16+ Life Hacks That, Arguably, Didn’t Hack Much At All

"I told you to use wood!"

"Yeah, well, paper is basically just thin wood so I wasn't that far off!"

If you find that your comfortable chair is just too comfortable, then why not add some plushy mushrooms so that there won't be mush-room for you to sit down!

"What's great about these is that you can now play with..."

"Dave, I'm begging you to not finish that sentence and just give me a normal controller."

This guy's new and improved idea for "shelves" was probably just an attempt to distract his wife from the fact that he still hadn't got a switch plate for that light switch.

This is a much better idea than what I have previously been doing. Has someone altered the fire department to this information?

Disclaimer: For any boneheads out there, please don't actually do this...please!

I mean, you're still stuck with a kid that looks like a dingbat, but at least you can just laugh at them when you're feeling down as well!

The unsettling inventor behind this explained, "The stapler itself is broken, but I bought an inverter off of amazon that is connected where the staples would go, so basically it arcs where the paper normally goes."

This level of procrastination is admirable. I can't thank the person who thought of this tip enough!

A lot of people had a downer on the Gamecube controller, but I loved it. Which makes this even harder to look at. It's like someone has gouged the eyes out of my childhood.

There is a level of insanity in this that I kind of cannot help but admire. I also love that the DVD player is just hanging out there on its own now.

I suppose that it gets the job done, but I cannot help but think of how sore my back would be after this. Wow, I'm getting old.

Would you rather hit a pothole or a little tree? I wonder if this got the local council to take notice, probably not though based on experiences with literally every local council ever.

This is a great way to combat loneliness, and there isn't the slightest thing depressing about it! Amazing!

It will also make your games of tennis much shorter so you can get to that post-game pint even faster!

Also, maybe add a little, "The power of Christ compels you!" in the middle of your screaming to really complete the effect!

Someone suggested that a little herb garden box attached to this would really complete the aesthetic, and I think that is a great idea! If a little dangerous.

I haven't seen the Queen's Gambit on Netflix yet, but I'm assuming that this is from it?

I actually quite like this design, and I feel like hipsters everywhere will also be planning on making this modification!

Why would anyone want this aesthetic to be plastered on their nails for the long-term?

The budget for the next Mad Max film seems to be much smaller than the previous instalments!

I feel like this photograph will be used as a part of an explanation as to how this building eventually burns down.

I do not know why this thing exists, but I am glad that I live in a world where it does!

Look, it works which is the important thing I guess. But, by Christ, it ain't a pretty fix that's for sure!

I really worry for the mental state of the individual who decided that this was a good idea to do.

"Excuse me, miss, have you seen the board for the cheese board that I left on this table?"

"I am the cheese board now!"

In a similar vein, one other innovator added, "I did this once, but just covered the regular hammer in a bunch of duct tape to make a mallet."

I would mainly be worried about whether or not it is watertight! Doesn't seem very secure...

If you are going to try and sneak food into somewhere, maybe try and sneak in something a little less conspicuous than spaghetti!

I know for a fact that I wouldn't want this in my house, let alone have my cat snuggling up inside it!