Life Hacks For People Who Don’t Care About Rules

There will be times in life when you're going to have no choice but to take matters into your own hands. You might not like it, heck, you might not be prepared for it, but when push comes to shove, what other choice do you have?

Sometimes, you just don't wanna get out of your car to pump gas, or you're sick of not being able to take an afternoon nap. We are all only human, after all.

It's Cold Outside, Better Make Good Use Of It

people built makeshift fridge out of snow outside the window
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Photo Credit: Reddit / vladonck

Not sure who doesn't have use of a fridge, but in a pickle, if it's winter, why not make your own?

We've all left stuff outside to cool off on the porch, this is just taking it to the next level.

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That's One Serious Gamer

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a kid is taking his notes in minecraft
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This kid has decided that he's going to take all his class notes down in Minecraft, because honestly, why not?

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Now no teacher can tell him not to be on his games while in class.

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That's One Way To Get Your Nap In

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dad told kids to draw a picture of him while he naps
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This dad challenged his children to a drawing contest. Whoever can draw the best picture of daddy sleeping will win a prize!

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Don't tell them the only prize is dad getting in a solid 20-minute nap.

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Now This Is A Life Hack

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Tweet: I stopped exercising and started buying clothes a size bigger so it looks like a lost weight
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Why didn't any of us think of this before? This is the kind of life hack that we all need in our lives.

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If we start to feel better about life, think of what we can accomplish!

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He's Technically Not Wrong

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Tweet: told this guy I only date people 6 feet or up and he sent me this
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He does now have six feet. That's the kind of resourcefulness she should be looking for in a man.

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He's literally willing to have six feet for her! If that isn't love, tell me what is.

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Get Those Floors Nice And Clean

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woman wearing lysol wipes on her feet to clean the floor
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A hack I have a feeling many of us do, but don't want to tell anyone about.

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Instead of sliding around in slippers, why not use some Lysol wipes and get that floor looking clean?

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They Didn't Even Try That Hard

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a sign that was changed a bunch of times with stickers
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This place is only open 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Now those are some seriously specific dining hours.

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But hey, maybe they make it work with the lunch crowd? Who am I to judge?

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That's One Way To Take Out The Garbage

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a guy taking out the garbage in the car
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These are the things to consider before moving into a house that has a long driveway.

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Are you going to be willing to take the garbage to the curb on garbage day?

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Well, It's Doing What It's Supposed To Be Doing

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someone using a doorstop still in the package
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You don't have to unwrap something to use it properly, right? These people wanted a doorstop, and that's what they went out and bought.

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Maybe they can even return it later.

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Having Each Other's Backs...Or Heads

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guys falling asleep on each other
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Sometimes, a friend is someone who ends up being your headrest when you're falling asleep in class from pure finals exhaustion.

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Are they OK? Who knows. Will they be bonded for life? Almost certainly.

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Everyone Must Love Him

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a guy lying on the ground with a video camera showing him the concert
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Why would you even bother going to a concert if you were going to watch it like this?

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Might as well just watch a bunch of people's crappy Snapchat stories.

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He Almost Had Us

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roommate put a picture of a clean sink over dishes
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If your roommate wasn't going to spend a lot of time looking at the sink, this would almost work.

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It's believable until you get close enough to see all the cutlery sticking out from underneath.

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The Life Hack We All Need

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someone learned they could fit ice cream in a Yeti mug
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When you realize that you can now take a cold cup of ice cream with you wherever you go, the second part of your life begins.

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Tell me it gets better than that.

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But What If You Don't Want To Eat It All?

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a guy cut a hole in the cereal box and put milk in it instead of using a bowl
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This is a great idea, but only if you're hungry enough to eat a whole box of cereal.

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Yes, we've all been there, but you gotta be careful your eyes aren't bigger than your stomach.

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That Will Teach The Dog Not To Run Through The Fence

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a dog with a spoon on their back
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Not only does it work like a charm, but he also looks like a goofball with a spoon tied to his back.

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In a way, everyone wins because now he can be outside but doesn't run away.

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That's Some Redneck Engineering

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someone set up their light switch to be turned off with a pellet gun
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This guy put a metal plate on his light switch so he could turn it off from bed with his pellet gun.

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It worked for a while until it totally broke his light switch.

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Now That's Clever Thinking

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person wearing a toilet lid around their neck to use as a table
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The crazy thing about this is that this guy had a toilet seat just hanging around that wasn't being used, and he actually looked at it and thought, "I'm going to eat off of that."

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It might not be pretty, but it works.

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The Perfect Unit Of Measurement

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Tweet: My friend is selling a desk and chair and didn't know the measurements so used her 12 pound chiweenie for scale
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This is going to get her so much traffic to her ad because how could you see that cutie and not click in to take a closer look?

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I bet people were asking if he came with the desk.

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This One Isn't A Flop

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people with flipflops on their ankles not feet
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This is pretty brilliant. Instead of holding your flipflops on the beach, just fasten them around your ankles.

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It also stops the hot sand from kicking up and hurting the sensitive skin on your ankles.

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Razors Are Expensive

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a guy used pliers as a razor handle
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Those pliers are probably going to rust together, but you know what?

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It's better than having to get up and go to the store when you really don't want to do it.

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Hey, A Seat Is A Seat

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someone sitting on the box their computer chair is in
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If he doesn't want to open up the chair and sit on it like a normal person, then that's on him.

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But honestly, as long as he's happy with it, let's not judge.

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Is This Supposed To Be A Jack-O'-Lantern?

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someone used a can of pumpkin with a candle as a lanter
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It's more like a birthday pumpkin pie that didn't get whipped up properly.

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But hey, the effort is there, and that's the most that we can ask for from anyone.

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Keeping Students At Bay

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a professor printed a picture of himself and put it up in his window
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This professor appears to be in his office at all times, how amazing and accessible he is!

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Well, it's actually a picture of himself he printed and put in the window. Clever but sneaky.

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That's The Christmas Spirit

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someone who used their Christmas lights to say
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Why bother when you have an overachieving neighbor? You'll never win. Might as well use it to your advantage.

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Yours might not be the best-decorated house, but it will be the funniest.

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That Doesn't Seem Like The Smartest Idea

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someone pumping gas from in their car
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Yeah, sometimes the weather is miserable, and getting gas is no fun, but this just seems like it would be a lot more work than it's worth.

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You're still gonna end up cold!

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That's One Way To Never Lose A Suitcase

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a woman with her own face on her suitcase
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Plus, if there were any especially helpful people in the terminal, they would know right away who it belonged to.

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No one is going to steal a bag with someone else's face on it.

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I'm Honestly Impressed It Works

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a guy made a mega straw out of straws
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Most at-home inventions like this don't work that well, so we should applaud this man and his laziness, which led to this impressive straw that allows him to drink from the couch.

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This man is out there living in 3021 and we're not showing him the proper appreciation.

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Glass Tables Are About To Come Back Into Style

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guy watching TV on his phone using glass table
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Lying on your side is overrated. If you could lie on your back and watch your stories, wouldn't you rather do that?

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This kid is way ahead of his time.

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He Wanted To Listen To His Music

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a guy brought a record player to his exam to listen to music
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What's the prof gonna say?

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There isn't any way he could really be cheating using his record player. All he wants to do is jam to Kanye while he passes his exams with flying colors.

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A Win-Win For Everyone

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dad has a swing on a string so he can play with his kid but also drink his beer
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Dad gets to relax and enjoy his beer unbothered while his little one can enjoy the beautiful weather on her swing.

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They're probably still in chatting distance as well, so they can have some life talks.

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That's Load Bearing Soup

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a guy using soup to hold up a shelf
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Why bother fixing your shelf when a nice old can of soup will do the work for you?

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It was a smart move to label it; otherwise, they would have been out of luck when they forgot about it.

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"Call The Dog!"

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dog wearing a charger
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A girl asked her mom to bring the charger to her from the other room, and instead of bringing it, she told her to call the dog.

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He looks so happy to have been able to help.

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That's One Way To Do It

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person lifting up their suitcase so it gets weighed as less at the airport
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This person has traveling down pat and they know how to save themselves a bit of money.

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Do you think that this would actually work? You'd have to have a strong foot to get away with it.

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He's Living In The Future

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someone cleaning a whiteboard with a mop
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Why don't we just clean all the surfaces in a building with the same thing?

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Why do we need whiteboard cleaners and floor mops when they all do the same thing anyway?

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Never Clean A Bowl Again

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a bowl with a ziploc bag in it so milk doesn't touch the bowl
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This is a great life hack for people who don't like to do dishes. Just wrap everything in plastic and then put the food in it.

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Who cares about the environment anyway?

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The Perfect Place For Tacos

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someone with their taco in the eye glass holder in a car
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All this time we thought that this little compartment was for sunglasses when, really, it was made to hold those tacos you crave while you're driving around town.

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How could we have been so wrong?

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No Chopsticks? No Problem!

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someone eating noodles using pens as chopsticks
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If you've made yourself a fancy lunch but don't have anything other than a boring old spoon and fork to eat with, why not use your pens as chopsticks?

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It will have everyone talking.

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This Isn't Dangerous At All

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someone using nail clippers to plug something in
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Look out everyone, we are clearly dealing with an engineer here.

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Who would have thought that nail clippers could be used as a makeshift plug for a fancy outlet? Not me.

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If It Works, Why Not?

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someone heating up pizza on an iron with a hair dryer
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This is actually smart of them because now the pizza is going to be warmed up on both sides.

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Come to think of it, an iron is actually the perfect shape for sticking a piece of pizza on it.

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Use Those Old Dolls As An Adult

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someone using a Barbie to hold up their iphone while they watch a video
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I wouldn't be surprised if this really caught on and they started selling Barbie dolls actually made to be iPhone holders.

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It just seems like the kind of thing that would happen in this world.

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Who Cries While Eating Onions?

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guy wearing plastic wrap around his head
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If you're sick of crying while cutting up onions, then this solution is perfect for you. Skip the goggles altogether and go right for the plastic wrap.

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Just make sure to cut out a place for you to breathe.