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No one likes to waste unnecessary amounts of time and energy on things that can be done with a few quick shortcuts. Or find themselves in challenging scenarios and have no idea how to crack the code. Or do things the hard way when... You get it — "work smarter, not harder" is the way to go.

We naturally pick up small pieces of wisdom that allow us to overcome unexpected obstacles and complete demanding missions, but as you’ve definitely noticed, the game of life is often quite difficult. Sometimes, our brains struggle to unlock the secrets and find the little commands and hacks that would help us to move on to the next level. But thankfully, Redditors bacongobbler and Lurial decided to do us all a public service by sharing some very useful "cheat codes" with anyone who strives to make their days a bit easier.

So if you want to finally nail down this game we call life, we've got you covered! Below, our team at Bored Panda has wrapped up some of the best insights from these two threads to share with you all. But as the Redditors warn, remember to put your thinking caps on and do your own research before trying these moves in real life. So continue scrolling, upvote the hacks you didn't know about, and be sure to share your own bits of advice in the comments!

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Secretaries, tech support and janitors are the true power in office buildings. Make friends, remember birthdays and you can get anything you need or go anywhere you need.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus, they're human beings. You CAN actually be nice to people without any ulterior motive!

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones When commenting on something, whether it be reddit, facebook, etc. finish typing your comment, stop, re-read it twice and then ask yourself what you are trying to accomplish with said comment before posting

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Til that comments have to accomplish something, I have hereby accomplished making a bunch of strangers aware of my musings on above subject.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Shut the f**k up.

Wait for the lawyer.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Turn it off, then on again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a Network Technician at a huge University, I approve this message.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones When you have forgotten someone's name, simply say : "I'm sorry, but what was your name one more time." They may act offended, but when they give you their first name you simply reply "No, I meant your last name." (more socially acceptable to forget).

Bingo. First and last names.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And 1 second later I have already forgotten both names...

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Buy things out of season, this can save you money. Unless its food, then buy it in season

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Cut negative people out of your life.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones When you're giving a presentation, bring a bottle of water up to the podium. If you find yourself in a spot where you blank, taking a drink will allow you to gather your thoughts. Nobody will be the wiser.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're speaking to a large group of people and dont know where to look, just look at a point over everyones head out past the back row.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones When you buy something online, you usually get a chance to enter a promo code before you purchase.

Google the promo codes.

They're out there - you can get anything from free shipping to 25% off the purchase.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I almost always check for codes, not once the code I found worked.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones If you have crushing chest pain, call 911 first. Then chew some aspirin. I work in cardiology.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you mean before or after I remove the bookshelf?

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones if you gently rock back and forth while pooping it will take significantly less time and make it easier to pass more "troublesome" movements. Best. Lifehack. Ever

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do I have to do this in toilet or any teeter totter would do?

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones For essays with minimum page requirements: If you finish your paper and realize that what you wrote is a shy of the minimum requirement, ctrl F your paper and search for ".". Change the font size of the periods from 12 to 14. They are the exact same size, but it causes the paper to be significantly longer (my 5 page original essay was stretched out to roughly 7 pages).

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When I am in a large shopping centre (mall) I take a photo of the information board on my phone so I can look up how to get to stores without having to go back to the board

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is even more useful in an airport. I saw someone taking photos of the connection gates and gates map and scoff to myself "ppfft that's what the app is for", just to have the app stuck and nearly missing my flight

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Easy splinter removal: dip the splintered body part in some Elmer's glue, let it dry, remove glue with splinter.

Easy lawn care: Pour "beer" (Bud Light, Coors, etc) on the lawn. Fermented sugars make great fertilizer.

Easy broken glass clean up: Get the tiny pieces up with a piece of bread, the consistency and texture picks up even the smallest shard.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Babywipes for the bathroom. Seriously, your life will be +1.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Never bring anything in to work. That way, when you leave (ie, earlier than usual) it doesn't look like you're leaving for the day.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do I see so many posts about adults at work who behave like teenagers in highschool? Grow up.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones I've got one. If you feel uncomfortable looking into someone's eyes when they're talking to you, look at their nose instead. They cannot tell the difference.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones When you eat hard shell taco's, do it over your nachos. That way when they disintegrate, you can eat the bits you lost with your nachos

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now THIS is the kind of cheat code I was hoping for!

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Avoid forgetting something in the morning by placing it in your shoes. (works best if you wear the same pair every day.)

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Try to use your non-dominant hand for more things, try to maintain an equal balance in your body. If you have paper and a writing utensil in front of you, try scribbling circles with your non-dominant hand. Stir things with it, open doors with it. Use your dominant hand for things that you'd usually use your non-dominant for.


Be conscious of how your body moves. Pick up your feet when you walk, pay attention to your posture, try not to lean to one side if you're standing for a long period of time. *Stretch.* Stretching is important in maintaining strength, balance and coordination. Try doing routine things in different ways, it'll help your body with the aging process and keep you in better shape.


If you want to develop certain traits as a person, live your life as if you've always been that way/had said traits. Eventually after a bit it will become so second nature that you won't even have to think about it.


Don't pretend to know something if you don't. You look ignorant if you're called out on it, and you force yourself to lose the opportunity to learn something new. If you're mocked for not knowing something and needing to ask, you're around the wrong people.


**tl;dr** Be conscious of how your body moves; try to stay balanced. Sometimes pretending to have certain traits will actually help you develop them. Be open to learning new things.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones On flights, if you are fighting for an arm rest with a stranger. bring your arm (the one thats on the same side the arm rest you want) up to your mouth and sneeze/cough. Then place it by the armrest. The other person will move their arm. Has had 100% success rate

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think unwritten rule is arm rest for the middle seater.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Learn to cook. You will save money, eat better and feel better. If you are terrible at cooking, there is only one way to get better...cook. Think of cooking not as a chore, but as something that is fun and that brings joy to other people and to yourself. If you live alone, invest in some nice pyrex containers, put a few portions in the freezer, a few in the fridge.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't like cooking it doesn't matter how much you think of it as fun, it will stay a chore. If simply thinking "This is a fun thing" worked we would all love our jobs.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones If you get brain freeze from eating something cold too quickly, press your tongue against the roof of your mouth as hard as you can. Voila, instant brainfreeze relief.

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If you're at home/work/party or GOD forbid your girlfriend's house and the toilet starts to overflow, take the lid off the back reservoir part and lift the long handle as far up as it will go. The water will stop rising and then you can quietly mutter curses at it till it goes back down (which it does, more often than not...)

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Always walk like you know where you are and what you're doing. Most people will just let you go on through/by/away. Works on most rent-a-cops and campus police.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Go anywhere at all with a high vis jacket, a stepladder and a small toolbox, can add a hard hat for extra effect, even easier to carry a bag with some light bulbs, incase anyone asks. You can literally get in anywhere

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Give yourself half an hour of downtime in the morning, between being ready to leave and leaving, and your day won't feel so rushed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where do you get that extra hour? I am happy if I can fit a 45min walk in instead of 15min.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones To get through tech support quickly with an ISP, choose the option for becoming a new customer. Then when you get there ask to transfer to tech support. Usually they won't put you on hold because they see the number coming from the new customer line.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In somehotlines it helps to talk gibberish to the machine. Others kick you out for it.

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If you drive stick and the battery s dead, get some friends, put the key to the on position, put the car in 2nd and push the clutch down. have your friends push your car. when you get a decent speed going let the clutch up. (this is called "Popping the clutch." your car with start and you can drive around for a while to recharge your battery(provided nothing is wrong with the battery or the alternator)

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is called a jump start. EDIT no it isn't. Stupid brain.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones If you are quitting something e.g. smoking, drinking etc. Everytime you feel the urge to do said addiction : Go for a run, do 20 sit ups, 20 push ups etc. This way you can start to associate exercise with quitting and you get fitter the more you quit which can make you feel better

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or I associate quitting with exercise and don't want to quit anymore.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones If you are driving an unfamiliar car and you don't know which side the gas tank is on, just look at the little pump icon next to the gas gauge on the dashboard. The pump handle on the icon will be on the side of the tank

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also lmao, if you drive an electric vehicle, don't try to fill its tank at the gás station... ( Google Tesla woman gás station, and be amazed )

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones When you go to a restaurant where they bring you your drink in a cup/glass, ask for no ice or for ice on the side. Often what they do is load your drink with ice so that it seems as if there's more in there, especially at bars

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most bars have a set amount of alcohol they serve you. If you ask for no ice you get a half-filled glass. At least that's how it works here.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Try to put yourself in as many socially awkward situations as possible. You will be desensitized to it which makes you more outgoing.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just seem to improve my ability of finding new ways to be even more socially awkward.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones If you spill any liquid that will stain on your carpet (red wine, juice, etc), pour some salt on it. Work it into the carpet - just rub it in with your hands. Leave it there for a few hours (for serious stains, up to a day) and vacuum it out. Voila, stain gone.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not what a stain is....if it's a fresh spill it's not a stain. So this method won't remove stains, just prevent them.

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When you're talking to someone and can't tell if they are interested in the subject/their mind is elsewhere, cross your arms. If they cross theirs as well, they are truly listening

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except if they have social anxiety and are very attentive to body language in which case crossing their arms is something they'll never do since it could also show disinterest or disagreement.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Talk to everyone like you would your best mate, and smile.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the American way. In many countries this will make you come off as pushy and weird.

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If you need to briefly turn the light on at night and don't want to completely lose your night vision, keep one eye closed.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the reason pirates wore Eyepadches. To see in the dark under deck.

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Measure twice, cut once.

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Before you take a dookie, throw in a piece or two of toilet paper in the toilet bowl to reduce/avoid splashing and that kerplunk noise

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or just grow up, learn that bodily functions are perfectly normal and stop wasting toilet paper.

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#39

Most tinfoil and saran wrap boxes have little push-in tabs on the sides. If you push them in, the roll won't fall out when you try to rip out a sheet of it

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They do, but in my experience of doing this, the box then tends to fall apart before the roll is finished.

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Don't be rude, but NEVER answer any cops questions when they call you in for questioning

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If you park in a large parking garage/shopping centre, get out and take a photo on your cell phone of the nearest parking sign (Area B2, etc). You will never lose your car again

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Can't find your car in a parking lot? hitting the lock button trying to get it to beep? Extend the distance of key-less entry by putting the key under your chin. The signal will resonate in your skull increasing the range dramatically. I swear to god this works, and I'm told it's safe because the radiation is non-ionizing

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What if your car is a clássic and doesn't have a remote? Like mine didn't wen i Lost it, ( well technically i didn't Lost it, i changed its color and forgot about it, i was looking for a white car, when i should be looking for a custom black car )

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Remote? Mine doesn't even have door locks! I find it by looking for the gap in the parked cars, as it is so low that you can't see it over the modern cars.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, if you're trying to quit an addiction and want to substitute exercise (as suggested above) just keep walking around until you find your car.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn’t they say something about this on No Such Thing as a Fish a while ago?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've done this, and it actually works. It works better for some reason if you open your mouth too.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there are people who drive trucks and put those gigantic flags on them, now I know why they do it

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too bad Kramer’s car didn’t have this option in the parking garage.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"and I'm told it's safe because the radiation is non-ionizing" The power the ley emits is so low that it won't damage anything. But simply holding the remote up should have the same effect.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This also works with television remotes. It's like your head becomes an amplifier.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always thought that the locking or unlocking beep was a movies-thing. Have never seen it, on any car, in any country in Europe I have ever been to.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At 67 years old, remembering where I parked the car is my number one mental challenge. So I started always parking near the grocery cart returns, or the tall lamp posts. Then when I come out of the store and see the lamp post or shopping cart return areas it usually triggers my memory.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My modern doesn't beep, or even flash its indicators when you unlock it, but it does have a button on the remote that turns the interior light on, which is great for finding it in unlit car parks, or for freaking my gf out when she's sat in the car and the light comes on as I come towards the car. ;-)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I'm told it's safe because the radiation is non-ionizing" may be the dumbest thing I've ever read. That said, in theory, this could work, but it won't make a dramatic difference. The fluids in your head could function as a conductor. Your key fob uses a radio signal, it won't hurt you.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones When studying arts at university, take notes on your prof's political/philosophical ideologies and worldviews. Regurgitate in essays and on exams for an A grade. Also, margins, font, font size, etc. are incredibly important. Never neglect these.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Art in college students would find out what style or movement the professor preferred then do their lessons in it for an easy A. I thought it was self defeating because you were not learning the media and highly limiting developing your own style.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Peel a banana from the bottom. (thank you youtube)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is there a reason for this? I grow and dehydrate a ton of bananas and after cutting off a hand from the stalk it's easiest to give a quick twist when pulling off an individual banana. It takes the top portion of and pre peels one of the sides a bit.

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If you need to get out of a conversation, whether it be a person at your door or a random acquaintance you bumped into, give them a good handshake and it's over.

They won't refuse the handshake and it's a universal signal for ending the interaction. It removes the awkwardness of getting out of the conversation and is also friendly. If someone is trying to sell something I wish them luck and a great day as happily as I can. You won't seem like a d**k and you get your time back.

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Walk on the sides of stairs to avoid/reduce creaks.

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If I've learned *anything* from my internet provider about connection issues, its:

Step 1. Reset your modem by removing the power cable for at least 30 seconds and then plugging it back in.

Step 2. Restart your computer.

Step 3. If you're still having connection issues, repeat steps 1 and 2 above until it works.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anytime I'm working on-site I always suggest 5 minutes off. Quite often the customer will say something like "while we're waiting, do you want a cuppa" 😁

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Riding a bicycle will save you lots of money on gas, parking, medical bills, and gym memberships.

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When you are carrying groceries in plastic bags, take an extra bag, loop it through the handle loops of all the other bags, and tie them together. Divide the bags roughly in half, then hang them over your shoulder or around the back of your neck. I saw a genius/homeless man doing this, and it has made my grocery carrying much easier!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody should be using plastic bags. Most of Europe now has replaced them with reusable ones and shops are required to charge for them, to help remind you to always take shopping bags with you. It's not rocket science.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Always have some money saved that no one knows about, it could save your life.

If you have something important to remember put an object in a weird place. The next time you will see it it will automatically trigger your memory.

Put clothes in the dryer for a few minutes to get the wrinkles out.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The memory trigger probably doesn't work for me. All too often it just leads to me wracking my brain trying to remember what it was I should remember...

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Pressing Window 'M" automatically minimizes your entire desktop. Good for those quick "hide what you were doing" moments. (I don't know if Apple has a similar shortcut.)

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones At the end of your shower turn the water really (or all the way) cold. This will wake you up and get blood flowing. It also closes your pores to allow for less dirt and bacteria to get in to help reduce acne problems.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the screaming will help your housemates know when the shower is available.

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When eating buffalo wings, the flat portions. You can detach the smaller bone on one end very easily, then twist it a bit and it will just slide out. You're now left with a big hunk of meat and only 1 bone, you can just bite it off into your mouth in one piece, flintstones-style

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To peel a boiled egg, roll it around on your plate for a while until all of the eggshell is cracked evenly. Then it's easy to remove the complete shell at once. After you boil eggs immediately place them in ice cold water for a few minutes. No vinegar or salt or oil or whatever people use. Shells slip right off

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I do the rolling trick, but I prefer on a clean paper towel so that I can then proceed to peel it over the towel and toss all the shell bits instead of having any stragglers reattach to my naked egg if I goof up.

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To stop a sneeze, tickle the roof of your mouth with your tongue

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or you can rub the bridge of your nose right between the eyes. Works everytime.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones Gently work an orange in your hands to loosen the peel from the fruit. This makes it easy enough to get the whole peel in one shot.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Soak oranges, lemons, limes on hot HOT water for 10 minutes. Heat makes the peel come away easy peasy.

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Up, down, up, down, up, down five minutes a day and your neck will tighten up. I have reduced my chin-baggage using this method.

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When you pour soda, pour it along the side of the cup instead of directly into it - like they do at bars. This keeps a lot of the "fizzyness" in the drink and as a result, it keeps a lot of the texture and flavor

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Always get in the leftmost line. Unless you're in Britain, then get in the rightmost queue.

People naturally line up on they same side that they're used to driving on the road.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you just try to tell British people how to queue? Aren't they born with that innate knowledge?

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Sprinkle some salt on your napkin coaster at the bar.. your beer won't stick to it EVERY FUGGIN TIME....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Napking coaster under a beer? Where in the world... oh, right, sorry.

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People Are Sharing "Cheat Codes" They've Found That Work In Real Life, Here Are 35 Of The Most Useful Ones The color of the twist ties on bread in the supermarket indicate which day the bread was shipped fresh to the store.

* Monday = Blue
* Tuesday = Green
* Thursday = Red
* Friday = White
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When working with high voltage/amperage equipment, even if you are sure you turned off the power, use your right hand and put your left in your pocket; this keeps any unexpected power from arcing through your heart.

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Number of days in the month: start counting on your index finger knuckle (January), in between knuckles (Feb), next knuckle (March), etc… quirk: you have to repeat the pinky twice. knuckles are months with 31 days, "valleys" are days with 28, 29, or 30 days.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When solutions are harder than the problems they're supposed to solve. Just learn the rhyme.

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Buy seven towels and put a clean one on your pillow each night to clear up acne, then wash them all at the end of the week.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What lol. Who is writing these?? Just use a pillowcase, take a shower every day, etc.

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Lift yourself a little off the toilet if noise is a concern and you're having a particularly gaseous bowel movement. The volume will decrease at least 50-60%.

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Need more time writing that paper? Grab a jpg, mp3, or some other media file and rename it "My Awesome Essay.doc" and send to professor. The "paper" will be look "corrupt" and it'll buy you a day or two more. Use sparingly.

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To save the cost of a stamp:
Put a fake address on the To section of an envelope and put the real address you want the letter to go to on the Return Address section. When they return the letter due to not having a stamp, it goes to the address you want. Works best when mailing short distances. Captain Cheapa**......AWAAAAAAAAYYYYYY!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty sure that's mail fraud in most countries; is the cost of a stamp really worth the fine, criminal record, and possible jail time?

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