life hacks?

Piriz

just watched this video on the irish independent website and am wondering what 'life hacks' do you recommend?

http://www.independent.ie/video/video-have-you-seen/want-to-make-your-life-easier-3181903.html

my few cleaning related ones: you can remove odor from your hands by rubbing them against stainless steel.
Spray petrol on your car tyres to make them look brand new again.
I tend to leave my glove box in my car open when i park in dodgey areas to show there is nothing to rob inside..

biko

To look here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=923

But on topic, white vinegar is actually really good for so many things. That tip in the vid with the shower head bag is crap, just take the whole head off (unscrew from hose) and stick it into an empty cut off juice carton and pour the vinegar in. Let sit overnight. The next day it's as new.

Lollers

Quick way to change your duvet cover. Take off old duvet cover. Turn new duvet cover inside out, grab the top of your duvet cover on each side, grab duvet on each side and slide cover on. Ah sure here is a vid to explain it better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aaVB4qVvew

dlofnep

biko wrote: »

To look here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=923

But on topic, white vinegar is actually really good for so many things. That tip in the vid with the shower head bag is crap, just take the whole head off (unscrew from hose) and stick it into an empty cut off juice carton and pour the vinegar in. Let sit overnight. The next day it's as new.

Yup - I had mold growing on the carpet of my car last winter, and sprayed it down with vinegar and scrubbed it with a hard thistle brush. Job done. No more mold.

Jesus Shaves

Used chip fat oil makes a great lube

Ghandee

Pour a glass of coke (full sugar kind) into your toilet bowl, and let sit until next morning.
Flush toilet, bowl will be cleaned to perfection and look like brand new again.

(God knows what it does to our stomachs :eek:)

N64

Lollers wrote: »

Quick way to change your duvet cover. Take off old duvet cover. Turn new duvet cover inside out, grab the top of your duvet cover on each side, grab duvet on each side and slide cover on. Ah sure here is a vid to explain it better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aaVB4qVvew

Yes! It used to take me so long to do it the other way until a friend told me about this method!

IvySlayer

Ghandee wrote: »

Pour a glass of coke (full sugar kind) into your toilet bowl, and let sit until next morning.
Flush toilet, bowl will be cleaned to perfection and look like brand new again.

(God knows what it does to our stomachs :eek:)

It's broken down immediately in our stomachs though, then shipped off to the liver for sorting withing 2 hours...:P

Bipolar Joe

Ghandee wrote: »

Pour a glass of coke (full sugar kind) into your toilet bowl, and let sit until next morning.
Flush toilet, bowl will be cleaned to perfection and look like brand new again.

(God knows what it does to our stomachs :eek:)

It makes the inside of your stomach really, really clean?

Ghandee

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

It makes the inside of your stomach really, really clean?

As clean as my toilet bowl?

Bipolar Joe

Ghandee wrote: »

As clean as my toilet bowl?

That depends, are you a fan of urophilia and / or coprophilia?

Dangerous Man

As I said in another thread - put shaving foam on a mirror prior to showering; when you're done, wipe the foam from the mirror and there you go - it can't fog up and you're free to shave your face / genitals.

Snowie

banana skins inside are awesome for polishing shoes

Mam of 4

If you've no shoe polish,or banana skins the Back to Black spray you get for cars shines shoes up brilliantly!! black shoes only tho

senorwipesalot

Cheer loudly at 8pm each Saturday to fool the neighbours into thinking you have won the Lottery.

Pottler

Save a fortune on pesky fuel bills and be good to the environment, get your kids to push your car everywhere. Stop them getting exhausted by removing the back doors and letting them jump in for downhill sections.

Lollers

Avoid confusion at roundabouts by using your hazard lights to indicate you're going straight ahead. Expect car horn beeps of thanks.

Cantona's Collars

Mam of 4 wrote: »

If you've no shoe polish,or banana skins the Back to Black spray you get for cars shines shoes up brilliantly!! black shoes only tho

Hair gel works too as shoe polish.

Latchy

White vinegar is good for getting rid of weeds .

for instant shine to your shoes , dip a tissue in cooking oil and spread over shoes ( it really works )

I'm sure I'll think of a few more later ...

Pottler

zerks wrote: »

Hair gel works too as shoe polish.

And, conversly, shoe polish works well as hair dye. It also gives you that extra mature yet distinguished look. People who giggle when you pass are merely expressing their sexual attraction to you.

admiralofthefleet

senorwipesalot wrote: »

Cheer loudly at 8pm each Saturday to fool the neighbours into thinking you have won the Lottery.

hang a very large fishing rod over your neighbours window to fool them into thinking the live in a goldfish bowl

support Team Ireland and the Olympic legacy by eating only MacDonalds and Cadbury's washed down with Heineken for 6 weeks

Chucken

SAVE a fortune on laundry bills by giving your dirty shirts to Oxfam. They will wash and iron them and you can buy them back for 50c.

Pottler

A simple but effective way to hack vending machines when you need a drink but have no change with you is to throw a brick through the glass on the front. You can then simply select which beverage you require without having to insert money/press buttons. This works best on vending machines with glass fronts. Always make sure to put the glass back together in the machine to avoid the owner discovering your clever hack. If the glass wont fit, you can use a piece of glass from an old house that you have cut to size and brought with you.

Chucken

THICKEN runny, low-fat yogurt by stirring in a spoonful of lard.

Lollers

Test R.Kellys belief in his ability to fly, by simply pushing him out a window.

Real Life

jog everywhere. you get there quicker.

boo3000

If your a man, avoid changing duvet covers, it's woman magic.

boo3000

Take two bottles into the shower?





You ****in pisshead

Chucken

Worried that your teeth will be stained after a heavy night drinking red wine? Simply drink a bottle of white wine before going to bed to remove the stains.

Pottler

When using a Taxi, simply substitute the phrase: "wait there, I will be back in one second" for your usual: "how much do I owe you?".
9 times out of ten the nice driver will accept this phrase in lieu of payment.
If you combine this method with your daily jog, by getting him to stop some distance from your house, you will both save money and get fitter.

fasttalkerchat

Dangerous Man wrote: »

As I said in another thread - put shaving foam on a mirror prior to showering; when you're done, wipe the foam from the mirror and there you go - it can't fog up and you're free to shave your face / genitals.

:eek::eek::eek:
I thought I was the only one who knew about that one!

admiralofthefleet

red wine marks on the carpet? simply burn the house down to remoce the stains

Chucken

MEN: When listening to your favourite music, simply turn up the sound to the volume you desire; then turn it down three notches. This will save your wife from having to do it.

admiralofthefleet

this is now a viz top tips thread!

Chucken

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

this is now a viz top tips thread!

Easy find the oldies here

Latchy

boo3000 wrote: »

If your a man, avoid changing duvet covers, it's woman magic.

I'll grant ye that , I tried changing one this afternoon and all I got was 20 minutes of frustration with the duvet on arse ways .

admiralofthefleet

Bring a football flavour to your cinema experience by booing the opening credits and walking out with 10 mins left

Lollers

Old age pensioners, phone dosen't ring as much these days ? simply pop a "how's my driving" sticker on the back of your car, for hours of 'lively' chat.

boo3000

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

Unless of course your rich and Irish. Borrow as much as you like (seriously just make up a figure) and every other poor ****er will pay it back for you.

While you live it up in the South of France for evermore. These poor bastards will skrimp and scrape through a miserable existence of unemployment, poverty, emigration, marriage break up and **** all opportunity.

Offer valid 2008/2009

Chucken

WOMEN: Don't waste energy faking orgasms. Most men couldn't give a s**t anyway and you could use the saved energy to hoover the house afterwards. :pac:

Allyall

Don't waste money on expensive iPods. Simply think of your favourite tune and I hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead.

boo3000

A dog isn't just for Christmas.

You can get sandwiches right through the new year.

Chucken

Save on booze by drinking cold tea instead of whisky. The following morning you can create the effects of a hangover by drinking a thimble full of washing up liquid and banging your head repeatedly on the wall.

mattjack

boo3000 wrote: »

If your a man, avoid changing duvet covers, it's woman magic.

duvet cover ?

kumate_champ07

Ghandee wrote: »

Pour a glass of coke (full sugar kind) into your toilet bowl, and let sit until next morning.
Flush toilet, bowl will be cleaned to perfection and look like brand new again.

(God knows what it does to our stomachs :eek:)

the stomach is already full of very strong acid, equivalent of battery acid, thts why anorexic girls get very bad teeth over time from repitive vomiting

Dangerous Man

Don't waste money on expensive binoculars. Simply stand closer to the object you want to see.

kumate_champ07

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

red wine marks on the carpet? simply burn the house down to remoce the stains

or cover the whole carpet in red wine

LETHAL LADY

A post-it note stuck beneath the nose is an ideal deterrent to lip-readers.

admiralofthefleet

Allyall wrote: »

Don't waste money on expensive iPods. Simply think of your favourite tune and I hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead.

re-create dublins fm104 by loading 4 shit songs onto your ipod and playiing them on repeat

Chucken

STUDENTS. Save money on expensive Bombay Mix by just tipping your keyboard upside down and eating what comes out.

admiralofthefleet

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

the stomach is already full of very strong acid, equivalent of battery acid, thts why anorexic girls get very bad teeth over time from repitive vomiting

Bullimia: it makes me sick