19 Things You Didn’t Realize You’re Doing Completely Wrong

It's time we stop making fools of ourselves.
19 Things You Didn’t Realize You’re Doing Completely Wrong

Here at Cracked, we love all of you like you're our children. We really mean that. And because we're your parents now, that means it's time for you to stop besmirching our family name by continuing to do things like a bunch of imbeciles. Straighten up, already.

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Hands at 10 &2 is outdated. and actually dangerous now. With the proliferation of power steering. you dont need the extra oomph 10 & 2 gave you to t
You've probably been pooping wrong your whole life. 90 35 Vs. UNHEALTHY HEALTHY When squatting on the toliet, pooping takes less time and effort becau
Your hair still feels GRAGRED greasy CONT after you've used shampoo twice today. What gives? Well, you may have been shampooing your hair wrong! By wa
Do your shoelaces keep UNTYING? It's because you're doing it WRONG. 1. Make a loop, 2. Twist one lace like a bunny ear, 3. Pull the other lace AWAY fr
You shouldn't throw a utility knife away because the blade is dull. Those notches are there to let you cleanly break off the tip. Slide out the blade,
V DO NOT COVER YOUR MOUTH WITH YOUR HANDS WHEN COUGHING INSTEAD USE YOUR ELBOW IT LOWERS THE CHANCES OF SPREADING OF FLU AND COLDS. THINK ABOUT HOW MA
Most people make scrambled eggs wrong. Adding milk to your eggs doesn't improve flavor or fluffiness.
Did You hear who advises against using Q-Tips clean earwax? O out GRAU The Q-tip box itself Otips WARNING: Do not this. insert swab into says Earwax e
Always drain the pasta, then put it under cold running water. CRACKEDCON No, don't. The cold water kills the starch coating on the pasta that allows
PATENTED MG107 3.598.271 FIG.I 14 FIG.2 22 12 20 40 26 26 13 24 28 30 32 I6 34 18 18 32 28 16 34 36 38 40 20 I2 22 Modern disposable cup lids were des
CRACKED RIGHT WRONG THE WAVY SIDE OF THE BOBBY PIN GOES DOWN. THE RIDGES MAKE IT EASIER TO KEEP THE PIN IN PLACE.
DO YOU GO INTO 'BEAST MODE' DURING YOUR MORNING WORKOUT SESSIONS? THAT WILL BRING YOU MORE HARM THAN BENEFITS! YOUR STRESS HORMONE IS AT ITS PEAK IN T
The wait for your iPhone to drain to 100% dead is even more boring than waiting for it to recharge. And 100% useless. Charging a half-full lithium-ion
Car stuck in icy SnOW? Don't get out and push. Dan't spin the tires. Don't ruin your transmission by rocking back and forth. try -KITTY LITTER - EASIE
Think Monopoly is a slow and boring game? CRACKED.COM SHERVe ENVIO That's because you've been playing it T wrong the entire time! 2 CONE Om AX GO VSNo
You're supposed to use a flange plunger for a toilet, not a cup plunger. Cup Flange plunger plunger Cup plungers are for sinks. In a toilet, they can'
Do you hold down the button every time you use your parking brake? There's no real reason to do that. The CRACK clicking you hear otherwise is just th
ying to calm that stress down with some claxing music? DONT BLAST SOME AWESOME METAL INSEAD Research has found that extreme music works better to de
CAN'T SLEEP? WELL, STAYING IN BED IS THE WORST THING TO DO, AS THIS COULD LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF I N S M N I A I F DONE FREQUENTLY GET UP, DO SOME

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