Life hacks and tricks that help us be more productive or save time and money are awesome. Other hacks and tricks? We should maybe just go ahead and avoid those—like these terrible ideas, for example.
Here are 12 of the most ridiculous and terrible life hacks of all time.
Some people should probably not be giving out advice.
#1 Make your earphones wireless by cutting off the wires using a pair of pliers.
Sure, they look like wireless earphones, but they won’t work like earphones. If they can’t play any sound, can they still be called earphones?
#2 Save the time you’d spend brushing your teeth and eating breakfast by spreading toothpaste on your bread.
Toothpaste is not meant to be swallowed. Doing so will cause an upset stomach and won’t exactly clean teeth properly.
#3 Make a handle for your plastic cup by tearing off a strip.
How will a drink stay in a cup with a large strip torn off? You will have a handle, but your cup will be empty.
#4 Are you having a bad day? Grab some sunglasses, and you’ll have a lousy evening instead.
Is your problem solved? I’m pretty your concern wasn’t the time of day, right?
#5 Take a rubber glove filled with warm water and put it in your hand when you feel lonely.
There are lots of fun ways to meet new people. This is not one of them.
#6 Turn your drink into a diet version by pushing the button on the lid of your plastic cup.
You’ll be surprised by how many children believe this one. I wouldn’t be shocked if a few adults haven’t figured it out yet.
#7 Stabilize a bagel with your finger when cutting it in half.
This only ends in two ways. You get a mild cut on your finger or spend the day in the emergency room.
#8 If your phone has a screen that’s too small, put it in a glass of water to enlarge it.
Waterproof phones are nothing short of a marvel. Sadly, waterproof phones are not the norm. Good luck with buying a new one after this.
#9 Use a slice of red onion to naturally protect your computer from viruses.
How will someone explain why their computer smells like onions all the time? The cost of having to replace or fix parts damaged by the fluid from these onions will also be an expensive lesson.
#10 Put your car wipers up so police can’t give you a ticket.
Police know how wipers work. They’ll simply drop them back down and leave your ticket. All you’ll have done is made it more difficult to talk yourself out of a ticket in the future.
#11 Redraw tire treads with a sharpie when they wear out
The car will skid off the road when it is wet. Also, worn-out tires get flats more often than new ones. Imagine getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere one night with no one to help. That sharpie won’t be able to rescue anyone then.
#12 Boil and store gallons of water in advance to save the time you’d otherwise spend boiling water to make pasta.
First, does anyone’s fridge have enough space for all of that water? Second, how many times a week do any of us really make pasta? Finally, the water will still have to be reheated once it is taken out of the fridge…
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