Useful right away in daily life! Surprising trivia and handy tips
We’re introducing handy general trivia and life hacks that will make your everyday life easier and more enjoyable just by knowing them! Do you ever run into small inconveniences in daily life or find yourself thinking, “I wish this were a little better”? This article will help solve those little hassles you feel! It’s packed with clever, useful tips that are great to know.
They’re all things you can try right away, so if something catches your eye, give it a go immediately!
Life Hacks and Useful Tips for Everyday Living (1–10)
Putting ice in the dryer makes it less likely for wrinkles to form.
When you put clothes in the dryer, they can come out wrinkled, right? Depending on the fabric, they might end up in pretty rough shape.
That’s where this tip comes in: add ice cubes to the dryer.
You might think the clothes will get wet, but don’t worry.
As the ice melts, it creates steam that works like a steam iron and smooths out the clothes.
If you find ironing a hassle, give this a try.
You’ll need to adjust the amount of ice, so start with just a few cubes and see how it goes.
Cutting aluminum foil can restore a pair of scissors’ sharpness.
Here’s a handy tip to know for when your scissors lose their sharpness.
First, fold a sheet of aluminum foil to make it thick.
Then cut the foil with the scissors.
The cut edges of the foil will melt slightly and help fill in any small nicks in the blades.
Sometimes the scissors only feel dull because there’s dirt on the tips; in that case, rubbing them with an eraser will solve the problem.
Give these a try before you throw your scissors away.
You can get rid of the fish smell on your hands by touching the faucet and then rinsing them with water.
The fish smell on your hands never seems to come off no matter how much you wash, right? There’s actually a quick way to solve that.
Before washing your hands, touch the faucet.
The bacteria react with the iron ions and the odor disappears.
Pretty easy, right? There are two other methods as well, so let me share those.
First, rub in some lemon juice—its citric acid breaks down the bacteria.
You can get a similar effect by rubbing in vinegar.
Potato chips are less likely to deteriorate when frozen.
Potato chips with that irresistible crispy texture—one of those snacks loved by kids and adults alike.
But when you save some for later, they often go stale and lose that crunch, don’t they? Here’s a recommended way to store potato chips! To keep the texture, place them in a sealable bag and store them in the freezer.
Potato chips are sensitive to moisture, so the dry, low-humidity environment of a freezer is the perfect place to keep them.
And don’t worry—since potato chips contain very little moisture, they won’t actually freeze; they’ll just get cold.
A dead battery will temporarily come back to life if you warm it with your hands.
When you’re using batteries, there are times you wish you could squeeze just a little more life out of them, right? It’d be great to have fresh ones on hand, but of course that’s exactly when you’ve run out.
So here’s a little tip to revive a battery just a bit! The method is to warm the battery in your hands for about three minutes.
Batteries generate electricity through chemical reactions, and warming them actually activates those reactions.
However, never try to warm them with a heater or stove because that’s dangerous.
Be sure to warm them with your hands only.
Wilted vegetables will revive if you rinse them in hot water.
Leafy vegetables tend to dry out and get limp when you keep them in the refrigerator.
Seeing that, many people probably give up and think, “They’ve gone bad…” But in fact, those vegetables can be revived by rinsing them in hot water! When vegetables sense heat, they open their stomata to try to absorb moisture, taking in water and restoring their lost freshness.
This is called a heat shock for vegetables.
Water around 50°C (about 122°F) is the ideal temperature.
The water-repellent effect of an umbrella can be restored by applying warm air from a hair dryer.
Umbrellas are designed to repel water, right? But as you use them, that water-repellent effect inevitably weakens.
The reason is that dirt and friction from regular use disrupt the alignment of the fluororesin that provides the water repellency.
However, there’s a nifty trick to restore it! Use a hair dryer to apply warm air.
The heat helps realign the disrupted fluororesin, allowing the umbrella to repel water again.
Putting aluminum foil in the drain can prevent odors and slime.
Especially in summer, if you don’t clean the drain, it can cause unpleasant odors.
But surely no one likes touching that slimy grime.
To cut down on cleaning as much as possible, put some crumpled aluminum foil in the drain! Why aluminum foil? When aluminum foil comes into contact with water, it releases metal ions that bacteria hate.
Those metal ions help prevent bacteria from growing.
It’s easy—just crumple it up and drop it in—and it’s recommended because you only need to replace it once a month.
Grated daikon radish works well on blood stains.
When your clothes get stained with blood, grated daikon radish can be very useful.
First, prepare some grated daikon and wrap it in gauze.
Then apply it to the stained area.
The diastase contained in the grated daikon breaks down proteins, making it easier to remove the stain.
Note that the diastase in grated daikon oxidizes and degrades over time, so use fresh grated daikon when treating stains.
If you pour boiling water on weeds, they will wither.
Weeds that sprout up out of nowhere—pulling or mowing them, or spending money on herbicides—can be a hassle, right? Those weeds can actually be killed just by pouring boiling water on them.
The heat alters the proteins in the plant’s roots, which disrupts the weeds’ growth mechanism and causes them to wither gradually.
Since you’re not using herbicides, it might seem like the area would be easy to use afterward, but keep in mind that the soil’s microorganisms can also be affected.
If you plan to reuse the spot, you may need to take steps like adding fresh soil.
