These days, you can’t go online without seeing a couple of useful life hacks. They cover everything from decorating your house to cooking your dinner.
Life hacks are so popular that they’ve even spawned websites, social media channels, and cable television shows. And it’s no wonder! Your grandmother’s sage advice can now be shared with the whole world. Who wouldn’t want to make their life easier?
There are hacks for basically everything, from cooking to childcare, home repair, and more. The bottom line is that we all need help sometimes. With the internet, we can use hacks shared by seven billion people. Who doesn’t love that?
But here’s the thing about the internet. Not everyone is going to find all trends popular. In fact, the moment a trend gets really popular, it’s going to have people making fun of it. Sometimes, they even make parodies of it.
Enter the millennial and Gen Z sense of humor, which is dark and absurd. We see your life hacks and we’ve made them so weird and confusing that you can’t help but laugh. Well, you’ll either laugh or say, “Um, what?” We’ll accept either of those as viable reactions.
1. Does this count as cooking?
You know how your laptop charger gets really hot when in use? Don’t waste that excess heat! Just pop a sandwich under that bad boy so you don’t have to use the microwave.
This person found a loophole we could’ve all used at one time. All you have to do is tip negative dollars and you’ll never have to pay for a meal again! Your server will think it’s hilarious…or maybe not.
You can keep wearing sock as long as possible, but eventually, they’re going to get holes in the toes. But that doesn’t mean you have to spend money on new ones! All you have to do is color the tip of your toe with a marker.
Sometimes, a TV dinner is all you really want, but it’s so annoying to try to balance a plate on your lap! This guy had the genius (and totally sanitary) idea to use a toilet lid.
Movie theaters are notoriously strict about people bringing food in from the outside yet you can buy a gun in any Walmart in America! Now excuse me, I have to go laugh until I cry.
If you’re at a loss for a bottle opener while on the road, you’re in luck! All you have to do is use your seatbelt to pop open that cap. But then buckle it again, because driving without a seatbelt is illegal.
Don’t you hate it when you need a spoon and all you have is a fork? You can make your own spoon with a fork and some tape! Of course, it’ll taste a bit like, well, like tape.
With the rise of social media, we’re all a little addicted to getting “likes” on our pictures. If you want to take a photo that everyone will love, try this handy hack to really stand out.
Don’t you hate it when you’re trying to zoom in on something using your phone but it just isn’t cutting it? Drop the phone into a cup of water to use natural magnifying properties.
If you’re tired of people getting too close on public transport, it’s easy to keep them away. All you have to do is wear this clever prickle suit that stabs anyone who crowds you.
11. Tired parents everywhere say…this isn’t a terrible idea
Laugh if you want to, but as they say “It’s not stupid if it works.” If your kid can’t sleep without a comforting hand, you can provide just that — in the form of a glove full of rice or beans, of course.
Two things always get tangled: hair and earphones. The next time your earphones are a rat’s nest, just give them a spritz with some detangling spray and they’ll be good to go.
13. This is worse than toothpaste and orange juice
Well, I can’t deny that might have at least a small effect on your dental health — after all, you are getting a little bit of fluoride. But you better have a strong stomach to try it.
You might not realize it until you live on your own, but cleaning supplies are expensive. Save yourself the cost of a Swiffer and just drag your cat around. They won’t mind, probably.
Say what you want, but this guy has some real back strength to balance this thing. Plus, his hands are now free for whatever comes his way. You say he’s silly, but I say he’s prepared.
This amazing life hack tells you how to make pasta by throwing some noodles and water into a toaster. But I feel the need for a disclaimer here. Please don’t do this.
Who doesn’t have a bunch of oranges lying around their house? But you can’t have them without a proper display! Those plastic bottle lids are perfect for showing off your oranges to perfection.
18. Wash the sauce off your pasta for pasta carbonara
Maybe you accidentally put the wrong sauce on your pasta or you changed your mind about what you want. Toss those noodles right into the wash on a rinse cycle and enjoy!
Furniture is so expensive, so a broke millennial might need to think outside the box. Why put up shelves when you can steal a grocery cart and mount it awkwardly to your wall?
When you try cuisine from other countries, you should try to immerse yourself in the experience. But if you don’t have the hang of chopsticks yet, you can use a fork…to lift your chopsticks.
When autumn comes, don’t put your air conditioning unit in storage. Just turn it around so that it blows cool air out and keeps your house warm. Plus, you’ll be reversing global warming. It’s a perfect solution.
People who buy lottery tickets always seem to have a strategy. To be fair, this is one of those. It’s just not a very effective one for the vast majority of us.
Studying for college exams can be really rough, but Denny’s is here to offer a handy lifehack. Of course, make sure you have a friend at hand to drive you to the hospital in case you go blind.
You don’t always have a bookmark on hand, and dog-earing the pages is just barbaric. This life hack came up with a solution that keeps your pages free of creases…what else, ketchup.
Don’t you hate it when someone helps themselves to your leftovers? You can keep lunch thieves at bay by putting a padlock on your takeout container. Take that, lunch thieves.
Painting can be such a tedious home project. To save time, just toss a whole can of wet paint into a fan so it’ll blow all over the room. It worked for the Cat in the Hat!
Jelly beans are a delicious treat, but they’re difficult to keep track of. If you don’t have a bowl, don’t despair. Just toss those jelly beans into your jelly belly…button.
28. Everyone has some of these lying around, right?
Having a shower curtain ring break is one of life’s little annoyances, but it doesn’t have to ruin your daily routine. Just replace the ring with a pair of handcuffs, which everyone has.
Onions are delicious, but cutting them can be such a pain. To keep your eyes from watering while you make dinner, just go ahead and cover your entire face in plastic wrap.
30. No one will wonder why you’re wearing wet pants…probably
Getting a coffee stain on your clothes is so embarrassing. If you spill some on yourself, soak your clothes in a bucket of coffee to make them one uniform color. Flawless.
Wet wipes work great for so many things — cleaning hands, dusting, removing sticky residue. But what to do when you don’t have one on hand? Just run some toilet paper under the faucet, of course!
College students don’t have the money, access, or interest for a lot of life’s little necessities, like wall tacks. But who needs them when you can just stick a knife in the wall to hold up your decorations?
33. You won’t have to make any friends at the office
Staying productive can be hard, especially when you’re at the office. Why not save time by taking your bathroom break at the same time as your lunch? It’s also the perfect way to drive away overly friendly coworkers.
Do you want a good way to keep your beer cold while driving home? Just crack the window and hang your six-pack out! In the meantime, you can drink the ones inside the car.
You know how you’re supposed to put your phone in rice when it gets wet? This hack flips the script for when you put too much water in your rice. Just drop in a couple of phones.
Who doesn’t have memories of kinking up the garden hose and then unleashing it on their friends? You can do it with electrical cords, too because that’s totally how electricity works.
When your motherboard gets dusty, it can be almost impossible to clean. But all you have to do is stick it under the faucet and give it a good old-fashioned scrub. It’ll be shiny again in no time.
38. You’ll never have to pay an electric bill again
If you loop a power strip back into its own plug, you’ll have infinite electricity. It’s a secret that electric companies don’t want you to know. Bonus points if you loop it into an infinity symbol.
39. Trying to store tennis balls the right way is so hard
Most people probably don’t have this problem — unless they’re dedicated tennis players, of course! To store more tennis balls in a container, just cut them in half. It’s an easy solution, right?
Sometimes, life is a struggle when it comes to portion control versus avoiding waste. But at the end of the day, no one likes a dry cake. Go ahead and eat it all.
These days, you can’t go online without seeing a couple of useful life hacks. They cover everything from decorating your house to cooking your dinner.
Life hacks are so popular that they’ve even spawned websites, social media channels, and cable television shows. And it’s no wonder! Your grandmother’s sage advice can now be shared with the whole world. Who wouldn’t want to make their life easier?
There are hacks for basically everything, from cooking to childcare, home repair, and more. The bottom line is that we all need help sometimes. With the internet, we can use hacks shared by seven billion people. Who doesn’t love that?
But here’s the thing about the internet. Not everyone is going to find all trends popular. In fact, the moment a trend gets really popular, it’s going to have people making fun of it. Sometimes, they even make parodies of it.
Enter the millennial and Gen Z sense of humor, which is dark and absurd. We see your life hacks and we’ve made them so weird and confusing that you can’t help but laugh. Well, you’ll either laugh or say, “Um, what?” We’ll accept either of those as viable reactions.
