20 Life Hacks from the Past You've Never Heard Of

[Music] 20 angels that are useful even today [Music] times are changing and we are to some things in concerns however remain the same for centuries how to get rid of a splinter what should you do if you run into a mad dog it turns out these questions were answered for us a long time ago a century ago to be more precise where would you expect to find those answers a textbook no some trivia game nope all that priceless information can be found in packs of cigarettes in the 1910s manufacturers began to add hard cards to packs of cigarettes in the 1880s a few years later someone got the cool idea to print pictures of famous people pretty girls and artwork on those cards Gallagher limited of Belfast in London in Ogden went further and released the how-to series in the 1910s those useful tips were available to anyone who bought a pack of cigarettes they were ingenious then and they still are over a hundred years later here are the twenty most useful life hacks from the past you're going to love are you ready to hear them and give us a thumbs up and enjoy the video [Music] number twenty how to light a match in the wind if you've ever gone camping or trying to start a fire for a barbecue in windy weather you know how angry you can get when the match doesn't light here's the trick try to kind of shape which resembles a Christmas tree on the match when you light its head the chips you got will catch on fire number 19 how to make a fire extinguisher if you succeeded with that match and it was a bit too much you're going to need a fire extinguisher good news is it is easy to make one all it takes is one pound of salt and half a pound of ammonia mix them with two liters of water throw this mixture into the fire there you go your fire has been extinguished number 18 how to fell a tree [Music] you never know what you might need imagine someone asks you to fell a tree for them to make some free space or something or maybe you're going to need wood for your fireplace desperately make two identical wedges on both sides of the tree pull the tree with the rope in the direction where you want it to fall [Music] number 17 how to light a cigarette with ice now that's a surprising one you at least of all expect to light something with ice but it is possible put some potassium on the tip of the cigarette and touch it with a piece of ice there you go this trick could be in a science show or just very helpful if you don't have a lighter number 16 how to check if your bed linen is damn we all know our bed linen should be crisply drying otherwise it's not good for your health to sleep on it to check the danger level put a little mirror between the sheets if in a few minutes you can see it steam up even a little do not sleep in this bed [Music] number 15 how to keep eggs fresh keep your bed dry and your eggs fresh you don't need a fridge or a special container for this according to the cards to keep the eggs fresh for a long time dip them in salt and put them in a dry place liking the life hacks so far hit the like button if you want to try any of those or hear more coming up next how to save a person from an electric shock how to draw a perfect circle without a compass and how to remove a splinter [Music] number fourteen how to water the plants when you are far away from home you will no longer have to worry about your potted plants when you go on vacation you can still take care of them by doing the following fill a large container with water and put it somewhere above the plants take a woolen rope and put one end into the container and the second one into the pot your plants will thank you when you come back home number thirteen how to make a water filter how to cards offer the solution for those cases you want to make the water clean and safe for drinking you can get the purest water from a zinc bucket with a hole at the bottom for draining put fine sand coarse sand clean and spent gravel and stones and layers on the bottom you will get crystal-clear water pouring out of that bucket [Music] number twelve how to make an ink bottle holder you might say you don't use it these days believe us it will work on any liquid you don't want to spell cut a snowflake shape in a square sheet of paper bend off the petals you get and place the container in there number 11 how to save a person who suffered from an electric shock take care of your own safety first put on dry gloves or take any insulated object a piece of cloth clothing etc and pull the poor victim by his or her clothes congratulations you are a hero [Music] number 10 how to move people who cannot swim across the water [Music] tie one end of a solid rope to a tree make one Scout swim across the river and attach the other end to the tree on the opposite side make a seat or something like that and attach it to a loop that can move freely along the rope using a light cable Scouts will safely take everyone who can't swim to the other side of the river if you don't have any scouts around you can try it out on regular people you can't wait to try out all the life hacks hold on more of them are on the way number nine how to blow out a brick in case you want to show everyone how strong you are you can try this one take a usual medium size plastic bag put it on the table and put a brick on it place the open end of the bag in your mouth and start blowing into it the result will remind blow sorry brick blowing [Music] number eight how to draw a circle without a compass sometimes we all need to draw a circle and we rarely have a pair of compasses on us there is a solution take a piece of wire and twist it around a pencil on one end sharpen the other end of the wire to use it as the point leg of a pair of compasses you can bend the wire and adjust the pencil to get any circle size you want number seven how to draw a pigeon without taking the pencil off the paper in case you don't have any artistic skills but still want to draw a pigeon try this method in fact you can try it even if you're a great artist to see what it looks like when you follow a pattern take a piece of paper and a pencil and never take the pencil off that piece of paper keep drawing the infinity symbols as you see in the card make it pretty [Music] keep going you're done your pigeon is a piece of art number six how to hold pets the right way [Music] if you're tired of painting a pigeon hold it you don't have a pigeon as a pet focus on your kitten or guinea pig the card suggests to hold them using one hand supporting the chest we made it to our top five do you think you know how to stop a mad dog and to remove a splinter in that case like the video so we can see how many of you super smart people are out there number five how to stop a mad dog no one wants to run into a mad dog rabies is definitely not what we want to get right in case you were unlucky and did run into that monster you can use a scout staff a walking stick or even a handkerchief or hat to protect yourself as the card suggests put the selected item on one end of the stick and hold it between you and the dog it will give you some time to protect yourself and disable the dog by taking it number four how to make boiled potatoes dry and Flowery to cook potatoes like a chef add a pinch of sugar not only salt when boiling once they are boiled pour the water away and put the saucepan back on the stove for a short time shake the potatoes to make them equally dry YUM [Music] number three how to carry a heavy jug you will never have to cry over spilled milk again if you follow this tip hold the jug straight and keep your thumb inside when carrying it this will prevent the weight from pulling the jug down the card set number two how to slice fresh bread we all love fresh bread it smells like heaven and tastes like perfection but it is almost impossible to slice there is a way out put the knife in boiling water for 10 to 15 seconds then take it out and slowly slice the bread number 1 how to remove a splinter [Music] finally the answer we've all been waiting for say goodbye to annoying splinters fill a small bottle with hot water almost to the brim and press it firmly against the arm the water will slowly cool down and suck up your skin after a while you will be able to remove the Splinter easily while these life hacks are incredibly viable don't forget to use some common sense before trying some of them stay smart and be on the bright side of life if you want us to share more life hacks give us thumbs up and subscribe to our channel not to miss new videos [Music] [Music]

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Length: 13min 43sec (823 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 21 2017