I've Been Been Opening Cases Of Water Bottles Wrong My Entire Life

Sarah Kester
Water bottle
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Thanks to the wonderful world wide web, we're introduced to clever life hacks on the reg.

Did you know that you can use a shoe organizer to hold bathroom items? Or that you don't need a microwave to reheat pizza?

This next hack is guaranteed to make you feel allll of the things, ranging from anger to shock to "my life has been a lie."

You'd be surprised at how many life hacks are hiding in plain sight.

Magazine holder as storage
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Like this hack that makes great use of old magazine holders. Instead of throwing it out, repurpose it in the kitchen to hold different kinds of cans!

Or this kitchen hack that maximizes the most out of your small space.

Tic Tac spices
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You simply take spices and add them to empty Tic Tac containers. When you're ready to use them — whether that's in the kitchen or on a camping trip — simply shake them to disperse.

Another kitchen hack that saves you time and space is this corkboard cupboard.

Corkboard cupboard
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Say goodbye to the days of rifling through your drawer to find the right measurement. Now, you will have it hanging in plain sight with this corkboard.

Have you ever torn up a bag of chips too far?

Punch hole on bag of chips
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Of course, you have. Remedy this by using a hole puncher to keep it from spreading. Speaking of chips, there's a handy way to close the chip bag without a clip.

According to this video shared by Padma Lakshmi, you start by folding both corners of the bag and rolling inward.

Then, you take the two pointed corners on top and roll them down until the bag is totally rolled up and sealed.

This next hack that has been hiding in plain sight is about to blow minds.

Mind blown
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Do you struggle to get a plastic bottle or can out of the plastic rings that hold all of the beverages together? Well, believe it or not, those rings are actually designed to make it easy to grab a drink.

All you have to do is grab the pull tab on the side and the drink comes off in a second.

Speaking of drinks, you're about to feel like your whole life has been a lie over this next hack.

When most of us grab a water bottle from a case of water, we poke a hole at the top and struggle to squeeze one through.

Jimmy Fallon struggling to drink water
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But there's actually no need to do this at all! TikTok account @houseofhighlights demonstrated the right way in their viral video. 

All they did was cut through the center of the plastic wrap and then break it in half.

Water bottle case sliced in half
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Since the plastic wrap is so loose, you're able to easily grab a bottle! Shocking, right? Many TikTok users commented after picking their jaws up off the floor.

"Jaw dropped fr," one wrote with a crying emoji.

Man imitating mind blown
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"man's is living in 3030," another added, while a third wrote, "I learn more from tiktok than I did from my entire time in school." SAME. "My life…has been a lie," added a fourth.

Some people, however, actually prefer the struggle.

"Me personally I like the struggle of taking one out," one wrote. "nah I like the struggle," seconded another. "mind you, we still leaving it on the floor instead of putting it in the fridge," commented a third.

Whatever floats their boat!