The Official Life Hacks Thread

[Arnox]

Pretty self explanatory. I'll start.

1. If you don't have a bathmat handy or don't want to dirty one for whatever reason, assuming you haven't done anything messy in your old clothes like landscaping or working on cars, you can use them as a temporary bathmat instead.

2. If you use liquid soap and you're getting close to running out, put some water in the container. It will dilute the soap of course but you will have a lot more of it once more.

3. Let's say you wanted to get to Google quickly. Simply type in "google" and then press Ctrl + Enter. Your browser will then automatically fill in the rest for you. (It will put www. before it and .com after it.)

4. If you're phoning a company of some sort and you want to speak to a representative as soon as possible, press 0. This should work most of the time but it's not guaranteed.

[Vulture]

When you roast a turkey or chicken, cook it breast down and then flip it and broil until the skin is crispy. Never baste again.

[Xlite]

Excellent thread idea Arnox.

1. Use a sock when you jack off if you are lazy and dont wanna deal with the mess.
2. If you are confused about what to do in any given situation, ask yourself what would jesus do, and then do the opposite of that.
3. Want to make the bread last longer?  suck the air out of the bag before closing it.

[Arnox]

When you roast a turkey or chicken, cook it breast down and then flip it and broil until the skin is crispy. Never baste again.

Nice. I'm also a fan of putting it in a paper bag and tying it up before you put it on the roasting pan. It sounds ridiculous when you first hear about it but trust me, it's good.

[-SpectraL]

To make a free call on any payphone:

1. Smash transmitter casing against steel part of phone booth until transmitter cap comes off (it is glued on solid with epoxy).
2. Remove transmitter from transmitter holder.
3. Touch wire prongs on transmitter (two) against any steel part of phone booth.
4. Place free phone call.

For free long distance calls:

1. Have operator place call.
2. When operator requests insert coins, touch transmitter prongs once to any steel part of phone booth or phone for each "coin" inserted.
3. You will then be connected to desired long distance party.

[bling bling]

[-SpectraL]

Light Fire with Battery

1. touch positive and negative poles to steel wool
2. fire will travel back and forth around contact point on steel wool for several seconds
3. touch steel wool to combustible material

[millionsofdeadcats]

I tried this and now everyone else in my house is dead.  Thanks a fucking lot, bling.

[Arnox]

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That's not really a life hack.

[bling bling]

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That's not really a life hack.

OK HERE BLING GONNA TELLU TEH MOST TRUE LIFE HACK EVER

THERE AR E NO LIFE HACKS IN THIS THREAD ONLY THIS 1 I POST

STEP 1. turn on CMD

step 2. type HACK LIFE

STEP 3 COPS probably come to u know so type HACK THE WORLD

[MoaningLisa]

If you are confused about what to do in any given situation, ask yourself what would jesus do, and then do the opposite of that.

I lol'd. sig'd

keep old parking tickets in your car, place them on windshield when you illegally park.

tricky stuck-on stains? goo gone. goo gone doesn't work? brakleen will.

shop rags cost less than expensive paper towels, and work WAY better.

need a TV/couch/bed/refrigerator? check the craigslist free section first. you might have to go get it, but there is always nice shit on there.

craigslist. craigslist is a life hack.

live in a dorm? tape a bowl over the smoke detector to avoid the $50 fine for setting it off, and just don't start any fires.

if you have a car that needs super fuel, avgas is usually cheaper than premium+lead additive+octane booster. any airport will sell it to you.

I've got more...will post later

[zok jr.]

To make a free call on any payphone:

1. Smash transmitter casing against steel part of phone booth until transmitter cap comes off (it is glued on solid with epoxy).
2. Remove transmitter from transmitter holder.
3. Touch wire prongs on transmitter (two) against any steel part of phone booth.
4. Place free phone call.

For free long distance calls:

1. Have operator place call.
2. When operator requests insert coins, touch transmitter prongs once to any steel part of phone booth or phone for each "coin" inserted.
3. You will then be connected to desired long distance party.

I haven't even seen a payphone in years.

[Juicebox]

http://www.polyphasicsociety.com/polyphasic-sleep/overviews/uberman-2/

Obligatory uberman sleep schedule post

DO NOT do this if you are a spontaneous person, you will end up falling asleep at the wheel or some shit. Once you have this down for a few months, if you try to miss one of your naps, the resulting need for sleep is like 5× worse than that of methamphetamine withdrawal.

[-SpectraL]

Use bug spray to keep your headlights sparkling for months.

[equanimity]

If you break a lightbulb trying to screw it in or take it out (or something), you can remove it by cutting a potato in half, shoving it onto the broken bulb, and unscrewing.