# Life hacks you figured out on your own **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 11, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041 "2023-03-11T20:36:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/490 "2023-05-22T11:41:46Z")
Wheelbarrows: 1. Always point the wheelbarrow in the direction you are going to go, before loading it. It’s a lot harder to turn around when it’s loaded. 2. wheelbarrows make perfectly good lawn chairs. Just tip them on to their handles and sit. 3. carry D-handled (short) garden tools laid across the handles instead of sticking them in the bed. They are more secure that way. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/491 "2023-05-22T14:27:25Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Go to Google on your smartphone, click the little camera icon on the right of the search bar and it should activate your camera. Take a photo of your plate or bowl and you should get hits to identify/replace. Google image-search works for identifying all sorts of things. I recently sorted through a large collection of vintage coins from around the world, and there were many that I couldn’t make heads or tails of (!). Let Google have a look, and the consensus of the search results tells you what it is, e.g. a **[1936 Ethiopian 25-santeem coin.](https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces4391.html)** ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/492 "2023-05-22T15:29:47Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > wheelbarrows make perfectly good lawn chairs. Not for us old farts! ---
**Author:** ![Orville\_mogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aeb1de/32.png) [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/493 "2023-05-22T15:51:58Z")
On a scatological note, I bet a fart in a wheelbarrow chair would really resonate ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/494 "2023-05-22T15:57:45Z")
> [@Orville\_mogul](#): > > a fart in a wheelbarrow chair would really resonate I can affirm, especially the deeper notes 😇 ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/495 "2023-05-22T17:19:11Z")
If you fart in a wheelbarrow, how far does it carry? ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/496 "2023-05-23T03:48:45Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Wheelbarrows: 4, While wheelbarrows with two front wheels don’t tip over, they really can’t be used going across a slope, because they tip over. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/497 "2023-05-23T04:07:17Z")
It’s high quality content like this that keeps me coming back! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/498 "2023-05-23T04:11:32Z")
Don’t get me started on forest noises. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/499 "2023-05-23T08:50:53Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > 4, While wheelbarrows with two front wheels don’t tip over, they really can’t be used going across a slope, because they tip over. My conclusion has been that there is no perfect cart. I have a construction wheelbarrow and a four-wheeled nursery cart that dumps and a two-wheeled dolly contraption that has a cradle which holds a muck bucket or a bale of hay, and between them I get most carrying done. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/500 "2023-05-23T10:15:32Z")
We have a garden cart with two bicycle wheels. It gets a lot of use. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/501 "2023-05-25T16:53:11Z")
Did you add the wheels yourself or have it done? If so, that would be a really good one. I recently noticed someone struggling with some kind of manual transportation device. I don’t remember the specifics (groceries, construction materials, etc.), but the point is that the person was struggling to guide it over rough terrain, and it was obvious that the small wheels were the problem. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/502 "2023-05-25T17:05:33Z")
It’s a commercial product my gf bought decades ago. Live never seen one like it. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/503 "2023-05-25T17:12:52Z")
> [@alovem](#): > > the person was struggling to guide it over rough terrain, and it was obvious that the small wheels were the problem. One trick that a lot of people don’t realize it’s that it’s monumentally easier, at least in those situations, to _pull_ the cart instead of pushing it. When you push it, in addition to pushing forward, you’re also pushing down, driving it further into the terrain it’s trying to ride over the top of. OTOH, if you pull it, in addition to pulling it forward, you’re also pulling it _up_, helping to lift it over all those bumps. A situation where I see that all the time is deliveries coming into my building. The door has a threshold and I’ll constantly see people struggling to push a hand truck or other cart over it. If they turn around and pull, it’s a whole lot easier. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/504 "2023-05-25T17:18:16Z")
Here it is! [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/16/d1/c916d145ba564c20c88b7a56b95fec81.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/16/d1/c916d145ba564c20c88b7a56b95fec81.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/505 "2023-05-25T17:21:44Z")
My Dad had one of those at his farmyard in his later years. He absolutely loved it. I tried to buy it at his auction, but was outbid. (Yes, I’m somewhat of a cheap bastard) ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/506 "2023-05-25T17:26:49Z")
She’s a beauty! Now, how about that girlfriend you’re always mentioning? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/507 "2023-05-25T17:30:07Z")
More or less this one: > **[\#26 Garden Cart | Conestoga Farm Carts](https://conestogafarmcarts.com/26-cart)** > > Our most popular garden cart, the #26 boasts a cargo area of 31" wide by 47.5" long by 16" high, and holds up to 13 bushels of material. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/508 "2023-05-26T12:36:12Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Here it is! Or [this one](https://a.co/d/drNYun9) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041/509 "2023-05-26T12:37:31Z")
Yep, tried linking to that one first but it didn’t work. That one is the exact cart we have. My gf uses it every warm weather weekend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-hacks-you-figured-out-on-your-own/981041.md?page=26)