lifehack

People just have too much time on their hands.

Is this simple solution too good to be true?

If you have kids, then there's a good chance you've found permanent marker somewhere it wasn't supposed to be, like a wall or clothes. According to one life hack I saw online, "permanent" doesn't necessarily need to mean "permanent" if you have the right household ingredients. You know I won't believe until I try it. Here. We. Go.

Brace yourself -- cooking corn on the cob is about to become a breeze.

Finally, another use for baking soda and vinegar other than building a volcano for your grade school science fair.

The Twitter account, @LifeHacks claims that you can turn any ordinary charging cord and turn it into a smaller, coiled cord by simply using a pen, a hairdryer, and five spare minutes of time. To which I ask, "Does It Really?" Let's find out.

Welcome to the first non-video edition of, "Does It Really?" where I test life hacks from the internet to see if they actually do what they claim. Today we test the theory that you can discover which of your Facebook friends may be looking to be "more than friends".

If you ever find yourself stranded in the wilderness, needing to rely on your inner Bear Grylls to survive, one internet survival hack claims you can create your own filtered water using nothing but two containers and a short piece of fabric. This of course leads me to ask the question, "Does it really?" Let's find out.

The internet is full of life hacks designed to make your life easier, but I don't believe any of them until I try them myself in my ongoing video series, "Does it Really?" Today I test the notion that you can open a tin can using only your hands and concrete.

A popular YouTube video claims you can stay cool during the heat of the summer by creating a refreshing "instant slushie" with your favorite brand of soft drink. Is it true? There's only one way I'll believe it, and that's by trying it myself.

It's time for another life hack test! Today we see if you can make amplify the sound from your portable music player using a readily available items lying around the house or office.

For someone who rarely wears a tie, getting the knot just right is a pain in the — well, the neck. Can this method found on the internet really be as quick and easy as it seems?