If we’re completely honest, men can be downright lazy a lot of the time. We can also take stupidity levels to a new level. That’s why we’ve found 10 of the top man hacks to make your life a little easier.
10. Wrap a rubber band around a paint can while painting
We’ve all wasted copious amounts of paint across and over the rim of a paint can at one time or another. Not only do you waste a lot of paint but it makes getting the lid back on, airtight, incredibly difficult. Strap a large rubber band around the pain tin (from top to bottom) and wipe the excess paint of the brush over it. The excess paint falls straight back in the can and there’s no build up along the edges. Brilliant.
9. Use a peg to hold a nail while hammering
If you aren’t the handy type and you’ve got some repairs to make, maybe it’s best you keep your fingers away from the hammer. The best way to do this is to keep the nail in place with a peg, removing it once the nail is halfway in. Fingers saved and repairs done, boom!
8. Use a bread tag to fix a busted thong
Thong blow outs are the worst. Especially when you’re far from home and clothing shops are all closed for the day. If you find yourself in the unfortunate predicament, duck into a 7 eleven or supermarket, buy the cheapest loaf of bread you can find and use the tag to repair the damage underneath.
7. Make a makeshift lamp
Got a water bottle and a torch? Then you’ve got a kick ass lamp/lantern. This is particularly handy when camping or fishing. Strap the headlamp around the water bottle with the light facing inwards from the side or upwards from above and enjoy the ambient white light that’s heaps brighter, yet softer, than a torch alone.
6. Cheese toastie… with a toaster
Cheese toasties are the bomb but unless you have a functioning oven, they’re impossible to make, right? Wrong! Flip a toaster on the side, slap some cheese on a slice of bread and slip those suckers in. Just get ready to catch them as they’re about to pop.
5. Repair wooden scratches with a walnut
Got scratches in your wooden furniture or floors? Get some walnuts. Seriously. Crack open some walnuts, rub them into the scratches and watch them fade in seconds. It won’t work on deep scratches and gouges but they’re the ideal fix for the light unsightly stuff. Just watch the video below. Dog optional.
4. Throw smelly shoes in the freezer
Smelly shoes are bad. They’re even worse if you’re on a date and get to a point where you’re about to kick your shoes off and get comfy on the couch to watch a movie. That’s a deal breaker right there. Do yourself, your shoes and your date a favour and slap those bad boys in a large sandwich bag before leaving them in the freezer overnight. They’ll come out smelling fresh as a daisy.
3. Eat chicken wings the right way
Chicken wings are downright delicious and make for the perfect man cave snack, particularly when watching sport and sinking a few bevvies. To make the experience even better, and to down the flat wing section even quicker and with greater satisfaction, watch how to remove the bones in a couple of simple steps.
2. Sharpen your razor on your jeans
Disposable razors are quite often taken for granted… until they become blunt of course, and the shops have all but closed. To extend the lifetime of your razors and to sharpen them up once they’ve gone blunt, bust out a pair of old jeans, lay them on a flat surface and rub the razor upwards around 20 times. Go on, try it.
1. Cool your beer down quick smart
The only thing worse than realising you’ve run out of beer is realising the only beer you have is warm. To fast track the cooling process, wet a paper towel and wrap it around the beer before slapping it in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes.
If 15 minutes is 9 minutes too long to wait, fill up a bucket, pour some iodised salt in and a few ice cubes and wait six minutes. Genius.
