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We’ve been peeling oranges all wrong… plus a load of handy tips that’ll make daily life MUCH easier

WANT to make your whole life A LOT easier? These handy hacks might be the key to saving you both time and energy.

People have been sharing savvy life tips, from a mind-blowing trick for peeling oranges efficiently to how to how to fill up a bucket of water in a tiny sink.

 If your bucket is too big to fit under your sink, you can try placing a dust pan under the tap and using it as a funnel
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If your bucket is too big to fit under your sink, you can try placing a dust pan under the tap and using it as a funnelCredit: Reddit / MrFitzy

The incredible hacks have been shared on the website , and the batch includes advice on performing household chores more effectively.

And there are also numerous tips on how to make the most of your food and drink, including the clever use for the folded edges of a juice carton.

Meanwhile, it turns out we’ve been peeling bananas all wrong, and there is a much better way of doing it.

How many of these tricks could improve your life for the better…

Very ap-peeling

 You can peel an orange so each segment is laid out in tact by firstly cutting the ends off
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You can peel an orange so each segment is laid out in tact by firstly cutting the ends offCredit: YouTube / Howtomake
 Then slice half way through to the middle, before opening it up like a concertina
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Then slice half way through to the middle, before opening it up like a concertinaCredit: YouTube / Howtomake

Chop to it

 Hate getting cheesy fingers when eating crisps? This tongue-in-cheek hack suggests using chopsticks
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Hate getting cheesy fingers when eating crisps? This tongue-in-cheek hack suggests using chopsticksCredit: Reddit / Enobyte

Skin-credible?

 While most people peel their bananas from the stem down, some have suggested we should copy monkeys in splitting from the base
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While most people peel their bananas from the stem down, some have suggested we should copy monkeys in splitting from the baseCredit: YouTube / Crazy Bananas

Feeling hot

 In order to heat up a dish in the microwave so all the food heats evenly, you should leave a gap in the centre of the dish
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In order to heat up a dish in the microwave so all the food heats evenly, you should leave a gap in the centre of the dishCredit: Twitter / @omglifehacks

Nailed it

 Never break a nail by opening a can ring again! Some bottle openers have a special section that can help with the lids
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Never break a nail by opening a can ring again! Some bottle openers have a special section that can help with the lidsCredit: Reddit / Piyh

Size matters

 Get even more ketchup in your paper container by opening out the folded sides
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Get even more ketchup in your paper container by opening out the folded sidesCredit: Lifehacker

Feel the chill

 Wrap wet paper town round your drink bottles to help cool them down on a hot day
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Wrap wet paper town round your drink bottles to help cool them down on a hot dayCredit: Imgur

Hidden agenda

 If you want to cross out a word so it can't be read, add other letters on top instead of drawing a line through it
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If you want to cross out a word so it can't be read, add other letters on top instead of drawing a line through itCredit: Reddit / Yourmom46

Drink to that

 The edges of a cartoon can be turned up so you can grip them while sipping your drink
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The edges of a cartoon can be turned up so you can grip them while sipping your drinkCredit: Imgur

Milking it

 If you want to dunk your Oreos in milk without them going soggy, use a fork in their soft centre to help control the submersion time
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If you want to dunk your Oreos in milk without them going soggy, use a fork in their soft centre to help control the submersion time

Necking it

 Instead of using a knife to get ketchup out of a bottle, tapping it on the side by the neck should help it on its way
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Instead of using a knife to get ketchup out of a bottle, tapping it on the side by the neck should help it on its wayCredit: YouTube / Roger Dilly

Put a lid on it

 You can use takeaway cup lids as a coaster if you don't want to leave a water ring mark
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You can use takeaway cup lids as a coaster if you don't want to leave a water ring markCredit: Imgur

We shared how a mum transformed her spare bedroom into glam ‘woman cave’ with bar and neon lights with just £400 in a WEEK.

While this mum transformed her kitchen worktops using a £4.50 tool and trendy marble stickers.

And this mum raved about a little-known function that sees some ovens clean THEMSELVES.

‘Mind-blowing’ kitchen hacks for peeling everything from oranges to removing fish skin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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