Life is designed with so much complexity and properness. But hacks exist to save the day. They make things easier, faster, and even fun sometimes.
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So, we’re about to share some hacks with you, and they will entirely blow your mind. They’ll look so easy that you’ll think they’re fake. But they’re real, and real enough to help you. So, it’s time for us to get into it.
1. The Bigger Ziploc Bag Trick
You may want to put something in a Ziploc, but it’s too small. What do you do then? You don’t need to have many Ziplocs carrying the same thing.
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You can connect two Ziploc bags together to make a bigger one. This works perfectly well and is easy. Simply turn one of the bags upside down, and then lock them in.
2. Dry Erase Marker to Remove Permanent Marker
Using permanent board markers is scary. As the name implies, the marks are permanent, but there’s a hack for removing them.
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When there’s a permanent marker on the board, just take a dry-erase marker and write over it. The permanent marker will be wiped off immediately.
3. Put Onions in the Freezer to Prevent Crying
You know that moment when you’re slicing onions and you can’t even keep your eyes open? Your eyes are getting stung, and tears are flowing out?
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To prevent this from happening, put your onions in the freezer before slicing. When cool, it will keep those chemicals together and you can slice your onions peacefully.
4. Use a Cheese Grater for Hard Butter
If your butter is hard, you can use the cheese grater. Instead of chopping it, the grater will work just fine.
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Although, it’ll still be so much work when you’re hand mixing. Also, instead of microwaving it, grating will come in handy.
5. Use Shaving Cream to Prevent Surfaces from Fogging
Shaving cream can be the magic used to prevent fogging. Just smear it on the surface and leave it to dry. After that, rinse off and dry.
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It can also work for all kinds of mirrors. Using it will make them clear. Just apply it in the same way as described above.
6. Hand Sanitizer for Armpit Smell
Do you know what causes your armpit to stink in the first place is bacteria? Hand sanitizers were designed to kill bacteria immediately. So, when you use it on your armpit, the smell stops.
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It kills underarm bacteria in no time, and you can continue your day without fear of stink or smell.
7. Makeup Remover for Deodorant Stains
Sometimes, deodorant stains are the hardest to leave. All the while we’ve been trying and failing at it, our makeup remover was simply having a good laugh.
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Ditch the stress by applying your makeup remover on the deodorant stains. It will wipe the stain off in no time.
8. Stuck Ring?
You’re trying to take out your ring, but it’s stuck. How do you remove it without so much fuss? You’ve heard of oiling your fingers, yes. But do you know that all you need is a string?
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Cut a piece of string and put some around your finger. Push the first string end under your ring and hold it down with your other hand. Do the same to the second string end and unwind it to let the ring slide off your fingers.
9. Easily Cut Delicate Foods
You can become a pro at cutting dumplings, cheese, fruits, and even cakes by simply using a string. Place the string under what you want to cut and tie it up.
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After that, pull the ends away from each other, as though you’re tying it tighter. Do this until you’ve cut through it completely.
10. Easy Zipper
If you struggle to zip and unzip your dresses, then this is for you. This is a very easy way to do it. Get a string and tie it to a paper clip, or the zipper of your dress.
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To zip, drag the bottom of your dress down and draw the string up. If you tie it to a paper clip, attach the clip to your zipper and drag it up still. Do the reverse when you’re unzipping.
11. Open Boxes With Ease
When you pack your box and need to open it up now, your knife is usually your first point of call. But what do you do when you can’t find it?
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Before you tape it up, close the box and put a string over the top. Leave the ends of the string hanging and tape it. When it’s time to open the box, simply pull on the string ends, and the tape will cut effortlessly.
