Best and worst ideas for life hacks from social media

[LuvOrlando]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DNJ7Z6B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I like this one!

 

[LuvOrlando]

New one:

Using a large bar mat to collect the water and soap that rust the top of my dryer because I tend to use it as laundry work space. No matter how careful I am to wipe it down rust always ends up a problem until now, the bar mat has been working amazingly well.

 

[dizneegirl]

My favorite one is instead of pouring the pasta into the strainer after cooking, place the bowl of the strainer into the pot and pour out the water, while the pasta stays in the pot.

That's why I have a pasta strainer that is flat and sits on the top of the pot...

 

[dizneegirl]

If you can’t open a 2 liter bottle (every so often I swear there’s a glitch and they’re not perforated the way they should be) wrap a rubber band or two around it and try again. Magic! (Probably not a new trick as in hindsight I recall us having some kind of rubbery disc for that purpose when I was growing up, but since I don’t see those in stores anymore the rubber bands are a great rediscovered hack.)

A piece of the rubbery rolls of shelf liner (with the waffle pattern) work great for opening lids, too.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

saw the worst the other day-video on how to make fresh pasta. started out with someone putting dry packaged spaghetti into a blender to 'create the base'. seriously? 'fresh' is not taking a packaged processed product and deconstructing it to then reconstruct it.

one of the best (though i can't employ it due to the sheer volume of spices i have) is to save counter/drawer space by using the magnetic spice container you can adhere to your fridge. i think back to my younger days and it would have been great to free up one of the few drawers my small apartment kitchen had.

We actually do this! We order from a company called Gneiss Spice and they ship the spices in these little jars that have a strong magnet in the lid. They stick right to the freezer door. And the magnet is good - I've tried to get them to fall off by slamming the freezer door and nope! they are stuck there!

 

[Cogswel_Cogs]

Gotten a few really good golf tips online.
Changed my whole pitching game, saved me at least a stroke a round.

 

[pindecisive]

WORST
I saw a tip online to shake popcorn upside down after it gets out of the microwave and the kernels come out... yeah, it doesn't work with my brand.

BEST
Opening those Flonase packages! I saw that you can squeeze them and they'll pop open from a TikTok and 100% it works. I used to cut them open and almost slice myself on the plastic. But just squeezing them works so much better.

This is one that isn't online, but is how I've always done it since I don't wear foundation. I put my eyeshadow on like a raccoon, then I take a makeup wipe and shape. A friend watched me do this and it blew her mind.

 

[leebee]

Best -

If you want to freeze bread, put a paper towel in the bag with it. It keeps its texture much better when you thaw it.

Hang a shoe bag on the back of your powder room door using over-door hooks. It corrals a lot of stuff, and you can easily see what's there.

About a million of us take over-the-door hanging shoe bags to Disney for keeping toiletries organized. My sister has a set of soft hanging shelves that she takes to help stretch available drawer space for the kids's clothes. (I think this is sold as a hanging sweater keeper or something like that).