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Life hacks are supposed to make things easier for us, but when so many people and publishers are using the label just to farm clicks with their zero-effort content, we often grow frustrated just with the term alone.

So a guy named Andrew, who goes online by 'This Is Hack' has set out to test as many as he can. And he sounds like the right candidate for the job. "I'm a professional actor [and] I've studied hard for a long time to become one," he writes on his socials. "I used to work at a theater, played Holden Caulfield in 'The Catcher in the Rye' [as well as] Romeo in Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet.' I've even had some parts in movies."

Continue scrolling to check out some of the life hacks he tackled in his spare time.

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    Use a spoon to keep a strainer or siv level.

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    Put a sheet of foil on your ironing board and there will be no need to turn your clothes

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    Cathy
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uhm this works without the foil as well but the thing is that the lower fabric has to be perfectly wrinkle free. Otherwise you iron the wrinkles in.

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    Shayne Randlett
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alternative method - those little dials on the front of your stove can actually be used to turn down the heat. Works like a charm.

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    Use greese-proof baking sheets to clean off stubborn limescale.

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    cecilia kilian
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You stick the stem through the hole in the grater and pull, you do not grate the parsley.

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    Place a hot jar over butter to soften it instantly 

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jar obviously only hot on one side; either that or he has no feeling in his left hand

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    Pheolei
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else thinking this guy looks like he is 15 and 35 at the same time.

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    KittyGaming
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS WHY I WANT THE ORIGINAL KINDER TO BE IN THE US I AM SO JEALOUS OF THE REST OF THE WORLD

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    Lana Lana Banana
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since I could never get the razor trick to work I actually bought something on Amazon for like $11 that does the job perfectly. I think it's called a pill-eater or pill-shaver....something like that. But I absolutely love the thing and the sound of it shaving the pills off is one of THE most satisfying things in the world. Ughhh I'm at work and now I'm wishing I could just go home and use it!!

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    StrangeOne
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just use an apple cider vinegar, sugar, dish soap and water mix. It attracts them and they instantly die when they hit the mixture. It gets rid of a lot of different small flies fast.

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    Use a straw to get the pesky stem off of strawberries quickly. 

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    Robert T
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a bought rubber lid a bit like that for use on large yoghurt pots.

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    Michelle Baird
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't he just show us how to make butter softer instantly? And why would this be easier than spreading butter? I don't get it?

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    Catching hair in the shower drain.

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    StrangeOne
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn't catch all hair but it does alright and if you shed a lot you have to clean it out mid shower.

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    Jeremy James
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, if you don't have a wine-key, I guess that's one way to do it. In a pinch, I've used a hotel Bible and a pen to pound the cork in, so who am I to judge?

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    Use a pipe to add the key to a key chain easily.

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why isn't he using a pair of protractors to cut the pipe instead of a pair of scissors?

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    Add water and cover the pan for perfectly cooked eggs.

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    Nannychachi
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like to spoon the oil over the egg while it fries and get those edges all crispy and brown.

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    Goth Nurse
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People, In the first two panels he is watching a stupid "hack" made by someone, the last two he shows how it is done - some of you are simpletons tho :D

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    nancy edwards
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I must be daft because for about half of this I need a caption of some kind so I can include it. What are you doing?

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    sturmwesen
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ehh fold it and use the ruler to rip the closed side to have a better cut

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    Spraying water on tight jeans to loosen them.

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    use tiny tooth brushes to clean the holes of your showerhead. 

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    Shayne Randlett
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Holy s**t! Are you telling me you can cook food in a microwave? What sorcery is this?

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    Removing corn kernels.

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    Peter Trudell Jr
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    using a tool that's meant to remove kernels to remove kernels... what a hack!

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    KittyGaming
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is stupid but I have a pillow hack. Turn the pillow case inside out, put your arms inside, hold onto the pillow, and flip over, your pillow case is now on your pillow

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    to cut your eggs perfectly in half, place the knife halfway in, then roll the egg itself towards you, the knife always embedded at the same depth. 

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    Shayne Randlett
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This guy's just screwing with us now. Is he seriously suggesting that this is easier than just, you know, cutting the egg straight through?

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    Cooking an egg in a microwave.

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    Shayne Randlett
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sooo...if I cook an egg in a microwave, I should use a plate? Huh. I usually use a wool hat or an old sock - I'll have to try this...

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