“Sniffing Rubbing Alcohol Gets Rid Of Nausea”: 50 Weird Life Hacks That Work For Some Reason

If you use permanent marker on a whiteboard, go over it with drywipe marker and it'll come off when you wipe it. Source: I'm a teacher who has had to do this a few times!

The best raise you can give yourself is cooking. Learn to cook and you save money.

If you have a cough, put Vicks on the bottom of your feet and put socks on before you go to sleep. You won’t cough all night. Super strange but I can’t take cough suppressants because it interacts with my SSRI. This works every single time.

When I put a shirt on, I put the empty hanger back on the left side of the rod, so all of the empties are in one place when I go to hang up my clean shirts, instead of hunting for them. It only saves a minute or so, but makes the chore a little less aggravating.

If you're trying to see something in the dark, look next to it instead of directly at it.

I had no idea you could stick a cut potato into a broken lightbulb socket to twist it out safely. It's weird but works!

Drink lots of water, it seems to be keeping me feeling well into my 40s. Ive done so many bad things to my body over the years but ive always kept chugging about 3 litres of water a day if not more. If i dont get a good bit of water down in the morning i feel tired and s****y until i do.

Never give 100% at work. Hard work is rewarded with more work.

One life hack I went from not knowing to using almost daily is the search bar in the Photos app on my iPhone. I used to think I could only scroll endlessly through my camera roll to find a specific photo. Then I discovered that I could search my pictures based on objects, people, or even text that appeared in them.

For example, if I’m looking for a photo where I was wearing a suit or glasses, I can just type “suit” or “glasses” in the search bar, and it instantly shows me all the relevant pictures. It even recognizes text in photos—if I remember taking a picture of a document, a sign, or anything with words on it, I just type a keyword, and it pulls up those images.

This feature has completely changed how I organize and find photos. Instead of scrolling for ages, I can just search and find what I need in seconds. It’s a game-changer for anyone with thousands of photos stored!

If you look annoyed all the time people think you’re busy…I started using this and it works most of the time lol.

Using a clothespin to hold a nail while hammering. this keeps your fingers safe from accidental hits and makes it easier to position the nail accurately. It’s a small change, but it can make a big difference.

Use mint to get rid of black ants. When it rains here, the ants invade the house from outside. Putting mint around the entry places keeps them away! Dr. Bronner's Mint Soap in a spray bottle is very helpful, too!

Mint grows like a weed; it's overtaken and abandoned my wife's raised bed planter.

It also makes a great tea!

Floss first, then mouthwash, then brush. Gets the stuff between your teeth out and get the gums ready, then the mouthwash cleans the germs out and removes the loosened gunk you just flossed around, then the toothpaste from brushing can stay on your teeth so the flouride can strengthen the enamel.

If you find yourself forgetting if you locked your house/car/some other random action you want to remember, do something odd when you do it. Tap your feet in a little jig, waggle your hands, just something out of the ordinary. You'll remember doing that strange thing, and thus remember that you did the important thing.

If you need to switch on the light in the dark, close your eyes, flip the switch and only open them afterwards. You won't blind yourself. 


It also works in reverse.

If it will take less than 5 minutes to clean something, declutter, or fix something, do it the moment you notice it. Game changer for my adhd.

If your ring gets stuck on your finger windex will slide it right off. Worked at a jewelry store for five plus years.

When you get a “brain freeze” from drinking or eating something cold, rest your tongue against the top of your mouth on the soft part near the back. It will get rid of it faster.

“Fake it till you make it” sounds like bad inspirational speaker but it’s an extremely effective way of building confidence.

Cool off a canned beverage quickly by wrapping it in wet paper towel and putting it in the freezer. Cools off much faster than without the paper towel.