON FOR FIVE SECONDS THERE WILL BE SPARKS, B
Hands smell funky from cutting food like onions or garlic? FOLLOWTHESE STEPS: 1. Wash your hands. 2. Rub a cotton ball soaked in mouthwashover your ha
Have a favorite pair of pants that you cannot wear anymore because the zipper keeps falling down? All you need is a keyring! Attach the keyring throug
Mustard is not only useful between two slices of bread. It can in fact be a go-to product to eliminate bad odor. Simply mix a little bit of mustard wi
Frozen $phere Drink 1) Add some dry ice to rubbing alcohol. Avoid contact with skin. 2) Rinse the insides of a balloon. 3) Pour the drink of your choi
Got a fancy new TV but, don't have a Stud Finder to mount it? You can use an electric razor (or anything else that has a strong constant vibration) to
If you lose the back off of one of your earrings, just break off a pencil eraser and use that to hold your earring on. It should get you through the d
Leftover charcoal at the end of summer? Place a few plain briquettes on a plate in the fridge for an easy odorneutralizer!
Do you think your tire Is leaking air? Just use a spray bottle filled with soapy water. Spray it all over the outside of the tire. If you start to not
Your favourite jam just won't open? Here's a solution: 1) Get a non- on-lubricated condom. Preferably unused. Tops 2) Wrap the condom around the lid a
CRACKED COM Don't toss that plastic doll table inside your pizza box. It makes O a great phone stand
If this happens Puf an egg fo you crate under if L So if doesn't overheaf! CRACKED COM
Cats Love Circles! Draw a circle on the floor, and watch your beloved feline make himself comfy. CRACKED.COM
So you have a get together and one of your more classy friends brings some wine over. Problem is, it's one of those fancy wines that comes in a bottle

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