You would have seen them on your social media
feeds.
Lists and lists of supposedly useful tips and tricks to
make your days go by more easily.
They used to be a staple of women’s magazines. Now they
are online, they are called the much cooler-sounding “life
hacks”. But do they work? And even if they do, do they really make
life easier? We put 10 to the test.
You have wine, but no corkscrew. No worries,
supposedly.
Remove the foil "capsule" from the top.
Place the bottle in the shoe, making sure it is a tight
fit.
With one hand grasping the neck and one holding the
shoe, start hitting the heel of the shoe against a wall - hard. The
wall must be solid.
The cork should come out far enough for you to be able
to pull it out by hand.
Yes! Sort of. In our experiment, it only worked for the
bottle with the traditional cork. It was useless on a modern
plastic cork.
read more here
what are your tried and tested ones?
