In an effort to make our life easier, we are looking on the Internet for various life hacks designed to become a simple solution to everyday problems. However, not all of them live up to the hopes placed on them.
Life hack 1: Storing batteries in the refrigerator
If the family has children, then batteries have to be bought quite often, because most toys assume their presence. A life hack, which recently appeared on the Internet, could significantly reduce the expenses of parents. However, despite the conviction of its authors, it does not work.
The essence of the life hack was as follows: if you store batteries in a cold place, in particular in the refrigerator, then their service life increases several times. However, many people who have taken advantage of this advice say the opposite: according to them, low temperatures only contribute to the fact that the battery drains even faster. In addition, the battery case will corrode and deform when exposed to condensation.
Life hack 2: Cooking "golden" eggs
This life hack is often tested by housewives on the eve of Easter, in the hope of getting a beautiful golden egg. The instruction, found on the Internet, says: if you shake an egg for about 120 seconds, and then throw it into water and wait for the prescribed 7-10 minutes, then it becomes "golden". However, in practice, everything turns out to be much more prosaic: the yolk spreads a lot, but it still separates from the protein without problems, that is, the life hack does not work.
Life hack 3: Open the bottle with a nail and a hammer
Probably, many have seen a video on the Internet in which a man opens a bottle of wine without a corkscrew, using a hammer and a nail. The bottom line is simple: the nail must be driven into the cork, and then pulled out with the forked part of the hammer (another option is with pliers). It would seem nothing complicated. But when you proceed directly to the implementation of this "mission", you are faced with a significant problem: traffic jam made of a porous material, so the nail enters it very quickly, but also quickly exits, and, without traffic jams. Therefore, it is very difficult to open a bottle of wine using this life hack.
Life hack 4: Acne toothpaste
Probably, only the lazy one did not read the life hack that toothpaste effectively fights acne. All you need to do is apply some paste to the inflamed skin area and leave it on for a few hours or overnight. In theory, everything is fine, but in practice it does not always work out exactly as Internet users advise. The thing is that menthol is a component of most toothpastes. It really dries out the skin, but at the same time it causes irritation.
Note: If you have sensitive or dry skin, then this method of dealing with acne will only worsen the situation and lead to the fact that your face will flake off. In addition, microburns may appear.
Life hack: 5: Cut cherry tomatoes with two plates
If you love cooking with cherry tomatoes, then the following life hack would make your life much easier - if only it worked. According to the "creators", you can cut about ten tomatoes by simply holding them between two plates and running a knife over the vegetables. But in order for this method to work, a large number of conditions must be met. For example, the plates must be pressed with equal force, the knife must be very sharp, the peel of the vegetables must be thin. At the same time, tomatoes must be selected of the same size and make sure that they lie the same. If at least one of these points is not met, the vegetables will turn into porridge. Novate.ru believes that during this time you can cut not a single dozen cherry in the usual way, so why bother?
Life hack 6: Crust on a pizza with a microwave and water
The next "genius" life hack is associated with everyone's favorite Italian dish. Its author claims that if you reheat a pizza in the microwave with one glass of water, the result is a crispy crust. But in fact, we get porridge from dough, meat and vegetables from the microwave oven. However, this effect should not surprise anyone, because the water heats up a lot, evaporates and creates the feeling of a bath in the microwave. What kind of crust can we talk about in this case?
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Life hack 7: Toaster-cooked cheese sandwich
For those who are tired of making standard cheese sandwiches in the microwave, the "talented" chefs have come up with a new recipe. More precisely, they suggest using a conventional toaster rather than a microwave. To do this, lay it on its side, put two slices of bread with cheese in it and fry as usual. Perhaps the life hack would have worked if the toaster hadn't "thrown away" the bread after cooking. In the best case, the unfortunate sandwich will fall on the floor, and in the worst case, it will end up in the hands of the cook, which will inevitably lead to burns.
Life hack 8: Wooden spoon
There is an opinion that if you put a wooden spoon or spatula across the pan, then its contents will definitely not "escape" when boiling. Life hack works, but there is one caveat: it only works if the liquid just starts to boil. But when the seething "gains momentum", kitchen accessories will definitely not help. Therefore, it is best to be in the kitchen while cooking so that you do not have to wash the stove and pan later.
Life hack 9: Cleaning the toilet with cola
If you enter in the search bar "Cleaning plumbing with improvised means", then Google will return thousands of results. Perhaps some of them are effective, but not the cola option. Perhaps initially you will be delighted with the result, since a carbonated drink can really remove plaque and rust. However, there is one "but": Coca-Cola covers the toilet bowl with a thin film, which literally "attracts" pollution. In addition, there is not a single antibacterial component in soda, so cleaning is unlikely to be effective.
Life hack 10: salt to fix the color
In industries, salt is actually used as a mordant in the process of dyeing fabrics. But the key word here is "in progress." Once you've bought the item, it's too late to fix the color. Therefore, adding salt for the first and subsequent washings does not make any sense. Of course, it will not harm the fabric, but it will not bring the desired result either.
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