All language subtitles for Hack My Life s01e02 Slacker vs Hacker

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.