# Why are lifehacker topics so lame?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lifehacker-topics-so-lame/632667>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 26, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lifehacker-topics-so-lame/632667 "2012-08-26T02:00:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lifehacker-topics-so-lame/632667/21 "2012-08-27T17:17:07Z")

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> [@tomcar](#):
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> On possibly the most inane thing ever on the Internet 😉

Who the FUCK eats tic-tacs one at a time anyway? That ain’t gonna do ANYTHING for this boy’s bad breath.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lifehacker-topics-so-lame/632667/22 "2012-08-27T17:56:50Z")

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> [@friedo](#):
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> That’s not even really an article, it’s just a link to another article on Foodbeast.

That’s pretty much all Lifehacker is these days - links to other websites. They’ve gotten really lazy and uninteresting in the last year or so. The perfect example(s):

[Add salt to your laundry for bright colors!](http://lifehacker.com/5856200/add-a-pinch-of-salt-to-your-laundry-to-keep-colors-vibrant)  
[Wait, no - now you should add pepper!](http://lifehacker.com/5837711/keep-your-colored-clothing-bright-with-a-dash-of-pepper)

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lifehacker-topics-so-lame/632667/23 "2012-08-27T18:00:40Z")

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I’ve been visiting it for a few months now; it does seem a bit repetitive. I do like the “how to streamline/organize/improve your life/house/fridge”-type segments.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lifehacker-topics-so-lame/632667/24 "2012-08-27T18:36:57Z")

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The video for [how to touch a wall with an apple](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=007VM8NZxkI) changed my life.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lifehacker-topics-so-lame/632667/25 "2012-08-27T21:49:32Z")

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> [@grude](#):
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> The woman, now naked, stoops over the steaming pot and allows certain ‘juices’ to flow into the pot. I’m sure you can use your imagination from here. So anyway, when her man comes home, the woman gives him this ‘sweat rice’ to eat and then he is hooked for life!

Usually it works just as well to have the woman be naked when her man comes home, with or without rice.

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