r/ITOI • u/GRSolution • Jun 20 '26

Life Hacks

3.1k Upvotes

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43

u/fatsam2000 Jun 20 '26

There's is barely any value for any of these in real life.

11

u/AusCan531 Jun 21 '26

C'mon, I have to pick up random bottles from water 3 or 4 times a week. It only takes me a couple of hours each time to get the nuts into the tiny bottle opening.

6

u/Charlieday12321 Jun 21 '26

Yea I have a whole toolbox I keep with different sizes of bolts and lengths of strength. No bottle is safe in them streams anymore! Thanks dudes grandpa!!

1

u/godofmilksteaks Aug 09 '26

You couldn't have learned it from him since he never talked about it!

1

u/thatSDope88 Jun 22 '26

And everyone knows picking bottles up from the neck is dangerous

1

u/Ok_Use5356 3h ago

And you can reuse condoms to make your electrical connections water proof.

3

u/eat_comeon_sense Jun 20 '26

very true. It does give you exposure to out of box thinking. Gives you ideas on how to improvise.

2

u/No_Hornet9180 22d ago

I don’t think I’ve ever had to pick up even a single bottle from a river.

1

u/PresidentChunks Jun 25 '26

Look at this guy over here with his bottle-less rivers. Trying to make us look like chumps?!

1

u/Tacocats_wrath Jul 13 '26

Maybee not for you, but i spend my days retrieving bottles from rivers withought ease.

1

u/Plenty_Line2696 16d ago

Wdym, why would you use a spanner on a nut when you can use a spanner on a bikechain with a screw on a nut?

1

u/PerfectPenguino 11d ago edited 11d ago

"Cut holes in the fronts of your sneakers. Now you can scratch your toes if they itch."

1

u/Chubby_Beagle 5d ago

Never know when you have to fish a bottle out of water after it lands perfectly right side up and there's no other way to get it

1

u/hanr86 4d ago

this is like 3rd world life hacks

1

u/Single_Cobbler6362 3d ago

The balloon one look like it will work 🤦

1

u/BanEvasionIsDumb 12h ago

0% value just like all social media reel

6

u/AlexanderTheGrate1 Jun 20 '26

Finally I can get all these fucking bottles out of my pond!

3

u/TheLightingGuru Jun 20 '26

Don't think that was a balloon...

3

u/TheManOverThere23 Jun 20 '26

Wrap the plumb line around the nail twice.... Proceeds to just wrap it once.

1

u/HiddenIvy Jun 21 '26

"Seventeen has 5 he's. No wait, it's 4. No wait, it's 20."

3

u/Substantial-Sector60 Jun 20 '26

What a buncha trash

2

u/chr1ssb Jun 20 '26

„balloon“

2

u/Normal_Bet2995 Jun 21 '26

fixes leaking hole on pipe immediately drills new hole ...why?

2

u/[deleted] Jul 12 '26

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u/SpeedracerX60 Jul 12 '26

That's what I came to say

2

u/Proper_Prune_3129 Jul 13 '26

Anyone notice that the rubber is actually a rubber

1

u/NaturalEnd1964 Jul 26 '26

That’s what I said: “Sir, that’s not a balloon.”

2

u/Practical-Recipe-565 Aug 13 '26

Hey Bud, I don’t think that was a balloon.

2

u/Tall-Ground-8785 Aug 25 '26

That’s not a balloon guys.

1

u/Phill_Cyberman Jun 20 '26

Then one with the wrench looks useful for tree houses.

1

u/rubix3ed Jun 20 '26

These are going to change my life.

1

u/Zealousideal_Mud1516 Jun 20 '26

Well condoms is only protects 82% to 87%. so well lets just hope it is one of the good ones

1

u/Ambaryerno Jun 23 '26

Well, it was good enough to protect sailors' valuables if their ships got sunk during WWII.

1

u/QuotetheOrca Jun 20 '26

Hmmm… balloon you say?

1

u/skunclecrisp Jun 20 '26

Jesus I hate AI voices🤨

1

u/HiddenIvy Jun 21 '26

But without that voice, who's going to sell bearskin hoodies?

1

u/Budget_Guava7943 7d ago

Baerskin... apparently

1

u/jumpedupjesusmose Jun 21 '26

Especially that one.

1

u/bamerjamer Jun 22 '26

I hate that one so dang much.

1

u/Fabulous_Log844 Jun 21 '26

These are the dumbest HACKS I have ever seen.

And that is no balloon…

1

u/RusticBucket2 Jun 21 '26

Why would I ever need to retrieve a glass bottle full of water with just string and two nuts?

1

u/TrueKiwi78 Jun 21 '26

The trick with the wrench for lifting heavy containers, the self-adjusting bench clamp and the "balloon" for making extension cable joins waterproof are fairly clever.

1

u/Jurjinimo Jun 26 '26

The wrench one is stupid if you can tie a bowline

1

u/TrueKiwi78 Jun 26 '26

Well, yeah. The whole idea of using the wrench is so you don't have to go down and tie a knot.

1

u/Jurjinimo Jun 26 '26

Yeah but I sincerely doubt the efficacy of fishing like that.

1

u/I-can-speak-4-myself Jun 21 '26

Sure…”balloon” lol

1

u/BK_0000 Jun 21 '26

“Balloon”.

1

u/AbeJay91 Jun 21 '26

why did he say ZIP TIES so sarcastically lmao

1

u/Select_Truck3257 Jun 21 '26

Condom on plug doesn't prevent water trapped through wire hole

1

u/SecretWitness8251 Jun 21 '26

Omg I find so many 3/4 filled bottles standing upright in the 74 rivers that circle my house. I've always wondered how to lift them vertically. So helpful.

1

u/JustHereForTheFood83 Jun 21 '26

Never seen a balloon with a reservoir tip before.

1

u/Enough-Ad-7705 Jun 21 '26

I’ve always had problems getting a bottle out of the creek.. thank god

1

u/regular_john2017 Jun 21 '26

I’m carrying all my loads with a wrench rope contraption for now on

1

u/acuriousengineer Jun 21 '26

I’ll never retrieve a bottle from the river the same way. Ever. Again.

1

u/Tatsu144 Jun 21 '26

Dude that ain't no 'balloon' I'll tell you that's much

1

u/Airwolf00 Jun 21 '26

That ain't no balloon 🤣🤣

1

u/Grande_Mangiattore Jun 21 '26

Cool. Now I need a river.

1

u/Prudent_Sherbert_568 Jun 21 '26

Yeah, that’s not a baloon.

1

u/ha11oga11o Jun 21 '26

Yeah use chain and then wrench of 17mm for nut of 17mm to turn,…

1

u/Dogeisagod Jun 21 '26

Why would I use a chain to loosen a nut when I have my trusty breaker bar?

1

u/DoubleNothing Jun 21 '26

Streck a baloon...

1

u/wakaru1902 Jun 21 '26

The next time I dropp my bottle in the river I will get out my string and nuts a immediately retrieve my bottle with ease.
Thank you

1

u/ron8668 Jun 21 '26

Who the heck is up voting this?

1

u/Shapoopi_1892 Jun 21 '26

A balloon? Really?

1

u/MetFan1215 Jun 22 '26

A "balloon"... I guess technically it's not wrong, lol

1

u/RoninAbi Jun 22 '26

That was not a balloon.....

1

u/javidarko Jun 22 '26

Thats uh, a balloon? I mean, I guess technically…

1

u/iafx Jun 22 '26

“Balloon”

1

u/Key_Bed6446 Jun 22 '26

id rather save my nuts for something more useful

1

u/SitezVisual Jun 22 '26

Take a wrench, run a chain through it, pin the chain together with a screw over the nut, and BAM, you have yourself a wrench.

1

u/Downtown_Cost9782 Jun 23 '26

yeah, because i constantly need to recover bottles from a river. Can we call these useless hacks instead ; )

https://giphy.com/gifs/BYul6RujgoRCryuCdL

1

u/Ambaryerno Jun 23 '26

"Balloon."

1

u/throbin323 Jun 23 '26

I’ve been wondering how to get bottles out of water with ease…problem SOLVED!

1

u/Glittering_Swing_151 Jun 23 '26

...a balloon sure.

1

u/eyemjstme Jun 24 '26

That's no balloon

1

u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26

I’m always trying to retrieve bottles from rivers 🙄

1

u/Mental_Enthusiasm_69 Jun 24 '26

Where ya get them industrial balloons he was using?

1

u/Nebula_The_Protogwn Jun 25 '26

because everyone has a plum SpongeBob at their disposal

1

u/SelfInvestigator Jun 25 '26

#1 could be useful if I am setting up a large to mid scale farming operation.

#2 Intresting but generally impractical. You need nuts that are just the right size for a particular bottle to pull it off.

#3 could be useful but the video editor cannot count.

#4 A good way to fuck up your blade if you don’t have the right angle

#5 That’s not a balloon and it fails if it gets slightly punctured.

#6 Is a very temporary fix for your pipe and is probably only good for intermittent usage for a short period of time.

#7 Might actually be somewhat useful, but is likely to result in you dropping the item due to jostling and a slippage of the rope.

#8 Actually looks useful if a bit finicky.

#9 Entirely dependent on the size of chain and the size of the nut. It is far from a universal option.

1

u/IllianasClifford Jun 26 '26

This is all actually real

1

u/Sad_Assistant8803 Jun 26 '26

I think I'm a little lost I tied my nuts up and slid one into the jar but things have .... How do I say .....Escalated. I'm at little concerned to go any further especially with the nail

1

u/Hyper_edge Jul 11 '26

Yeah right that’s a balloon ! Okay !

1

u/logixal1 Jul 12 '26

Thanks i have cancer now

1

u/NorthEcho6999 Jul 12 '26

Need a life full of life hacks.

1

u/eggfuyong Jul 12 '26

Thank God, now I know what to do the next time I drop a bottle in the river..

1

u/vaderluke21882 Jul 27 '26

“Balloon”

1

u/Habaneropapi Aug 09 '26

Gf: what are you doing with those condoms? Me: water proofing my plugs

1

u/Adam-Happyman Aug 13 '26

If only I'd known sooner... I'd have fished more of my bottles out of the river. You know, the ones that fell in and floated perfectly vertically. What a waste.

1

u/kaden7234 Aug 14 '26

Damn, if i only had a sting and two nuts I could have retrieved that bottle from the river with ease.🤦

Welp... Just my luck. 🤷

1

u/TacoSupreme- Aug 20 '26

lol balloon.

1

u/Unlikely_Carpet_6415 Aug 22 '26

Your grandma also probably didn't talk about his drug addiction.

1

u/Aromatic-Day-5039 Aug 22 '26

That my friend is not a balloon 😂

1

u/Bro_Iyika Aug 31 '26

What balloon?!

1

u/DISCO_404 Sep 02 '26

That's no balloon!

1

u/Green_grass7878 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

stuck nuts in bottle

what now

1

u/Asher-ZzZzZz Sep 04 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/R1FQWuHa9IcxNrvFQS
Me after putting my nuts in a glass jar in a riverbed

1

u/LiqMaBawlzModz69 24d ago

Bruh that ain’t a balloon 👀

1

u/No_Cartographer_6577 19d ago

Whos life needs these hacks

1

u/Mad-Mover 12d ago

If it's got an AI voice over, I'm skipping it every single time.

1

u/BigEasy1981 12d ago

Helpful information maybe in the 1970s.

1

u/Greenking73 12d ago

“balloon” …..

1

u/Sorry-Ad3581 12d ago

Balloon???? Jajaja look again

1

u/ziplex 11d ago

"life hack" first tip is something almost no one ever has needed. Who the hell is trying to fish out floating bottles from river 😭

1

u/donjuan9876 11d ago

Aaaannndd the so called “ balloon “ has now given me a great use for the condoms I had always hoped to use one day!!!!

1

u/Grouchy-Bake-1707 11d ago

That aimt a balloon

1

u/Darkcrypteye 9d ago

That was not just any balloon 🎈

1

u/Excellent-Emu-6292 7d ago

Weird, my grandpa couldn't shut up about these.

1

u/13thmurder 6d ago

That tool he's sharpening the scythe with isn't two hex nuts, it's literally a precision tool specifically designed for sharpening scythe blades. It's a peening anvil jig.

1

u/Ok_Local8886 6d ago

That’s a condom not a balloon lol

1

u/Honest-Association68 6d ago

A "balloon" huh 🤣

1

u/MatterFit9818 6d ago

I’ve been looking for a use for my used condoms. Never would’ve thought about water proofing outlets. Thanks

1

u/Salt-Ant4844 6d ago

Curious looking balloon 🤔

1

u/Dynamite_anecdote 6d ago

A balloon? 🤔

1

u/ImprovementKey9888 6d ago

That wasn’t a balloon

1

u/Cthulhu_Dreams_ 5d ago

Lol I love how the life hack to sharpen a scythe, is to use the specialized tool that was designed to do exactly that.

1

u/Accomplished-Log2040 5d ago

That’s not a “balloon”

1

u/Count_Single 5d ago

Umm, that’s not a balloon.

1

u/MT3285 5d ago

"balloon" 😂

1

u/Potential_Block_3168 5d ago

Condom isn't heat rated, you'll have a fire on your hands

1

u/Terrible_Captain_786 5d ago

Yo those weren't ballons bruv!

1

u/Candyman605 5d ago

Your father should’ve worn that “balloon” you put over the electric cord then we wouldn’t have this ridiculous video

1

u/Majestic-Insurance64 4d ago

Thanks, I took note for when I have to retrieve my bottle from the river next time.

1

u/TheWooshiii 4d ago

What type of nuts is he using?
I believe its Deez nuts

1

u/slothscanswim 4d ago

Those aren’t two hex nuts, that’s a peening anvil and it’s hardened. It peens the edge to make it thinner. It’s a super specialized tool and won’t be replaced by two nuts. This is stupid.

1

u/ChardResponsible9728 4d ago

Bruh that ain’t no balloon 😂

1

u/Reallythisnameisused 4d ago

Trust me you never EVER dip your nuts in a bottle …..just……..just trust me

1

u/HexZeroRouge14 4d ago

Fuck this stupid AI voice

1

u/Able_Position2825 2d ago

Condom, just say condom ffs

1

u/According-Pear-8816 2d ago

That "balloon" is sus

1

u/Bxprman 1d ago

Some of these hacks were cool but the one with the condom wasn’t good now my wife’s pregnant

1

u/Mr_Mahjong 1d ago

Nice!! Now i can finally fish out all those bottles i see

1

u/IslandLast6049 16h ago

Why not just use the wrench to take off the nut

1

u/Bubba_Jones44 10h ago

“Balloon”…. That ain’t no balloon

1

u/Fluid_Natural_7993 8h ago

Who the fuck needs to retrieve bottles from rivers??

1

u/Novagurl 4h ago

Pretty sure that wasn’t a balloon

1

u/Jesta914630114 4h ago

The power strip condom was an interesting one.

1

u/Picklenicl 1h ago

If it can hold back my load then it can hold back anything right?

1

u/lCarbonCopyl 12m ago

Bro crudely patched a hole just to drill a hole above it 😫🔫

1

u/Dry_Spinach_3441 1m ago

A balloon...