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Bad advice can come in many forms.
 It can come from your Mum, who tells you that you are in
fact, "quite special." It can come from your Dad, who tells you to stick up for
yourself against the bully, despite that fact he's 7 feet tall. Your guidance
counselor in school could always tell you to "get into teaching - there are
tons of jobs there!" It can come from Miss Cleo, who read your
tarot cards and knows your destiny.
But there is a source for advice that's never wrong: the
internet! Ok, not true. But yours truly has waded through the tide of rubbish,
porn and cat pictures that is, in essence, the information highway. MacGuyver had his own
makeshift fixes, so it's time for some of our own. Here are the top 9 life
hacks (pro tips, good advice, etc.) as chosen by HUSH (because Top 10s are so overrated).
-
 Validate a credit card in your head: Each credit
card is composed of a 16 digit card identification number. Beginning with the
first character, and continuing with every other individual number, multiply by
2. Now take these products and add them to the original numbers which you did
not double; if one of those products is a two-digit number, sum those digits as
if they were individual (i.e., a 12 would become a 1 + 2). If the final sum is
not divisible by 10, then the card is likely invalid.
- Open
that candy: If you're having trouble shearing open a bag of candy or chips with
your hands, and you don't have scissors or a knife handy, a less-obvious solution is to place two coins on opposite sides of the bag and pull them towards each other.
- Walk
like a
n Egyptian penguin: In the
winter, the most common reason for falling on ice is due to weight being
shifted between each foot, resulting in an acute contact angle between the feet
and ice. Instead, walk with your weight concentrated on the lead foot, which is how penguins stay upright in the Antarctic.
- Clean the microwave: Cook a bowl of water for
2-3 minutes on high power. The steam will loosen and moisten any stains for
easy cleaning. Adding a little bit of lemon juice will remove lingering odors.
 Make
a log stove: Take a tree log a foot in diameter or more and at least two feet
long and stand it up. Now, make 4 or 5 lengthwise cuts in through the log, but
do not complete the cut. Instead, leave about 25% of the length untouched.
Stuff the cuts you made with newspaper and light them aflame.- Household handy: Use a rubber band strung across
a paint can to wipe off your brush; place a folded Post-it note below the hole
when drilling drywall to collect any debris; put a rubber band between a stripped screw and the driver to remove that stubborn hardware.
- Beer
me: Make a floating cooler by cutting a pool noodle in to sections and then
looping them with a rope around a plastic container, and putting some salt in
the ice water will cool the beer much faster; put a clean cup full of ice into
the middle of a beer pitcher to keep it cold; putting a coaster on top of your
pint glass is universal sign that indicates "I'm coming back."
- Express elevator: In a hurry but have a crowd in
the elevator? Press the door close button and press your desired floor's button
at the same time and hold for at least 5 seconds. Many
elevators will take you directly to that floor first.
In a similar vein, if you're stuck at a street corner waiting for the walk
signal, press the crosswalk button in patterns. For those buttons that do still
work (many
are non-functioning), there is a code which will change the traffic lights
in your favor.
- Grocery
getter:
Use a carabineer (which you may already have on your keychain or in
your auto) to loop many grocery bags onto a single handle. If you
need to carry several large bottles, use a hockey stick and thread it
through
the handles.
Well folks, that's all I got. Any you think that should be added to this list?
Resources
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/r/lifehacks
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