Life is full of problems, big and small, and everyone has to deal with them. Running away from them to a remote island won't solve them; the pesky darn things seem to know how to get around, constantly finding a way to haunt us. Most of us mortals don't have the money for it in the first place.

So we have to solve them. And, believe it or not, we can do it even without having all the answers. All it takes is a little creativity. And to show you that human ingenuity has no limits when it comes to making life easier, Bored Panda has compiled a list of clever life hacks. Can't cut an onion without tearing up? Put on your ski goggles. Don't have a coin for a supermarket trolley? Use a round-headed key instead. In a way, I guess, we're all engineers, applying rational thinking to develop solutions. We just need to remember it.

#1 I Wanted Natural Light In A Basement That Has No Windows

Paid $10 for two old windows, painted them, frosted the glass, installed them into my wall with LED lights behind them. Now it’s always 2 pm at the basement bar.

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#2 My Dog Rolo Has Always Been A Messy Drinker, My Girlfriend Turned His Water Bowl Into A Moss Garden To Keep The Place Tidy

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#3 After Repeating 6 Times That I Want To Cancel My Comcast Xfinity, I Finally Figured Out How To Get Them To Stop Arguing And Actually Do What I Asked

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#4 My Grandpa Uses The Actual Hardware For Labeling The Drawers

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#5 Putting Together Furniture? Use Some Of Its Styrofoam Packaging For Keeping Small Parts From Disappearing

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#6 My Mom Uses Ski Goggles When She Cuts Onions

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#7 My Grandma’s Technique For Cooking With Hot Oil

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#8 When Your Phone Touch Is Broken

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#9 Don't Have A Coin For A Supermarket Trolley? Use A Round Headed Key Instead

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#10 I Should Do It Myself As Well

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#11 The Vet Said The Anti-Scratch Cone Would Be $50.00. Tractor Supply Had It For $19.95

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#12 If You're Like Me And Have A Broken Laptop Hinge

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#13 Hate When Companies Ask For Your Email Address? This Is For You

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#14 I Use The Selfie Camera More To Plug Things Into The Back Of My Computer Than To Actually Take Selfies

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#15 New Safe Browsing Accessory

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#16 Sneaky Grandpa

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#17 Instead Of Buying Those Cheap Plastic Chair Mats, I Bought A Box Of Laminate Flooring Planks And Put Them Together. Took Less Than 10 Minutes And Feels Sturdy. Chair Rolls So Smooth

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#18 Drilling A Hole In A Ceiling? This Saves From Dust Debris

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#19 Need Tweezers In A Pinch?

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#20 This Genius Watching Taken Using A Clear Plastic Bag To Hold His Phone On A Plane

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#21 Use A Fork When Grating Last Bits Of Food To Avoid Possible Injury And To Shred Really Really Really Quickly

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#22 Friend's Sister Lost Her Car Key While Jogging, Someone Else Made Sure She Found It

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#23 Facetiming The Pot

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#24 My Grandma's Elderly Neighbors Have A Hook And Pulley System To Pull Groceries Up To Their Kitchen

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#25 Got Her Spayed And The Vet Didn’t Have Cones Small Enough

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#26 Changed The One Earphone Rubber To Black To Quickly See Which Is Which

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#27 Reuse A Pringles Can For Other Snacks That Come In Bags To Avoid Loud Bag Crinkling In The Office

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#28 How To Easily Carry Clothes When Moving

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#29 The Easiest Way To Water Your Garden

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#30 When Disassembling Items, Punch Your Screws Thru Some Cardboard And Label The Sets. This Will Help You Retain Your Hardware, Remember Placement And Order Of Reassembly

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#31 Grilling Meat On A Skewer? Use Two Skewers So They Don’t Turn Back Once You Flip Them

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#32 How My Grandma Closes The Bag Of Chips

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#33 A Simple And Effective Way To Move Your Clothes Without Taking Off The Hangers

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#34 Be Organized

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#35 Many Thanks To The Stranger Who Let Me Know There Was No Bog Roll Today. I'll Be Doing This In Future When I Can

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#36 Use Bobby Pins To Untie Stubborn Shoelaces

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#37 No More Smudging Or Lead On The Hand

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#38 I Was Running Late For Work And Couldn't Find Her Leash, This Is How I Walked My Dog This Morning

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#39 Crazy Sore Muscles But No Bath Tub? Improvise. Adapt. Overcome

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#40 How To Reorganize Furniture

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#41 Cutting Your Own Hair During This Pandemic? Set Up A Conference Call Between Two Screens So You Can Hit Up The Back And Sides

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#42 Someone “Enhanced” These Lost Keys To Make Them Easier To Spot

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#43 My Roommate Changed My Life Tonight. Candle Warmer And Queso Dip

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#44 Put A Rubber Band Around The Inside Of The Pockets Of Your Shorts And Never Worry About Your Phone Or Keys On A Run

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#45 My Roommate’s Living In 2030

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#46 Use A Ladder When Hauling Tall Plants

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#47 In Queensland We Get A Lot Of Insects Who Escape The Heat By Getting Inside Via The Drains. My Wife Had This Idea As A Barrier. Those Are Stocking Socks

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#48 A Life Hack For Anyone In Higher Education.

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#49 The Hack Of All Hacks

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#50 My Husband Is Using Our Baby Monitor To Keep An Eye On The Temperature Of His Smoker While He Works

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#51 I Always Mince The Giant Bag Of Garlic, Freeze It, And Break Off Squares For Cooking. It's The Easiest Way To Cook With Fresh Garlic. Also, A Great Way To Prevent Waste

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#52 That’s Brilliant

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#53 This Gentleman At Target Who Reversed His Hooded Sweatshirt To Make A Puppy Pocket

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#54 I Used Command Hooks To Hang My Pan Lids Onto The Inside Of A Cabinet Door

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#55 Hand Sewing A 1/4 Inches Hem And I Hate Juggling The Ruler

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#56 You Can Connect Two Ziplock Bags By Flipping One Inside Out To Make A Larger One

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#57 Baguette Wouldn’t Fit In My Backpack, So I Put A Cup On The Top And Zipped Up My Bag To Keep It Protected

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#58 Remove Your Ice Tray To Get Unlimited Ice

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#59 I Put A Bubble Level On My Basic Drill So I Know When I’m 90 Degrees Perpendicular To Ground When Drilling Vertically

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#60 I Use An Upside Down Metal Dish Rack To Keep My Tupperware From Flipping Upside Down In The Dishwasher

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#61 Stop Water From Puddling Up On Your Canopy

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#62 Need New Coasters? Go To The Tile Store. Just Stick Adhesive Felt Or Cork On The Underside.

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#63 Cables Managed

#64 My Dad’s T Got Splattered With Bleach, He Decided To Fix With More. I Found It Adorable

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#65 My Dad Put An Example Of Each Bandaid On The Outside Of The Ziplock Baggies

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#66 My Husband Made This Book-Holder-Opener For Me To Ease Hand Cramping

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#67 After Washing And Drying Your Mattress Pad Cover, Are You Left With Fuzzy Fabric Pills? Use A Comb And Rake The Fabric

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#68 IKEA: Download The Manual And Sharpie Its Name, Along With The Hex Wrench, To The Bottom For Future Tightening And/Or Disassembly

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#69 My Girlfriend Came Up With A Crazy Good Microwave Life Hack For Multiple Plates. Heats Up Evenly

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#70 I Figured Out A Solution For Snacking And Keeping My Game Controllers Clean

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#71 If You Drop Nail Polish Pour Sugar On It. After A Few Minutes, You Can Just Sweep It Away

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#72 He’s So Small He Can Sneak Through The Fence When He Goes Outside, So He Must Wear The Escape-Proof Wiener Bun Of Shame At Potty Time

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#73 We Wanted To Quit Wasting Food, Then We Realized We Could Use A Dry Erase Marker On The Top Of Our Freezer. Now We Always Know What Is In There

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#74 I Added A Rubber Bumper Designed For Boats To The Kerb Outside My House. Now I Can Park As Close As I Like And Not Ruin My Wheels

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#75 Staying In A Hotel? Attach Your Car Keys To Your Phone Charger So You Can't Forget It

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#76 Fruit Fly Infestation? Pour Vinegar And A Tiny Bit Of Dish Soap In A Shallow Dish/Bowl And Watch The Little Jerks Drown

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#77 Serve Condiments In A Muffin Tin

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#78 My Brother Cooking 2 Pizzas At Once

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#79 How To Become The Office Hero When An Ice Cream Truck Comes By

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#80 When Your Geometry Knowledge Comes In Handy

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#81 This Is Clever. So I Know Who Owes Me Money

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#82 Freeze Your Freezie Pops Standing Up So You Don't Have To Cut Through The Freezie To Open Them

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#83 Use A Grater To Slice Cold Butter For Pie Crust. Super Quick And Satisfying Too

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#84 Just Laminate A To-Do List So You Don't Waste Paper For Your To-Do Lists, Also Works For Planners

The squares are optional since you can easily remove your finished task.

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#85 This Bra Used To Protect A Horse's Infected Eye, Whilst Also Allowing It To See

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#86 Writing Dates And Hours On The Packaging Of Your Medication Eliminates The "Did I Remember To Take It This Afternoon Or Do I Need To Take It Now?" Problem

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#87 Wearing A Face Mask For An Extended Period Of Time. Sew A Button To A Headband To Keep From Destroying Your Ears

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#88 Put On Ski Goggles When Chopping Onions So You Don't Cry Your Eyes Out

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#89 Someone At My Work Created A Clock Out Of Two Cups To Keep Track Of How Fresh The Coffee Is

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#90 Local Pool Doesn’t Allow Alcohol, So I Bring Water

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#91 To Remove Strong Adhesive Labels From Plastic Containers, Simply Put Them In The Freezer For A Few Hours Before Peeling

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#92 To Think, We Were About To Pick Them One By One

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#93 Charging A Phone When The Cord Does Not Reach The Floor

#94 This Is How I Cleaned My Keyboard Today

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#95 Attach The Extra Silicon Tip On The Jack In Case You Lose One While You're Out

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#96 Wrap A Piece Of Lettuce Around One Side Of Your Sandwich/Burger To Keep The Goods From Falling Out The Other Side

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#97 Never Leave Your Gym Lock At The Gym Again By Using It As A Carabiner To Hold Your Bag Together. If You Try And Walk Off Without It, The Unhooked Strap Will Alert You To Its Absence

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#98 Reheating Pizza On A Flattop Stove Burner Makes The Bottom Crispy Without Getting Burnt

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#99 Tic-Tac Containers? Pro-Tip: Store Spices In Magnetic Paperclip Holders And Put Them On Your Fridge. Bonus Points For Alphabetically

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#100 A Coworker Was In Need Of A Bowl, So I Fashioned One Out Of A Plate

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#101 It Works

#102 Lifehack For Covid-Era Travellers - No More Ear Strain On Long Flights Because Of Mandatory Mask Policy

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#103 Transport Your Knives With An Empty Paper Towel Roll And Rubber Band

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#104 My Boss Ties Pieces Of Paper To His Hoodie So He Remembers To Look At It Later

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#105 Dry Erase Marker On The Fridge Was A Game Changer For Me. It Saves Me So Much Food

It also makes it easier to just pick a weeknight meal, instead of endlessly scrolling through recipes.

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#106 When You Don't Want To Buy A Smaller Pan For Just One Recipe

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#107 Wrap Your Christmas Lights Up On Cardboard. No More Untangling Cables Next Year

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#108 Keep Flies Out Of Your Wine

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#109 Frozen Cubes Of Espresso In My Iced Coffee. Next Level Wife

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#110 No Vacuum Or Sweeping Required

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#111 My Wife Had An Idea To Save Some Space In Our Medicine Cabinet. She Clipped Off The Cover And Instructions For Each Med And Placed In Separate Bags

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#112 About 2 Minutes After Realizing There Was No Bottle Opener In My Hotel Room I Discovered This Gem And It Works Like A Charm

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#113 When You’ve Got Too Many Groceries For Your Reg Cab Pickup

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#114 Using A Hair Clip To Hold The Side Of A Book When Reading On An Angle Or Laying Down To Prevent "Page Flopping"

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#115 Drained My Water Heater And The Hose I Used Was Just A Little Short Of The Drain

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#116 My Stepmum Uses A Trivet To Stop Her Laptop Overheating When She Is Gaming

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#117 My Parents Used Two Coat Hangers And Scrap Wood For A Temporary Shelf

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#118 How To Get Your Cat To Look At The Camera

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#119 Toaster Not Working? No Problem!

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#120 Light A Candle Before You Shower To Keep A Pocket Of The Mirror Un-Fogged For Hair Combing, Etc

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#121 Use An Old Aux Cord To Keep Your Dongle On Your Keys At All Times

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#122 When Your Side Of The Bed In The Hotel Room Does Not Have A Nightstand

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#123 I Built A “Replica” Of A Solid Piece Of Furniture I Wanted To Order To See If It Was Going To Fit Through The Narrow And Weirdly Shaped Staircase In My Building. It Doesn’t Fit

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#124 Put An ‘S’ On 2 Of The Short-Side Corners Of Our Almost-Square-But-Not-Quite Blanket So I Don’t Have To Figure It Out Each Time I’m Changing The Sheets

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#125 Why Is This Not Marketed As A Feature On All Wheelbarrows?

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#126 Life Pro Tip: To Make Cheap And Easy Organizers For A Folder, Cut A Strip Out Of The Top Corner And Fold It 90 Degrees To Make A Tab

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#127 The Bottom Of J.lohr (As Well As Any Similar Shaped Wine Bottle) Makes A Great Press For Homemade Ravioli

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#128 She Livin' In 2222

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#129 "Grandma, Do You Have Some Rice That I Can Put My Phone In? It Got Wet." - She Pulls This Out Of A Cabinet

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#130 No Problem

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#131 Use A Pizza Wheel To Make Easy Work Out Of Herbs

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#132 Need A Quick Camera Mount For Your Phone? Use A Trigger Clamp

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#133 If You Want To Attach A Poster To The Wall And Not Ruin The Wallpaper With Push Pins, Just Use A Paper Clip And A Small Magnet

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#134 And Little Creativity Goes A Long Way Huh

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#135 When Your Headphones Start To Peel, Use Some Adhesive Tape To Clean It

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#136 I Needed A Hands Free Way To Read While Snacking On Peanuts, Thought Ya'll Would Approve

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#137 When The Power Is Out And This Is All You Have. Works In A Pinch But Just A Little Slower

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#138 Make A Door Sign For When You're On Autopilot In The Morning. Then You Can't Leave Without Removing It. (Also Hang Your Mask On The Door So You Don't Forget It Too)

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#139 I Designed And Printed A Stand To Use A Leftover Fan As A Food Cooler

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#140 I Got Tired Of Small Pill Organizers So I Converted A Cheap Fishing Tackle Box Into A Mega Pill Box

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#141 Keep Track Of Bobby Pins. I Noticed This In Our Bathroom, My Wife Is A Smart Woman

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#142 How To Bake Two Pizza's At Once In One Pizza Sized Oven

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#143 Storing Seed Packets In The Photo Album

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#144 Use A Food Clip On Your Toothpaste

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#145 A Guy On My Flight Folded His Newspaper To Make A Phone Holder

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#146 Hotel Curtain Won’t Stay Closed. No Problem

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#147 I Put On Doll Eyes On My Laptop To Help Create “Eye Contact” By Looking At The Camera

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#148 Dropped Your Grinded Herb On Ground? Use A T-Shirt Over A Vacuum Hose To Pick It Up

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#149 After Installing A Car Registration Sticker, Score It With A Razor Blade To Prevent Thieves From Stealing It

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#150 Let Your Jell-O Shots Set Upside Down On The Lid To Make It Easier To Take

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#151 Improvise, Adapt

#152 200 IQ At Work

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#153 If You Want An Air Purifier But Only Have $39, Slap A 20x20x1 Filter On The Back Of A Box Fan

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#154 Get Keys On A Keyring With A Staple Remover

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#155 Use The Wire From Chinese Takeout Containers To Stop Laundry Detergent From Dripping/Leaking All Over Your Appliances

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#156 Use A Bag Clip To Secure Your Face Mask More Tightly And Comfortably

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#157 I’m Not Promising 100%, But You Won’t Be Stirring All Day

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#158 Life Pro Tip

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#159 Hubby Was Using The Oven And I Needed To Proof My Focaccia, So I Ran The Dryer For 3 Minutes Then Put In My Dough. Worked Great

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#160 Cheese Grater Broke, Used A Vegetable Peeler To Shave My Parmesan

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#161 When You Have A Birthday During A Pandemic And You Still Want To Blow Out Your Candles

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#162 I'm A Woman In Construction, This Is How I Choose To Eat Bananas

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#163 When You Don't Have A Suit But Need One

#164 My Friend Forgot Her Fork Today

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#165 Dad From The Future

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#166 Hiding A Beer Like A Pro

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#167 Mosquito Bites? Itch Goes Away In An Instant With This Stuff

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#168 Use A Herb Jar Lid With Cardboard In It To Stabilize A Wobbly Desk/Table. Won't Slip Out When The Desk Moves And Is Quite Incognito

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#169 Never Have To Remember When The Warranty Is Up On Your Car Battery. Just Some Duct Tape And A Permanent Marker

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#170 No Knife Holder - No Problem

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#171 Parmesan Cheese Lids Fit Mason Jars

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#172 Soviet Lifehack

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#173 Vacuum Sealing Watermelon Causes All Of The Juices Be Sucked In, Increasing The Sweetness Of The Fruit And Deepening The Color

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#174 $2.87 Headset Hanger At Walmart

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#175 Tape End Hack

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#176 If You Stain A Shirt, You Can Simply Outline The Stain With A Sharpie And Give It A Name. This Will Make It Seem Like You Visit Islands

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