What’s the most ridiculous “life hack” you’ve ever heard of?
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My college roommate freshman year was very book smart. One of those kids that never had to study in high school. Well, college was more difficult for them and they found they had to read textbooks and work on homework outside of class time. I sat and listened to them describe studying to me as if it were a new concept. Life hack! Actually study to get better grades.
I was one of those "smart kids in highschool". University hit me like a ton of bricks, suddenly having to spend home time studying was something I was totally not used to.
I mean, I had this theoretical understanding of homework and studying, but I never did it more than an hour a week.
Doing my first 2 semesters twice was a great wakeup though.
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“Cardboard Cooler” with cooling function using frozen plastic bottles.
I thought it was ridiculous to make your own air conditioner out of cheap materials, but apparently it's actually quite cool.
However, the author of the article says that “the wind smells a little like metal.”
The article is in Japanese, but for details, please refer to the link below.
大人も楽しい自由研究(6) 【結構涼しい】凍らせたペットボトルで『ダンボールクーラー』を作ってみた | マイナビニュース
make your own air conditioner out of cheap materials
Such a pet peeve of mine when I see basic evaporative cooling called air conditioning. A/C is pretty specific in how it works using refrigerant, condensers, etc. to move heat from one place to another. They also dehumidify the air in the process. A/C and heat pumps are the same thing, just running in opposite directions. They use a lot of electricity to accomplish this movement and are effective in a wide range of temperatures.
Evaporative cooling simply moves air past/through a colder medium to lower the ambient temperature. Most commonly the only electricity used here is a simple fan, and maybe a water pump. This adds humidity to the air so it's effectiveness drops off dramatically and the ambient humidity gets higher.
The only thing they have in common is making the air cooler, in completely different ways with dramatically different effectiveness and efficiency.
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I think the term life hack is ridiculous in itself. (Cue old man rant) In my day they were tips and advice. You're not hacking anything.
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Ugh, anything posted on /r/lifehacks. 85% is just the intended but not primary use of a thing.
One of my favorites is a reposted to death infographic of how to open a can without a can opener: use a knife!
Bitch, canned food existed for 30 years before anyone bothered to invent a specific can opening tool. Before that everyone used knives. A ton of people in rural areas of the developing world, right now today, use knives to open cans.
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I was one of those "smart kids in highschool". University hit me like a ton of bricks, suddenly having to spend home time studying was something I was totally not used to.
I mean, I had this theoretical understanding of homework and studying, but I never did it more than an hour a week.
Doing my first 2 semesters twice was a great wakeup though.
Similar experience.
I refused to do homework during high school. I passed by simply reading the book in class and always acing my tests with 100s.
Barely graduating high school didn’t matter for my local college, because I fucking crushed my SAT.
I dropped out of college.
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I feel compelled to quote the late great Sean Lock:
"I'm incredibly organised. Like for example, if I make tea, I don't make one cup of tea - I'll make a big batch of tea and then I'll have a cup of tea and then I'll freeze the rest of it. And then when I want to have a cup of tea, I'll just break off a bit of frozen tea. Put it in a pan. 25 minutes later I've got a lovely cup of tea without all the all the hassle."
Best answer ever.
Thx for sharing the quote. I did not know about that dude but you can be assured I'll do my homework
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Being a two time college drop out and seeing shit like so and so was a drop out and is now rich.
The key is learning and applying knowledge.
Dropping out of college is ridiculous life advice.
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Being a two time college drop out and seeing shit like so and so was a drop out and is now rich.
The key is learning and applying knowledge.
Dropping out of college is ridiculous life advice.
I think in almost all of those cases they were rich to begin with. I mean fair play they're a lot richer now than when they started, but still.
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Being a two time college drop out and seeing shit like so and so was a drop out and is now rich.
The key is learning and applying knowledge.
Dropping out of college is ridiculous life advice.
There was a study in the economist saying that earning potentials in uni drop outs were worse than both grads and people who didn't do higher education.
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There was a study in the economist saying that earning potentials in uni drop outs were worse than both grads and people who didn't do higher education.
That makes perfect sense. I'm guessing people rarely drop out by choice. If you run into problems that prevent you from completing your degree, those problems probably aren't going to disappear just because you drop out, so it'll also affect your ability to work as well, and thus also your earning potential. As long as the prevalence of these issues is relatively small in the population, it'll get drowned out by everyone else in the no uni groups.
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When the U.S. federal government shuts down ask your landlord if you can do maintenance work for rent
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I think the term life hack is ridiculous in itself. (Cue old man rant) In my day they were tips and advice. You're not hacking anything.
I've ranted about this myself. Glad I'm not the only one!
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make your own air conditioner out of cheap materials
Such a pet peeve of mine when I see basic evaporative cooling called air conditioning. A/C is pretty specific in how it works using refrigerant, condensers, etc. to move heat from one place to another. They also dehumidify the air in the process. A/C and heat pumps are the same thing, just running in opposite directions. They use a lot of electricity to accomplish this movement and are effective in a wide range of temperatures.
Evaporative cooling simply moves air past/through a colder medium to lower the ambient temperature. Most commonly the only electricity used here is a simple fan, and maybe a water pump. This adds humidity to the air so it's effectiveness drops off dramatically and the ambient humidity gets higher.
The only thing they have in common is making the air cooler, in completely different ways with dramatically different effectiveness and efficiency.
I’ve seen amazon listings call a fan an ac
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I feel compelled to quote the late great Sean Lock:
"I'm incredibly organised. Like for example, if I make tea, I don't make one cup of tea - I'll make a big batch of tea and then I'll have a cup of tea and then I'll freeze the rest of it. And then when I want to have a cup of tea, I'll just break off a bit of frozen tea. Put it in a pan. 25 minutes later I've got a lovely cup of tea without all the all the hassle."
I agree, best way
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When the U.S. federal government shuts down ask your landlord if you can do maintenance work for rent
If the US federal government shuts down, this house becomes mine. What's the landlord gonna do?
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I think the term life hack is ridiculous in itself. (Cue old man rant) In my day they were tips and advice. You're not hacking anything.
Careful, that rant might get rebranded as a life hack for surviving the internet.
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All of those YouTube videos with the kids who are just incredulous that you can propagate pineapple from pineapple tops, plant green onion ends or garlic and get green onions or garlic, and say they have "discovered an amazing life hack".
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Best answer ever.
Thx for sharing the quote. I did not know about that dude but you can be assured I'll do my homework
The "carrot in a box" games he played with Jon Richardson on 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown are some of my favourite TV ever...
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Ugh, anything posted on /r/lifehacks. 85% is just the intended but not primary use of a thing.
One of my favorites is a reposted to death infographic of how to open a can without a can opener: use a knife!
Bitch, canned food existed for 30 years before anyone bothered to invent a specific can opening tool. Before that everyone used knives. A ton of people in rural areas of the developing world, right now today, use knives to open cans.
And all the new hires in the kitchen I work at grab knives to open cans before I slap their hands.
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I’ve seen amazon listings call a fan an ac
I've stayed at Airbnb's that do that.
