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Life hacks or shortcuts designed to make your life easier. This show is meant to

help you, not hurt you. So hack at your own risk.

When it's time to get close, you need a shaving cream that'll drive her wild.

Try peanut butter.

The skin -rejuvenating oils of peanut butter provide the intimacy of a close

shave without those pesky foams and cream.

Plus, it tastes...

Great.

Peanut butter.

Buy it in chunky or smooth.

Fantastic. Tonight on Hack My Life, what's the best way to put out a spicy

fire? Also, a showcase of hacks to make your morning grind a breeze.

All right.

And it's hack versus hack to find the ultimate method for fog -free mirrors.

Plus, our hack of the week will serve up a delicious breakfast no matter where

you are.

This is Hack My Life.

If you don't have access to hot whack for body hair removal, some people say

that duct tape can work in a pinch. That's what they say. So to see if this

works as well as the real thing, we found a maybe clinically insane

let us try it out.

Let's see which works best in this hacking the norm.

So we put a dividing line down until it's checked, and we're going to wax

side with hot wax.

This side we're going to use duct tape, and then we're going to see if we can

tell the difference. Do you think duct tape is actually going to work? I think

it'll be a little bit more painful than the actual wax, but I think it'll work.

Let's do it, shall we? Yeah, let's get into it. Yeah. Are you ready, buddy?

Okay, that rounds up to a yes.

All right, take a deep breath in.

And exhale.

Yep, just... That doesn't look good, actually. Okay.

That's not the part that's supposed to hurt, honey.

You're all done.

Okay. Apply the Pelan strip. Okay, deep breath in.

Exhale.

Oh! Oh,

wow. That is way worse than a band -aid. Oh!

Oh!

Oh, my God!

Scale of 1 to 10, how much does it hurt right now?

Wow, that just happened.

We have seen how effective the traditional waxing method can be, but

time to see if duct tape is a viable solution for removing some chest hair.

Uh -huh. Yeah. Oh, God.

Looks like it's down.

Okay. Deep breath in.

Exhale.

Oh, that didn't take up a lot at all. Oh, man, we're going to be here a while.

Okay.

Oh, yeah.

It's like we haven't made much progress.

Do you think this is working at all?

It's not completely ineffective, but I don't think I'll be going out of

anytime soon.

Whack. It's the clear winner.

Stick with the professional.

Sugar, milk, and alcohol.

They're all known to be hacks for soothing the burn from spicy food.

So we fed some nuclear hot wings to three restaurant patrons and asked them,

you hack it?

Can you guys sense how spicy that plate is? Let me just waft a little bit.

Why don't you go ahead and start with the wings now?

I'm so nervous.

How's the spice for you? Is it?

It's getting there.

Look, I need a sucker.

So we got sugar, milk, vodka.

Get a cube. Get in there.

Get a cube or two. Now let it really dissolve in your mouth. You know, don't

swallow it too quick. If anything's going to help you, it's that. Yeah, I

of like the sugar cube. I'm surprised.

I feel fine except my left eye.

Two stars.

Sugar works for a moment, but it's ultimately no match for the heat.

Okay, get a little bit. You need something. Do you want to do this? All

Bottoms up.

You didn't

do anything.

That's a big fat zero for alcohol.

It just seems to make things worse.

You want milk? I want to see how the milk does here.

Maybe swill it around and let it neutralize some stuff.

That helping? Nice, cool relief at all?

Immediately, it comes back.

Three stars.

Milk provides relief, but you need to keep drinking it to fend off the spice.

Go for the cow, if not...

Sugar. And vodka just for the helmet, right? Breaking

down the hat.

The sauce on the hot wings gets its kick from chilies, which are spicy because

they contain an oil called capsaicin. Milk works best because it actually

removes the capsaicin altogether, leaving your mouth ready to take on

challenge, provided you drink enough. Sugar works almost as well because the

granules coat your tongue and protect the capsaicin from spreading.

And while alcohol can actually dissolve the capsaicin, it would take at least 10

shots to notice any difference. So you may lose consciousness before you lose

that spicy flavor.

One more round of milk for the table, please. This one's on me. A round of

for everybody.

Sometimes an item is so useful, it ascends into the pantheon of great

tools. Today, we're celebrating an unassuming household item that has risen

the ultimate rank of being a hack all -star.

The binder clip.

Attaching a binder clip to the bottom of your keyboard can replace a broken

foot.

Place one over the head of your razor and that will protect you from nicks or

cuts.

Use a binder clip to squeeze out those last drops of toothpaste.

Hang it in your bathroom so it's always in reach.

An upside down binder clip attached to a refrigerator shelf becomes a bookend

for stacked beers.

We're calling it a beer end.

Connect two mini binder clips through a French cuff. All -star.

And there you go. You've got an emergency cuff link.

So all hail the binder clip.

Our newest all -star.

Coming up, can you peel potatoes using a drill and a toilet brush?

We'll put that hack to the test.

And we reveal how to hack a gourmet breakfast on your next camping trip.

Plus, a simple hack to get your lazy butt out of bed in the morning.

A pencil, some tape, and some paper clips. To the untrained eye, these are

-to -school supplies.

But to some hackers, this is a fork.

So we're going to ask people while they have their lunch at this very park, is

this hack or is this whack?

Hey, how you guys doing?

So you guys are all fork enthusiasts?

We all do subscribe to the fork methodology.

Because I say, like, that's no way to eat a salad.

The internet says, this is all you need to make a fork.

What?

Do you guys look at this and say, oh, I can make a fork out of this?

No. I think so. I can kind of see it. Please, by all means.

How many?

Paperclips? As many as you'd like. It's your world.

Let's assume you could only use one pencil.

Does it have to be a three -pronged fork?

I'm not here to put you in a box.

I'm not here to judge.

Out of this, uh... What's that? What is that?

You guys look at this. This was the internet solution.

This is what they rigged up. They elongated the paper clips and then used

scotch tape to sort of reinforce it. Oh, sturdy enough, though? Put it to the

test. Use it now. I need to eat myself. That's pretty effective.

Oh, whoa.

Eat it.

Eat it.

It makes a certain, like, a soup and stick. It's going to take me a while to

myself. Oh, it works.

Would you guys consider it attack or whack?

I believe that's kind of whack because it's too much like a normal fork. Not

super innovative. Yeah, it's not very innovative. But it is functional.

It works. So that's two hacks, one whack. I'd say whack.

Okay.

I'm going to say hack.

It's up to you.

It's up to me. Yeah, it's literally up to you right now.

I'll have to say it's a hack. Oh my god, it's a hack!

Did we get one? Do you want a souvenir?

I mean, who wouldn't? With a vote of four to two.

The pencil fork is a hack.

There are two kinds of Steve.

Slacker Steve rejects the hacker lifestyle, while Hacker Steve embraces

to see just how different each Steve's morning routine is, we've created this

-enhackment.

Slacker Steve falls asleep after turning off his alarm.

He's going to be late for work again.

Hacker Steve puts his clock on the other side of the room to ensure that he's up

and hitting the showers at 6 a .m. sharp.

Slacker Steve can't seem to get the temp right in his shower. He freezes and

scalds himself as he fumbles with the handle.

Hacker Steve gets his shower to the ideal temp and then uses a waterproof

to mark the dial.

He can get the temp just right each and every morning by lining up the marking.

For Slacker Steve, ironing is done in a rush and usually results in a number of

mistakes and burnt shirts.

Hacker Steve saved time by placing a sheet of aluminum foil between his shirt

and the ironing board. The smooth surface reflects the heat, making both

of his shirt wrinkle -free.

Every morning, Slacker Steve waits an eternity for his daily cup of Joe to

But Hacker Steve skips the coffee, instead drinking 16 ounces of ice water.

Studies show that drinking water first thing in the morning fires up your

metabolism, helps your body flush out toxins, and gives your brain fuel.

And finally, Slacker Steve wastes half his morning on a futile search for his

keys.

Hacker Steve always knows where his keys are because he leaves them next to his

lunch in the fridge.

That way, they'll be ready to go when he is.

So, Hacker Steve is out the door while Slacker Steve still has a ways to go.

Looking good, Steve.

Looking good.

According to the worldwide interwebs, you can actually take a toilet brush,

attach it to a drill, and this is a potato peeling powerhouse. I'm excited

try it. So we're going to put it to the test right now in this hack experiment.

We've done everything they said, which is fill a bucket with water, and there

should be two inches of water right above those potatoes.

Fantastic. All right, here we go. Hack time.

Get in there.

Oh, yeah.

Really smells delicious.

And the water is definitely getting murky, and I'm trying to create a bit of

vortex so they'll swirl around the brush, but nothing is happening.

Really looking pretty ineffective so far. But that one's missing some.

What if you pin it down?

All right.

You think it's operator error?

No, I don't think it's operator error. Maybe take the delicate lady touch.

Oh, there we go.

There we go. There we go. Oh, boy, a bunch more or nothing.

I feel like there's, yeah, not enough pressure against them for the peel to

off. Yeah, that's more theater. Yeah.

Yeah, this is ridiculous because the water is supposed to spin around, right?

I think we can stop. I think it's like the amount of time and energy that's

required. Let's just stick with the classics. All right. Good old -fashioned

potato peeler. I was going to say get takeout.

So you've been invited to spend some time in the great outdoors, but you

even know your way around a tent.

Well, don't worry. Stop crying.

We're about to show you how to hack your camping trip.

Well, a camping trip means leaving the comforts of home. With the right hack,

you're going to forget you're even in the wild.

Instead of traveling with the entire spice rack, pour your favorite spice

straw and seal each end by melting it with a lighter. You've just saved space

and your taste buds.

Try this hack for frying bacon and eggs in a paper bag.

First, cover the bottom of the bag with strips of bacon.

Crack open an egg and fold over the top of the bag to seal it.

Cook it over embers for about 15 minutes.

That's it. Time to get your grub on.

Love that.

Are you done with your coffee? Well, guess what? The empty can is the perfect

hack for keeping a roll of toilet paper clean and dry, which is a camping

necessity. All you have to do is cut a vertical slit in the side of the can

a knife and just feed the end of the toilet paper right through. The worst

of camping?

The bug bite.

Rather than spending tons of money on a citronella candle, grab a bunch of

household items instead.

Start with a soda bottle.

First, cut the bottle in two. Then combine sugar, water, and yeast in a pot

make sugar syrup.

Pour the syrup into the bottom part of the bottle and cap it off with the

inverted top, and then seal it off with some duct tape. And mosquitoes will be

attracted to that sweet, sweet nectar. They're going to fly in, but they won't

be able to fly out.

Dummies. If that doesn't keep the mosquitoes at bay and you forgot bug

one hack called for rubbing yourself with a dryer sheet.

But if you do get bitten, just apply a slice of lemon to the affected area.

will make the itch go right away.

Happy camping, everybody.

Coming up, mirror, mirror on the wall. What's the best foggy mirror hack of

all? Plus, we've got an easy way to make grilled cheese in just two minutes.

And later, Brooke and I finish a very hairy hat.

Today we're making grilled cheese that requires little to no effort. And all

need is some bread, some cheese, and a toaster.

Grab two slices of bread. Then you want to take two slices of cheese, slap that

on your bread.

Easy, right?

I even thought ahead and took the plastic wrapper off of it.

Uh -huh. You want to take your toaster and tip it on its side.

You want to slide them into the toaster. Then you press down that lever.

Cokes the little piece of bread in here. Let's do it. Yeah, now you wait.

Ooh, you know you're getting close when it starts smoking.

All right, grilled cheese. It's just as good as the grilled cheese mom used to

make.

It's just, like, definitely way better when your mom makes grilled cheese for

you.

Toothpaste and shaving cream.

If you apply these hacks to your mirror before you shower, it won't fog up.

But which one works best?

We're going to find out right now with a hack versus hack.

Hey, guys. Hey. How's it going? We're in the bathroom of Neil Tucker and Abigail

Murphy, where toothpaste and shaving cream will go head to head.

Thank you guys for letting me crash your bathroom. I appreciate it.

The science is that both of these leave a film behind on the mirror that the

moisture can't actually penetrate or cling to.

Okay. I don't know which is going to work better. I have zero clue

But I figure the best way to find out is to actually just test the hat. Let's do

it. Sweet.

So if you guys don't mind, get them nice and covered. Then we'll wipe them off.

And then we'll get this room nice and steamy and see what actually works.

That went on pretty well. Pretty good. Right?

Woo!

Okay. The mirrors are covered. They're nice and coated. Now we have to undo all

of that hard work because...

Step one was applying. Step two is wiping everything off.

As it was coming off, though, this one already kind of has that dulled shine of

a non -fog bathroom mirror.

Right. This one, hey, I just can't see anything yet. There won't be any fog on

it, but you also won't be able to see in it. This took a lot longer to apply and

will take a lot longer to clean up.

There we go.

You can tell that there's definitely a film of something.

on each but let's find out is the film from the toothpaste more effective than

the shaving cream okay

well

i think we've been in here long enough um Why don't we step on out, kill the

water, and we'll see which works better, the toothpaste or the shaving cream.

That sounds good.

Cool. That sounds great. Great.

So how do you guys feel about this toothpaste -y mirror?

There's a little bit of a film, but it still looks a lot better than it would

have if we hadn't put anything on it at all. It's in five up.

And here's the really surprising thing. This shaving cream mirror looks

fantastic. It looks great.

So shaving cream, toothpaste, both viable hats.

I think in the end we learned that toothpaste is a little more difficult to

apply. A little more difficult to clean off, but it works. Shaving cream, my

God.

Cheap, goes on, comes off, and the proof is in that pudding right there, that

beautifully reflective pudding.

Everybody's been in a hotel room where they take a 25 -minute long shower, and

then they get out and they can't see themselves at all, and there's always a

hair dryer right there.

I'm embarrassed that I didn't actually know this happened.

Just put it on high, low, whatever temperature. It doesn't matter. The dry

will defog the mirror. So you just point it at the mirror and go.

All my hard work.

All your hard work.

Okay, that's great. It clears up the mirror in like 10 seconds. My mind is

officially blown.

And, uh, so is my hair.

All right, so I'm going on a road trip and my car's headlights are filthy.

Now what?

No problem. Use toothpaste to clean the haze off of your car's headlight.

But my teeth are all gross, and I used all the toothpaste to clean my

Okay, now what? Settle down.

Just use a banana peel to whiten your teeth.

Okay, but my bananas went rotten because I peeled all of them, and now I'm

starving. Now what?

I got it.

Make a grilled cheese using an iron.

Okay, now the iron is covered with melted cheese, and I need to get

of my clothing.

Now what?

Relax. Just put your clothes in the dryer with some ice cubes to steam out

wrinkles.

Okay, but now I used all the ice to get wrinkles out of my clothing, and I need

to cool down my beer.

Now what?

Wrap a beer in a wet paper towel and toss it in the freezer for a few

See?

Nothing to worry about.

Up next, which hack will save you major cash, and which one will save you major

time? Plus, our hack of the week is good for your health and your taste buds.

Today we hacked everything from a hot mouth to a hot shower.

So which hacks make life easier and which ones just make life messier?

We showed you two grilled cheese hacks, but one of them saved way more time.

The iron grilled cheese leaves you with a long cheesy cleanup.

That's why our best time -saving hack is the toaster grilled cheese. It cuts the

10 -minute process down to two.

If you make one toaster grilled cheese a week, that comes to 416 minutes a year.

Enough time to watch the entire Matrix trilogy with 13 minutes left over.

Biggest money saver? Using aluminum foil on the ironing board. You may never

ruin a shirt again. Not having to buy clothes twice will save the average

married man $280 a year and the average bachelor $400.

And the hack of the week, making eggs and bacon in a paper bag.

You'll look like a boss and enjoy a delicious breakfast.

And having bacon and eggs for breakfast actually hacks your metabolism.

You're going to burn fat better all day long.

And finally, a public service announcement to the 13 % of men who wax

chest and the 58 % who feel pressured to.

The hack least likely to succeed is duct tape hair removal.

The duct tape was such a dud, our volunteer was left with half a hairy

So we finished manscaping the old -fashioned way.

Oh, my God.