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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.

It's another Monday morning, and you need something extra strong to get you

going.

Something eye -opening and guaranteed to work.

Water. That's right. Crystal clear, ice cold H2O. That's good water.

Nothing will make you wake up like water.

Thanks, honey.

You make the best water.

Oh, don't thank me.

Thank water.

Water from the makers of ice.

Tonight on Hack My Life, we'll solve all of life's problems, or at least we'll

try. Hey, you're nailing it. Don't toss your old furniture.

Save it with this brilliant trick.

Wow. What? All new duct tape hacks for your TV, fridge, bike, and more.

And our hack of the week will make your breakfast much more entertaining.

It's a boy!

This is Hack My Life.

If you've ever lost the back of an earring or a bobby pin and tried to find

in carpeting, well, forget it. Thankfully, there are a few hacks for

metal objects if they get lost in your carpet. And we're going to put them to

the test right now because this is Hack vs. Hack.

I'm trying out a hack that involves a vacuum hose, a nylon stocking, and a

rubber band. Take your nylon stocking, place it over the top of the vacuum

secure it like so.

The nylon is going to act as your net when you suck up all of your valuable

items from this ugly carpet.

My hack is way easier. You grab some adhesive magnet strips.

Oh, look at that.

It's a hobo metal detector.

I got this.

You ready, Brooke?

Yeah. 50 seconds starts now.

It looks like it's working.

It's actually going really well.

Not even picking it up.

They're falling off as I'm stamping it down.

Hey, I got one.

There's one more.

Five, four.

That's everything, I think.

The magnets might work, but definitely not on a carpet this shag. No, no, no.

No, no. Now I'm going to go ahead and say the vacuum with the nylon stocking

over the top is the clear winner. I apologize to everybody who drafted me

their fantasy hack league.

There are a number of different hacks for getting unwanted crayon off of

wallpaper. To find out whether baking soda and water, shaving cream, or

toothpaste works best, I invited three moms for a hack -off challenge.

We've invited a few kids to draw all over the wallpaper with crayons so we

determine the best hack. That's beautiful.

Guys, do me a favor. Could you go and color Brooke's car? It's in the parking

lot. It's the white one.

All right. Let's get to the challenge. Let's start with baking soda.

Are you ready for this? Yeah.

All right. Let's do it.

You can just get a sponge wet and dip it in the baking soda, and that's how you

get it off. I hate to delete this. I hate to erase this masterpiece, but we

to get rid of these spaceships and these planes.

How do you think the baking soda's doing? It's coming off. I can see the

the sponge.

Yeah. It's working.

It's a little tough, but it's working.

This wall is cleaning up pretty nicely. I think we've proven that it works. It's

perfect for erasing the dreams and aspirations of your children.

Baking soda gets four stars.

It might require a little elbow grease, but it gets the job done.

All right, let's move on to our next pack. We've got toothpaste and a

toothbrush. Let's try it. I think it could work a little bit.

There's abrasiveness and toothpaste that, when scrubbed, supposedly pulls

crayon right off. I mean, obviously, you're getting the toothpaste on there,

but... I use toothpaste sometimes to maybe clean around the faucets. Oh,

Yeah, I do.

Personally, I think it's making a mess. Yeah. You're having to work way too

hard. If you want to stick at this for another five hours, you're more than

welcome to.

Look, I got my little workout. I'm done. Okay. All right. Let's call it. Thank

you. We're giving toothpaste two stars.

Yeah, at work.

A little.

But there's no way it's worth the time.

All right, last but not least, the so crazy it might work hack, shaving cream.

Have you ever used shaving cream to clean anything in your house? No. No.

Not once. No.

And at this point, your children are wondering why they're in timeout because

you're making a bigger mess than they did.

It's getting in there.

It is.

It's also bleaching the wall a little bit in the cracks. Like, you can really

see it in there.

I'll help out if you don't mind.

Yep, I'm already doing more work than I want to. Is this ever something you

would use in a pen? No.

Shaving cream is lucky to get one star.

Not only does it make a mess, it requires insane effort for minimal

Okay, we've seen how well this hack works, but why?

Breaking down the hack.

Baking soda works best on the wallpaper stains because it's a mildly abrasive

alkali, just like all -purpose cleaners. When used with a damp sponge, Baking

soda easily lifts the petroleum wax from the crayon off of the wallpaper.

Because they smear easily, crayons are best removed by non -abrasive cleaners.

That's why toothpaste, which contains aluminum hydroxide and calcium

isn't as effective as baking soda mixed with water.

Shaving cream contains glycerin, a sugar -alcohol compound that lubricates and

moisturizes. That's helpful for shaving, but not helpful at getting rid of

crayons. So keep the shaving cream and toothpaste in the bathroom and reach for

the baking soda in a crayon crisis.

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

tools. Today, we celebrate one of those simple household items that truly has

become a hack all -star.

Duct tape.

Put a piece of duct tape on the edge of a dustpan to prevent that annoying line

of dust from being left behind.

All -star.

Make an easy bug catcher by hanging long strips of duct tape from your ceiling.

Replace that broken shelf in your refrigerator door with duct tape. Stick

pieces to each other and secure the edges to the shelf.

Don't feel like driving to that dinner party? You can still bring a hostess

by duct taping a bottle of wine to your bike.

Pro tip, red wine pairs best with a 10 -speed.

Make a pouch for your remote control.

Stick strips of tape together to form a rectangle.

Tape up the bottom and the back, and use a few more pieces to attach it to your

couch. All -star.

Welcome to the All -Star Club, duct tape. You're gonna love it.

Coming up, a stress -free way to clean up broken glass.

Plus, which kitchen utensil can save a holiday from disaster?

When a guest insists on committing just about every party foul imaginable,

you're going to need a series of hacks to make sure everyone still has a good

time. To keep the party going, you need a hack line of defense against the

obnoxious party guest.

The obnoxious party guest shows up with muddy shoes and doesn't even offer to

take them off when he enters.

Protect your place by keeping an extra pair of slippers by your front door.

Chances are he'll love them so much...

You won't actually get him back, but that's okay.

When the obnoxious party guest can't see the beers in the cooler, he has no

issue turning on the lights for a better look, killing the party vibe and

hurting everyone's eyes.

Protect your party and make the bruise more visible by dumping several glow

sticks in the cooler.

It'll also add a cool ambience. The obnoxious party guest assumes every beer

his, which kind of makes sense because he's been drinking since 8 p .m.

yesterday.

to clearly signify that it's your beer, tear or fold part of the bottle label.

The obnoxious party guest is also no stranger to broken bottles.

Once you've tossed the big pieces of glass, you're left with a ton of sharp

fragments.

Lucky for you, a lint roller makes the perfect cleanup hack. Roll it gently

the floor and it'll pick up even the smallest shards without injuring your

Finally, the obnoxious party guest has no problem leaving a giant mess in your

bathroom.

To get your clogged toilet working again, squirt half a cup of dish soap

the bowl and let it sit for at least 10 minutes.

Then, pour in boiling water. The mixture should help dislodge the clog.

Now there's no way the obnoxious party guest will ruin your party ever again,

because you have a hack line of defense.

This is a bottle of water. Do you know this is also a hack for separating yolks

from egg whites? And we're going to test if this hack works as well as the

normal shell -to -shell method in this Hack in the North.

Today's challenge is pretty straightforward.

Dana and Dominique are each going to get a dozen eggs.

Dominique, you'll be doing the old -fashioned shell -to -shell method.

Dana, you are going to crack the eggs onto the plate.

Squeeze the bottle.

Suck the yolk right into the bottle. Give it a little tip.

And then once it's cool, you'll deposit your yolk right into here, leaving us a

plate of pearly egg whites.

Do you think that's going to work?

Hey, we'll give it a shot.

We want to see who can separate the eggs the fastest.

We want no broken yolks. We want no shell.

We're going to war today, ladies.

Kevin, start the time.

Three, two, go.

Okay. I'm going to stand here and root you on.

I love this. Dominique, this is great. Oh, beautiful.

Okay, don't look to your left. It's a baby boy.

Great, great technique so far. Great form.

You're on fire.

You're nailing it.

What are you at right now? How many eggs? We're at three.

That one was good. No pressure, but don't fail me, Dominique. She ain't got

nothing.

Killing it. Oh, a beautiful separation.

Is that it? Is that it? Was that all 12?

That's, yeah.

That's time, minute 30.

Okay. Yeah. All right, well, let's keep going. We've got three more to do.

Wow. Doing great over here.

Great. Oh, are you guys done? Yeah, two minutes.

All right, we're feeding the bottle one.

In terms of separation,

it's not that terribly different. We did a pretty good job. You guys have a few

broken yolks. We do as well.

Do you guys have any shell in there? I think both bowls are clean.

So you both did an excellent job.

See how positive I am when I'm not on the winning side?

We all did great.

Just some people did a little greater.

So apparently the water bottle egg yolk separator is all it's cracked up to be.

Got a dozen of those puns.

I love a good hard -boiled egg. I do. It's a great source of protein, but it's

an endless source of frustration.

Because when you're ready to eat it, you've got to crack it open and try to

it off. And then the shell fractures into a thousand pieces.

What, you're bringing us a little hack to make this easier? Yeah, absolutely.

Take your freshly hard -boiled eggs with nice and warm cold water.

Take some baking soda, and you're going to want to measure out a teaspoon.

This will actually soften the shell around the egg.

Okay. Put it in the ice water.

All righty.

A little tap, tap, tap on the top, and we'll peel off just the top of it. And

give it a little tap, tap on the bottom, and peel a little off the bottom, too.

We basically made a hard -boiled blow dart. We're going to give it a big old

blow. What are you doing?

It's a boy!

Look at that!

Huh? Oh, my God. That's delicious.

Ridiculous.

You did a good job, Kev. I'm a good egg? You are a good egg.

Everybody loves a reason to celebrate, but special occasions can be especially

stressful.

Until now.

Here is how to hack your holidays.

If you want to dye eggs on Easter and not your hands, try using a whisk.

Just put the egg inside and dip.

A few months later, when you're making Halloween cookies from scratch, but

own a rolling pin, use a bottle of wine instead.

Its smooth surface will spread out the dough just as well.

And you can drink its contents when trick -or -treating is over.

Oh, God.

Halloween passes, and now it's the Christmas season. If you need some last

-minute Christmas decorations, and you're a hillbilly, just turn an empty

potato chips inside out and cut it into thin strips to create tinsel for your

tree. Make sure you wipe off the grease and sadness.

Once Christmas is over, egg cartons are the perfect size to store your delicate

Christmas ornaments.

After cleaning up from Christmas, you find yourself at a New Year's Eve party

the bartender. Our condolences. Make it easy on yourself by using a pair of

tongs as leverage to squeeze every last drop of citrus into your cocktail

creation. Congratulations, you've just hacked a year's worth of holidays. Now

take a vacation without your family.

Coming up next.

We've got a hack that will kill 99 .9 % of germs in just seconds without using

any cleaning products at all. Plus, we'll show you how this nut can help

furniture. You're looking at me like I'm crazy. You'll be just as shocked as we

were. Look at that.

homemade ice cream. We're going to go ahead and put in a whole cup of the

two tablespoons of sugar, a half teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Take the larger plastic bag, okay, and you want to fill it with all of this

This is going to act as your cooling agent, and the salt really helps

that, I guess. Something science talk, who knows what.

Mix this up like so, and then close this bag.

and put it in the larger bag with ice and salt.

Put on some gloves so you don't get, you know, freezer burn.

What you're going to do is, like, shake it and move it around for 10 minutes.

It's done!

Man, that was so much hard work, but... Ah! It's ice cream.

It's real, legit ice cream.

Just get in here.

Really good.

So you scratched your wooden furniture. Relax.

You don't have to throw it out. In fact, you might be able to repair it with

nothing more than a walnut.

I'm infiltrating a yard sale, hoping to subject a dinged up item or two to a

little experiment.

Hey, how you guys doing? How you doing? Are you guys looking to buy or are you

guys selling?

We're selling.

Oh, awesome. First of all, beautiful table.

Why $15? Is it because it has a little wear and tear?

Character. Yeah, that's what I like.

There's actually a hack where if you use a walnut, you can rub the nut into the

scratch and the oils will actually repair it.

You're looking at me like I'm crazy.

Do you guys mind if I try it?

Look, if I ruin it, I'm going to buy it. If I fix it, if we up the price, I'll

split the difference with you guys. Yeah. Cool. All right, so let's do it.

I've never done this before.

Really? Nope. I probably shouldn't say that before I try it, right? That

inspire confidence in you guys, does it? Step one, you've got to crack open the

shell and get to the walnut.

Step two, let's just go ahead and try to work in this area and just try to get

some of the oil from the walnut into these scratches.

Want to give it a whirl? Okay.

Here, Charles.

Look at that right away.

Step three, once you have the oil there, you want to take your fingertip and

just work the oil in.

so that it fills in that scrap. Final step is, of course, to use a nice cloth.

Give it one last polish.

Wow. Honestly, if you showed me the before and after, I would not believe it

the same table.

You can add a zero here. $150 right now.

All right, should we see how far we can push this back?

Absolutely. All right, we got a $25 table here with about $18 worth of

on it. Now, the walnut worked miracles on the last table. This scratch is a bit

wider, a bit deeper. It's a different wood, different finish.

How confident are you guys?

These are pretty deep scratches. I don't know if that's going to make that.

All right, let's just start maybe on this guy here.

All right, it's early, but I don't know if you're seeing what I'm seeing, but as

I'm going over it...

Oh, yeah.

Look at that.

Clearly, it's not fixing the gouge. It's not going to fill that in, but it is

adding some color. That oil is getting in there.

Level one of the hack experiment totally works. Surface scratches, a walnut is a

miracle worker.

Level two, when the scratches get a little bit deeper, it's getting a little

questionable. I will say, though, overall, I think the hack experiment is

complete success.

I'm on a camping trip and have nowhere to put my pots and pans.

Now what?

Well, you can strap your belt to a tree and use hooks to hang them.

Okay, but now my pants are falling off because I used my belt to hang pots and

pans. So, now what?

Relax. You can use a shoelace to keep your pants up without a belt.

Okay, well, let's say I'm not a hobo who rides the rails, and I also want to

ride my bike home.

My shoes are falling off because I just used my laces as a belt.

Glue sponges on your bike pedals so you can comfortably bike without shoes.

Now my sponges really stink because I biked for miles with my gross sweaty

on them.

Now what?

Calm down. Just put your sponges in the microwave for two minutes and that will

kill 99 .9 % of the germs.

I'm having some very fancy friends over tonight who I promised to feed hot dogs.

You know, but now there's a germy sponge in my microwave and I don't feel like

cleaning it. So now what?

Got it. Cook a big batch of hot dogs using a rake.

Just make sure it's metal.

It's the wiener rake.

Thanks. This is a great idea.

Coming up, save $200 thanks to a three.

What? Our hack of the week will blow you away and help satisfy your hunger.

We've shown you a lot of hacks today, but before we send you on your way,

delve a little deeper into four of the best to help you become a true hacker.

The award for best time saver is using baking soda and water to clean crayon

your wallpaper.

It can easily take three days of work to re -wallpaper a room. Don't toil for

days. Instead, spend just ten minutes using baking soda and water to scrub

your unwanted wall art.

The award for biggest money saver is fixing scratched wood furniture with a

walnut. If you leave the repair to a professional, you'll be shelling out 200

bucks or more.

A one -pound bag of walnuts costs five bucks.

So save $195 and go nuts with nuts.

The least likely to succeed, picking up lost objects with a floor cleaner and

magnets. You might catch one or two things, but it takes too long and it

works on magnetized objects.

And finally, our hack of the week.

Easily peeling hard -boiled eggs by cracking off the ends and blowing.

It takes a minute or more to peel an egg the old -fashioned way, but only five

seconds to blast an egg out of its shell.

Plus, it's kind of fun. So save yourself huge amounts of frustration.

And blow an egg instead.

Yuck. Don't wear lipstick when you blow an egg.