You’re about find out if that life hack you saw online really works! Here are 10 hacks which are total failures.
1. Get Rid of Odors with Stainless Steel
You might have seen stainless steel pieces in kitchen shops that are specifically designed for this purpose or heard the tip to wipe your hands over stainless steel to remove garlic or onion odors. Does it really work? Our research says no. Rub your hands instead with salt and lemon juice.
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2. Separate eggs with a water bottle
In this viral video, separating eggs using a water-bottle is made to look simple. When we tried it, the egg was all over! Separate an egg in the old-fashioned way by pouring it from shell to shell.
3. Strawberry Stem with a Straw
It may seem easy to stick a straw into a strawberry and remove the stem, but it is actually quite difficult to get the straw through. Is it worth the time? To remove the stem, use a paring blade to cut it in a v shape.
4. Create Pancake Shapes With A Ketchup Bottle
Make amazing pancake animals by cleaning out a bottle of ketchup! You’ll know this hack is not quick or easy if you have ever attempted to clean out a bottle of ketchup. Save yourself time and frustration by using a cookie cutter that has an open top instead of trying to mimic YouTube pancake stars. Place the cookie cutter on the griddle, pour the batter in the shape and remove the cookie cutter when you’re ready to flip the pancake. You can also freestyle. It’s so easy!
5. Make a homemade stand to amplify your phone’s sound
You might have seen impressive DIY telephone stands made out of a toilet roll and pushpins online. What about a simpler and more effective solution? Place your music player or phone in a bowl with the speaker facing down. Sound waves bounce off the sides of the bowl and amplify the sound. Use a stainless-steel bowl to get an even louder noise!
6. Put a penny in a vase of flowers to make them last longer
It is true that placing a penny into a vase with flowers will make them last longer , as long as it was made before 1981. Save an old penny. Its copper content will help keep bacteria from growing on your flowers. If you don’t have any old coins, save them. Their copper content will keep bacteria away from your flowers. ).
7. Use a wooden spoon to stop a pot from boiling over
Have you heard that placing a wooden spoon on top of a pot will prevent it from boiling over? Apparently, science hasn’t heard of this hack. This old wives tale is not true.
8. Halfing a cupcake makes it easier to eat
Half your cupcake and then mash it together, with the frosting inside. While the trick was supposed to make it easier to eat cupcakes, the frosting ended up spilling out everywhere. Thanks, but we’ll just eat them the normal way.
9. Use a dryer sheet to remove grime from pans
Grease stuck to your pan? You won’t get any better results if you leave a dryer sheet inside the pan overnight. Let some cola soak in the pan instead. It will also eat through rust and grime! It’s kind of scary!
10. Batteries should be kept in the fridge
You may have read that batteries should be stored in the fridge to prolong their life. This temperature can actually damage your batteries. Save the fridge for items like perfume that will last longer at a colder temperature.
