8 Incredible Life Hacks The Germans Taught Me 😱
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Күн бұрынLife hacks are all the rage right now, and I'm 100% on board! Funny enough, most life hacks I swear by, were shared with me by Germans around me (friends, family, YOU ALL). 🤩
Here are 8 incredible life hacks that Germans taught me which have changed my life for the better! How many of these have you heard about before?
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00:00 - Intro Chats
01:26 - Tea Kettle Hacks
02:14 - Measuring Tape Hacks
03:03 - Sandwich Hacks
03:51 - Beer Hacks
04:49 - Bedroom Hacks x 2
07:57 - Hanging Frame Hacks
10:03 - This Biggest Hack
11:16 - Outro chats
@Amandafusion1 Жыл бұрын
ha ha, As a British girl who moved here 5 months ago, the sandwich tray with everything you need is just brilliant, and being frank and honest also was a great observation to point out. Love the video , have a great week.
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
Haha, what kind of fridges do you guys have - are they the walk in types where you have to roam for endless hours to find the cheese and ham? Seeing it first in one of Jenna's other videos left me a little at a loss. But hearing you chime in on that tune keeps me wondering what I have done wrong all my life stacking my fridge the way I do...😁💛💛
@Amandafusion1 Жыл бұрын
@@flamedealership Like you , I thought the same just grab what you need, but its just more efficient to put sandwich stuff in a box then you grab one box instead of lots of individual packages :)
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
@@Amandafusion1 So what now - are you suggesting that I should give in and move over to the dark side as well?🤣🤣💛
@Amandafusion1 Жыл бұрын
@@flamedealership 'May the Force be with you'😜
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
@@Amandafusion1 And with you🙇♂. Btw, I got curious and took a look at your channel. I'm glad I did - as a complete and utter hopeless cooking dyslexic I will try to reproduce some of your recipes. Even if I'm in danger of being expelled from my home country, you know, as a German who took cooking advice from an English lady😁. And before you ask: of course I subscribed...
@suenaable Жыл бұрын
Hahaha, 9:04 she says "Zack", she is Germanized 😅😅
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
🤣🙈 I hadn’t even noticed!
@NeinDochOhh Жыл бұрын
I let my 4 year old daughter always choose between "Zacki Zacki" or "Rucki Zucki" when we have to hurry to do something or to go somewhere. It is important to her to make her own decisions. 😀 Greeting from Kiel.
@silmuffin86 Жыл бұрын
I feel like the beer bottle opening thing is a flex young guys do in Italy as well 😅 And I'm not German but it never occurred to me to fill the kettle completely, I didn't know it was a thing anywhere
@Donnerfink Жыл бұрын
yep. why would one wait for a completely filled kettle to boil to fill up just one cup or mug? Less water, less time and energy lost until it is boiling.
@say_whuat Жыл бұрын
You just earned yourself a new subscriber ✌🏻 as a German it is always very interesting to hear from foreigners what they find odd/curious in Germany. You don't realize it when you live your whole life there 😅
@heha6984 Жыл бұрын
"Being honest is the best life hack" - that is really great and really true, for every case and for every circumstances! Thanx! Liebe Grüße
@RustyDust101 Жыл бұрын
Definitely. In addition be honest with your failures. Own up to them, don't obfuscate them, and you will find that people are much more forgiving if they believe you haven't tried to weasel out of your responsibility.
@zaphodbeeblebrox6795 Жыл бұрын
“Are you free on Friday night? Shall we meet up for dinner?” “Yes, I’m free. But I hate you, so no thank you.” We Germans don’t beat around the bush, that’s a fact. 😅
@oliveranan4881 Жыл бұрын
Messed up? "HI I messed up and I am not sure how to proceed." you would be amazed how far many people will go to help you IF you are honest.
@uliwehner Жыл бұрын
there is another hack for the duvet covers. you can put the buttons on the inside! that way your feet don't ever touch the cold buttons, and it looks neater, too. just go through the button hole from the top. Once you do it you will wonder why you ever did it differently.
@uliludwig2798 Жыл бұрын
"What's Dübel" (in English)? - That was great! 😃
@Joelina456 Жыл бұрын
wow, I don´t get how anyone couldn´t think of filling the kettle only with as much as you need. Why wait ages until the whole liter of water finally boils, if you only need a cup? i was completely oblivious that some people would do it differently 😀
@MaryannFernandes Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Me too! I don't understand why one would fill more than one would need
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
AND the heating coil will not calcify as much...
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
On the other hand, you could always freeze the rest of the heated water and use it later...😉🤣💛
@tasminoben686 Жыл бұрын
@@flamedealership ja, einfrieren kannst du es Punktpunkt wenn du es vorher nicht hast anbrennen lassen Punktpunkt
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
@@tasminoben686 🤣Und genau deswegen fülle ich immer nur soviel Wasser ein, wie ich für eine Tasse brauche - dann muss ich im Fall der Fälle nicht soviel angebranntes Wasser wegschütten🤣 Frohes neues Jahr und eine schöne Woche
@rolandratz1 Жыл бұрын
Hi Jenna, ...a little fun by the way: the thing with the hot water heater. You say, many Germans make the container only partly full; you're right - it makes more sense to make the kettle completely full and boil up. What is then left over can be conveniently put in the fridge - hot water is always needed at short notice! (LOL)
@nothingspecial123Q Жыл бұрын
Even as a German I learned sth new in your video: the pillow-trick - thanks a lot! It was always so annoying 🤣
@stefankaiser3354 Жыл бұрын
Same here! No more _Gewurstel_ in the middle of the night... 😌💤
@pelle7771 Жыл бұрын
Same here, just made it with the pillow of my wife.
@nikomangelmann6054 Жыл бұрын
ther are at least 3 possibilities to use a folding rule as a bottle opener. and you can use the folding rule to look very important by folding out one part and point with it at random things.
@Martin-iz7uh Жыл бұрын
I was cracking up when you showed opening the beer with different things 😂 the flex is real!
@udomann9271 Жыл бұрын
I love your attitude, your freshness, your way of seeing the world.
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
Aww thanks so much 🥰💛
@pkorobase Жыл бұрын
Hi Jenna, with the tape on the backside, hmm, it can be tricky if the sides are not reversible, because the adhessive side is _facing away_ from thew wall when measured, and _to the wall_ when attached to it. I use a somewhat different trick: i steal the ballpen "inner pen", which is small enough to go through any drill hole, and simply write a mark through the hole on the wall. (will be drilled away anyway).
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
What a good idea!!! Thanks!!
@hp8825 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, *laugh* ... just want to write the same at this moment as I saw your comment 😂😂😂
@TheCovenant2 Жыл бұрын
I mean, well, in this case she had a shelf with a "full hole" - but for stuff that only got a "half hole" (not going thru all the way) this hack is still viable :D
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
@@TheCovenant2 yep! I usually use this hack when there are no holes
@andrecostermans7109 Жыл бұрын
As you have marked those holes , don't rip off immediately the tape. First connect those holes/points on the tape with a pencil/marker ( draw a line), when putting the tape on the wall you will have a clear line to put your leveler up . I myself like to use a piece of cardboard .
@philiprennert7730 Жыл бұрын
Mit meinem Zollstock hab ich wahrscheinlich schon mehr Bier geöffnet als Meter gemessen
@CaptianInternet Жыл бұрын
It actually IS my first of your videos. And it is amazing to see an Canadian talking about Germany. Because everyone knows Canadians are loved by everyone. It is awesome to know you enjoy your time.
@CaptianInternet Жыл бұрын
@Phillip Banes it's a stereotype. And thanks for improving my English. Since I learned my fourth and fifth language I struggle a little bit with my first two one. My apologies.
@bechri9573 Жыл бұрын
Das mit dem Bettbezug habe ich auch von meiner Mama gelernt, aber ich wundere mich darüber, dass das alles so typisch deutsch sein soll. Manche Dinge liegen einfach auf der Hand. Aber ich habe auch eine "typisch deutsche" Eigenart: Wenn ich in Hamburg zur U-Bahn gehe und ich sehe, dass ich noch ein paar Minuten warten muss, überlege ich schon vorher, wo sich der Ausgang befinden wird, dort, wo ich aussteige, damit ich hinterher nicht mehr so weit laufen muss. Dann laufe ich lieber jetzt, Zeit habe ich ja noch, bis die Bahn kommt. 😇🤣 - ja, ich weiß, das machen viele so ...
@no1leader135 Жыл бұрын
Bei 09:04 "Zack" ist so untypisch für Kanadierinnen. 😉
@robertzander9723 Жыл бұрын
It's so much fun to watch you, great content 🙂
@blackshaddow5005 Жыл бұрын
I think it is easiest to put bed sheets on the bed diagonally... start with the corner hardest to reach. then go for the coner furthest away. repeat with the last two corners, hardest to reach first
@insulanerin7601 Жыл бұрын
When buying a new kettle, I made sure the minimum was 0,25 l (one cup of tea or coffee), not 0,5 l. Saves a lot of energy, as heating water uses much more electricity than using a laptop, vacuuming etc. etc.
@DarianVerwood Жыл бұрын
Haha gut gemachtes Video! vor allem das Lächeln immer weiter so :)
@MaryannFernandes Жыл бұрын
Nice trick with the shelf. I will try it next time! I've never seen anyone boil more water than they need. That is new to me! I also don't like the giant square pillows here. So I ended up buying UK sized pillows. But pillow cases are harder to find. At first I bought German pillow cases and would just fold them (not so nicely like you did), but when my mum visited, she cut and sewed 2 of them into 3 pillow cases. 😃 Now I just buy them from India when I visit. I tuck each corner of the fitted sheet at a time, starting from the most difficult side. But when the sheet is smaller, then instead of going corner by corner, I do opposite corners. That's why I like to buy ones that are for a mattress height more than my mattress so that it's easier to put. The excess just gets tucked in nicely.
@schattensand Жыл бұрын
Did your mom teach you to cut and sew eventually?
@MaryannFernandes Жыл бұрын
@@schattensand she had already. But i don't enjoy it.
@MaryannFernandes Жыл бұрын
@@n.n.7668 Nice! I'll keep that in mind
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
You know, watching your videos I always had a feeling that somewhere along the line I would benefit grealty from doing so. And now the day has come: I was always annoyed by the half-sized pillow and the full-sized pillow cases I have and the fighting with the two of them to agree to a good nights sleep without being endangered of strangling myself at night🚑🙇♂😁. Thank you very much for pushing my life expectancy up a few years for showing that hack! And as someone who's avoiding sugar for health reasons I can't even coat this statement in a fashion you might've been used to in the past...😉💛💛
@jorgbratschke4054 Жыл бұрын
Germans can open a beer bottle with any object in a room, including the room itself :)
@abciii Жыл бұрын
I wont recomment it but just use your body to open it :D
@nicolettarope6030 Жыл бұрын
👍🤣🤣
@fraeuleinsommer75 Жыл бұрын
Totally unrelated to the video, but i loooove your background! 🥰
@Herdatec Жыл бұрын
For the Fitted sheets I found a nice hack. I have some that are a tad too big. For that I got some kind of Garter belt straps, but for bed sheets. you put them on the bottom and they will keep the sheet tight to your mattress.
@cristianc.6302 Жыл бұрын
For the fitted shetes I found that the easiest way to put them (for me at least) is to first put 2 opposite corners, and then the other 2 corners.
@june4976 Жыл бұрын
Or, if possible, pop the mattress up on its side so you don't have to climb over it trying to fit the sheet. Great with kids' beds, you can check what toys are buried underneath at the same time :D
@DNAisWookieUSER Жыл бұрын
how is this even a problem to need a lifehCK for i dont get human anymore no one thinks or ues logic
@DNAisWookieUSER Жыл бұрын
just do one corner after the other wtf
@Nikioko Жыл бұрын
You can open a beer bottle with a Zollstock. You can't do that with measuring tape. But my favourite tool to open a beer bottle is the rim of a beer box.
Жыл бұрын
Some commenters said they can open a bottle with a newspaper… I'm sure they could do it with a measuring tape :D
@crunchyscorpio9186 Жыл бұрын
@ Doubt it. The way of using a newspaper is by folding it until you get a hard"ish" edge. But then, there are some measuring tapes that come in a metal container/shell (?) and those can be used no problem.
@franhunne8929 Жыл бұрын
oh, oh, my German citizenship, which I carry since birth, will be revoked - I cannot open a beer bottle with anything but a bottle opener ...
@Nemshee Жыл бұрын
Me neither, but then I'm not a big beer drinker.
@franhunne8929 Жыл бұрын
@@Nemshee neither am I
@AluraHjaldisdottir Жыл бұрын
A couple of days ago I saw two roofers using their Zollstock as a shoehorn. They had taken of their shoes not to pollute my house.
@umbrellacorporation3206 Жыл бұрын
Nice Video!! Dankeschön!! 🇨🇦♥️🇩🇪
@jackybraun2705 Жыл бұрын
Always do up the buttons on the duvet cover before washing it. I once forgot and the duvet cover filled up with all the rest of the washing in the machine and it started to spin off kilter and the washing machine finally fell over. Wasserwaage = spirit level Dübel = rawlplug
@schmidtikovsky2825 Жыл бұрын
For 7:50 i do it diagonal corners and then you can nicely pull the other two corners and it will fit perfectly
@annasaddiction5129 Жыл бұрын
But be careful to not be using German directness when going back home. I only know English speakers online and that " directnesd" got me in trouble more than 2 time. 🤭
@lenakohl2339 Жыл бұрын
Can you lift the matress? I lift mine and slide it to the side, on the edge of the bed frame. With this, I can reach the corner that is at the wall (with which I start) standing beside the bed. And it is easier to wrap the corners this way.
@RolfKni Жыл бұрын
Tolles Video 😎👍👍
@Kivas_Fajo Жыл бұрын
To anyone it might concern. A bed that is covered and made is a cesspool for mites. A bed that is open and devoid of anything is a much healthier option. Hang the sheets somewhere to completely dry out. Any humidity left in the bed from night's sleep together with what we shed is food and environment for them, so make it as uncomfortable as possible for them and not cozy, because of some outdated sense of order...
@hinnerkfeldkamp5422 3 ай бұрын
Regal anbringen: Ein Regalloch an der Wand befestigen (so das das Regal noch drehbar ist), Wasserwaage auf Regal, ausrichten, durch das andere Loch anzeichnen, zurückschwingen lassen, Loch bohren Dübel rein, Regal in Position drehen, Schraube rein - fertig. Kein Klebeband nötig und ein 100%ig waagerechtes Regal.
@CassieLopez Жыл бұрын
The reason filling the kettle only a little ways is that if you fill it all the way up every time you use a LOT more electricity. Fill it only part way, it boils a lot quicker, and it uses less electricity.
@tranceyy Жыл бұрын
You're great!
@abuth14 3 ай бұрын
I'm thankful that hospitals are not that way in the US. I am though temporarily on Medicaid and went to a dentist and that experience was horrible in comparison to my private insurance dentist.
@axelk4921 Жыл бұрын
Ich hab viele Leute ( natürlich Besucher/Urlauber aus dem Ausland ) verwundert indem ich Bierflaschen mit der Zeitung aufmache...! ;))) Frei nach dem Motto " Wo ein Wille ist, da ist auch ein Weg! "
@uliwehner Жыл бұрын
schon seit jahrzehnten keine zeitung mehr :)
@wiedapp Жыл бұрын
The word you were searching for was Dübel, translation would be wall anchor. In addition: In German the word Dübel can define two things (getting a little bit technical here and I am not accounting for medical uses): 1. A wall anchor in general construction work, to fixate things on walls or ceilings without searching for wall studs or trusses. There are even wall anchors specifically for stone walls, concrete walls or concrete ceilings (concrete screws are not very common in German construction, they are there, though) 2. A dowel for everything regarding wood work. I think that doesn't need any more explanation...
@fabianfluss6043 Жыл бұрын
3. A Dübel is also colloquial for a joint.
@thomas.thomas Жыл бұрын
@@fabianfluss6043 uhm no? a joint isn't a wall anchor, or did i get something wrong?
@fabianfluss6043 Жыл бұрын
@@thomas.thomas To "dübeln" means smoking a joint.
@tubekulose Жыл бұрын
@@fabianfluss6043 In Austria we say "Ofen". 😊
@GBZOholika81 Жыл бұрын
@@fabianfluss6043 I just wanted to comment the same thing
@mizapf Жыл бұрын
I'm using the Zollstock when I want to measure wider spaces, e.g. from one wall to the other, or measure along the ceiling. You unfold it completely, and if you are careful and the joints are not too worn out, you can hold it at its end and push it against the wall with the other end, so it is like a solid 2m rod.
@CaptianInternet Жыл бұрын
After watching this video I subscribed. You can expect some bad jokes... :) Great content, tank you.
@hydrochloridrix Жыл бұрын
Another way to open a bottle of beer is with a bank note. Just fold it up lengthwise in a tight roll and then bend it into a u-shape. Hold the u-shape really tight since it's pretty short and boom, you got yourself a beer bottle opener. Tried and tested! Worked better with the old D-mark bank notes than the Euro notes, though 😉
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha that’s next level German for me! I’ll have to test it out when I’ve been around for 30+ years I think!
@uschil228 Жыл бұрын
I needed the pillow trick. I have a not square pillow in austria. So only sqaure pillow cases.
@eva-mariacoughlin9456 Жыл бұрын
I loved that you decided to be honest or ehrlich I am so often in trouble here in the STATES FOR BEING HONEST, Oder EHRLICH! I think people think me rude but its not so , I am just trying to be honest and not waste my time and theirs! Thank you for addressing this. It’s hard to be German here in the Midwest !
@Bioshyn Жыл бұрын
the kettle thing blew my mind, as a German, as in not doing the obvious...
@berulan8463 Жыл бұрын
It's quite hilarious that in country that uses the metric system this measuring device still is called "Zollstock" which means "inch stick".
@tschaytschay4555 Жыл бұрын
We always call it Meterstab.
@fineflavour4493 Жыл бұрын
You can choose the official name: Gliedermaßstab 😁
@aka99 Жыл бұрын
I bet the term Zollstock comes from a time, when germans used inches, instead of Meter.
@nikomangelmann6054 Жыл бұрын
@@tschaytschay4555 meterstab is more common in the south. (baden würtemberg / bavaria)
@berulan8463 Жыл бұрын
@@aka99 Excactly, the term is quite outdated but still in use. Although nowadays it's most often called a "Meter" here in the southwest of Germany.
@AlecTrevalyn Жыл бұрын
7:55 ... wenn finished the head corners, try to bend the mattress, pull over the foot corners, release the mattress and watch it doing the work ....
@Wolf-jg9fl Жыл бұрын
As a german, I feel obligated to tell you that a "Zollstock" is actually called a "Gliedermaßstab".
@SplendidMisanthropy Жыл бұрын
Metrischer Gliedermaßstab, bitteschön!
@waltertanner7982 Жыл бұрын
… but only freaks call it by this academic name :-) / Similarly Lampe vs. Leuchtmittel
@hinekde Жыл бұрын
I hope you call a train Stahlbahn, then...
@waltertanner7982 Жыл бұрын
@@hinekde we don't have it with steel in the names like in "those days, you know", since 77 years, Eisen is good enough for us.
@felixb.3420 Жыл бұрын
It used to be measuring in "Zoll" (inch) but nowadays it's centimeter. Some of them still show both but if you mix them up, you're in big trouble ... 🙈
@Leberteich Жыл бұрын
9:43 we call it a spirit level.
@yutubl Жыл бұрын
@water kettle: I cook full water cooker kettle for morning coffee (stored in thermos pot) and put the rest of heated water after cooling down in my water filter pot. So I have good water quality for the rest of the day. @pillow half side folding: thanks I can really use that nice hack as I fod my small pillow just on the outside.
@kratzikatz1 Жыл бұрын
Take the rest of the hozt water in your freezer! So you have fresh hot water when ever needed😉😉😉😉🤭
@Kutchulu Жыл бұрын
If you hang a lot of things you should get a Galerielineal (Gallery ruler). It has two moveable measuring bars with marking hole and marking V and two build in spirit level for horizontal and vertical adjustment. Normally 60 cm long it should be around 10 bucks.
@tgdomnemo5052 Жыл бұрын
... the point of a hack is that you don't need a special tool . . . 😳
@summersun6536 Жыл бұрын
9:04: "Zack!" Yes, you are officially assimilated.😉 (That sounded so cute! 😀)
@kosa4038 Жыл бұрын
In German supermarkets you can buy cheese, sausage, cold cuts, salami, but also fruit, vegetables, pulses, nuts etc. without packaging - to reduce plastic waste!
@aka99 Жыл бұрын
Happy new year! Well, if i would use my tea kettle often, i would also left some water in it. The sandwich box is a great idea indeed. I couldnt manage to open a beer bottle with a feuerzeug, with another beer or a zollstock. You did very well! it seems you have to be a bit talented for that. i tried often, but i failed often. Seldom i was scuccesfull. To my knowledge, opening a beer bottle without a bottle opener comes from Handwerker auf dem Bau, who need to to open a bottle, because not everybody had a bottle opener or it was just practical to a zollstock. the bedtoom hacks i usee too. the thing with the picture frame is also a great idea. By the way, do you consider another video is somtehing about german language? Please nothing with gramma!😅
@reinhard8053 Жыл бұрын
Apart from Handwerker everyone doing his service time in the military seems to learn it there.
@aka99 Жыл бұрын
@@reinhard8053 i was never in military, neither in a handworker job
@fraenkiboii Жыл бұрын
I’m an 80 by 40 pillow kind of guy and I didn’t know that stuffing across hack. It looks complicated tho. I think imma have to replay this video a couple of times in order to get this right 🤔🤯
@Patrick-on2ty Жыл бұрын
die unteren Enden einfach im Bezug ,auf der selben Seite , nach oben ziehen und fertig
@mikebegonia6134 Жыл бұрын
Internet shopping?
@fraenkiboii Жыл бұрын
@@mikebegonia6134 sustainability?
@astridkupfer9274 Жыл бұрын
Just sew or ask someone to sew the pillowcover in half ! Problem solved.
@NachtvogelHH 6 ай бұрын
Just out of curiosity: What is the brand and model of the tea kettle at 2:00? I do have one with temperature preselection but it has only few hardwired presets and I would love one with digital display.
@lifeingermany_ 6 ай бұрын
This one I got back in 2019 and absolutely love it! It’s the AICOK Wasserkocher, 1,7L .. it doesn’t seem to be on Amazon anymore, but there are a few similar ones! 🙂
@thorstenkoethe Жыл бұрын
Don´t open your beer bottle with a cell phone! It seems to be tough but it may have micro splits you won´t notice. Watched a yt short recently.
@starrkilla3269 Жыл бұрын
Get a sheet of paper to open a beer bottle don't destroy your phone XD
@petebeatminister Жыл бұрын
Why would someone fill the kettle all the way, to make just one or two cups? It takes much longer until the water is boiling that way. But the trick with the sticky tape is really good. But measuring corners with a Zollstock like that I have never seen before. Whats that good for? And also it doesn't really work, unless the hinge happens to be in the right place. And even then the measure is crooked. But a Zollstock can have advantages: because its rigid and not floppy like a tape. For example to measure from a spot that you cannot reach to. Also, Zollstöcke are a pretty old invention, dating back before there were tape measures.
@reinhard8053 Жыл бұрын
If it is just a few cups you just use the cup as a measurement with maybe one extra and you are exactly done. If you need more water later you won't gain much by having the kettle full the first time. You need to use the right sticky tape ! If it is streched you won't be happy.
@kratzikatz1 Жыл бұрын
Ein mess-o-meter kann man auch als Streichkuh verwenden wenn man von nem Brett / Brettern ein langes ,oder mehrere kurze Stücke abschneiden möchte.
@Arltratlo Жыл бұрын
i boil just the cold water from the cup i will use for my coffee/tea! Zollstock = Gliedermaßstab = named by some German construction workers Zölligen...
@betteryourgerman Жыл бұрын
.... ja !!! ...die Deutschen sind sehr effektiv !!! ....greetings from London !!!
@njordholm Жыл бұрын
As you have already mentioned in one of your other videos, how we Germans react on your mistakes while speaking German, I felt it right now! I found it funny and 'cute', how you say Dübeln (meaning dowels). Well, it's not like Nachricht (singular) und Nachrichten (plural), but like news (singular and plural, or better say no singular). It is 'der Dübel' (singular) and 'die Dübel' (plural) - no trailing 'n' or 'en' as you may have learned from other words. But for the task of putting these dowels into the wall, we actually have the verb 'dübeln'. Ich düble, du dübelst, er/sie/es dübelt, wir dübeln, sie (plural) dübeln. And to make it even more difficult to learn for english speakers, we have the genitive form of 'des Dübels' which looks like it would be the plural with trailing 's', but isn't. Example: Die Anbringung des Dübels mit dem gezeigten Lifehack war kinderleicht. Edit: And if you have more than one Dübel the article 'der' has to be used in the example and not 'die' as you might think. Die Anbringung der Dübel (Mehrzahl) mit dem gezeigten Lifehack war kinderleicht. Die Dübel gingen alle leicht rein, bis auf ein Dübel, der beim Einschlagen splitterte.
@mathiasdreke180 Жыл бұрын
To this day I thought I invented the sandwich ingredient box trick 15 years ago. I didn't realize other people put their stuff in the fridge the same way.
@phillipsmejkal1 Жыл бұрын
As a lazy guy this came natural to me. 😅
@wWvwvV Жыл бұрын
I'm from Germany. I can't open a beer bottle with another bottle. 😥 That really is skillful. I guess you must be willing to make a real mess a couple of times before mastering it.
@elbrover Жыл бұрын
All top life hacks. 4:19 concentration pur!😄
@axelpalfy7597 Жыл бұрын
Zollstock, the name comes from the time when it was measured in inches, just for the sake of interest,here in Central Europe we call it that too, not only in German-speaking countries
@Enhaneunzig Жыл бұрын
Another hack: You can also freeze leftover hot water, then you have hot water when you need it
@frizznmckrauser3187 Жыл бұрын
It´s not a Zollstock! Zoll is Inch. That thing is a Meterstab.
@laktho Жыл бұрын
Open a beer with .. whatever. That's 1. semester on EVERY German university!
@MacToecutter Жыл бұрын
"Zollstock" is a very common used word in Germany, but it is not the "right" name. This correct name is "Holzgliedermaßstab". More or less "Wood links measure rod" ;)
Жыл бұрын
*Gliedermaßstab"… because they're not all made out of wood. :D But that's only "correct" for people who will tell you that you didn't cut your bread but sawed it…
@gottliebheinrich8413 Жыл бұрын
Inzwischen gibt's reichlich Kissenbezüge in 0,4×0,8m² Aber man kann auch, (wenn man diese Größe mag) sich die große Hülle leicht umarbeiten, mit dem sogenannten #Hotelverschluss spart man sich auch noch Knöpfe oder Reißverschluss
@kratzikatz1 Жыл бұрын
m² ?
@kwalty1 Жыл бұрын
@@kratzikatz1 Natürlich, was sonst? 0,4 m x 0,8 m = 0,32 m²
@art.ikulation-stimme2123 Жыл бұрын
Putting tape on the shelf "zack!" Most german thing to say :D
@m_amen Жыл бұрын
Das ist kein "Zollstock", sondern ein Gliedermaßstab. Schau mal drauf, da findest du keine Zoll-Einheiten. Klugscheissmodus: AUS! Aber sowas lernt man in der Handwerkskammer Düsseldorf. Grüße aus Hilden.
@waltertanner7982 Жыл бұрын
Ich hatte einen echten Zollstock: cm auf der einen, Zoll auf der anderen Seite!
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
@@waltertanner7982 Mein Zollstock (zugegeben: er ist schon etwas älter) hat das heute noch...
@linat3429 Жыл бұрын
bei uns in der Schweiz heisst das Ding schlicht Doppelmeter 😅
@waltertanner7982 Жыл бұрын
@@flamedealership Gut drauf aufpassen 🤓
@-Alemann 8 ай бұрын
Great Video and i want to give you another real Lifehack here : BLOWING BOILED EGGS! After this you will never spend time to peel you eggs anymore. 1. Just ditch your boild egg on both sides. 2. Peel of just a tiny little bit on the tipy point of the egg and a bit more on the belly side off the egg. 3. Take your egg now between your second finger and your thumb like inside here👌 and blow in to the pointy side of the egg in you little hole ( keep your other hand below)😅 cause the hole egg will fall immediately out of its shell into your hand! For little kids it's always fun and like a magic trick. The rest off the eggshell stays even intact. Try it out and you'll love it 🎉
@hsyeswellitsme Жыл бұрын
When I saw the "Zollstock" I immediately missed the hack to open a beer. :D :D This is very German, but only, because we drink mostly beer out of bottles (in case not tapped, and the use of cans is very little). Being honest is indeed one thing I really appreciate too. It nails it to the point and it saves a lot of time with negotiations. In Germany you can say "... and exactly that is wrong" without offending the other person. The other may react "And your fault is that ..." and it is OK too. Indeed in the German Bundestag the debates sometimes become really offending, but also funny too. And several delegates of different parties are good friends. Germans have a kind of black humour too, not as much as the Austrian people, but everyone understands when it is a joke. These jokes are made with "known people", e.g. colleagues, neighbors, etc.. People you know that spark on that wave length. I would say, Germans are funny people, of course they are serioous too, but making jokes to deal with the daily madness is pretty common. And now I combine first and second paragraph, beer and humour. A German band once had the slogan "Dosenbier macht schlau". Germans don't really like cans, and too much alcohol is of course no solution, but making jokes about it is always allowed. The band became little popular, only for the humour. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpZxhrOX3-CWfXU.html
@gastonkawitzke3272 Жыл бұрын
That pillow case is made for a down pillow 80x80
@gabortoth3706 Жыл бұрын
I noticed, you have a hungarian sign on the wall :)
@joriskemper5392 4 ай бұрын
"Being honest." Never heard of such a concept. Must probably some weird ancient Germanic ritual where they sacrifice their children or something. 😂
@nordwestbeiwest1899 Жыл бұрын
Meiner einer nutzt den Zollstock als Grillzange , beim Trockenbau als Anschlagsführung mit Maßangabe für das Messer , Winkelanreißer oder als Keil ! Oder : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8yflZNntZ7YkXk.html
@tasminoben686 Жыл бұрын
Oder auch, um etwas, dass unter den Kühlschrank gerollt ist hervor zu holen! Noch immer ein verspätetes, aber gut gemeintes, neues Jahr zu dir! Wir sind am 20. Dezember aus dem Haus aus und in eine Mietwohnung umgezogen. Du kannst dir sicherlich vorstellen, wie Weihnachten und Silvester uns gewesen sind Tour war Nix! Liebe Grüße aus Ahrensburg ich bin😅
@nordwestbeiwest1899 Жыл бұрын
@@tasminoben686 schön zu hören und Dito für´s neue Jahr .
@agn855 Жыл бұрын
"Spannbettlaken" - über die erste Matratzenecke drapieren, anschließend über die diagonal gegenüber liegende Matratzenecke spannen. Das Gleiche für die verbleibenden zwei Matratzenecken. Done Flaschenöffner - *Nicht mit den Zähnen*, ansonsten freut sich der Zahnersatzhersteller (siehe Emaille-Schild im Hintergrund des Intro)
@Dolocahn Жыл бұрын
The thing with the shelfs and the tape is a bit complicated... why not allign the shelf to the wall and use the holes to directly print the marks on the wall with a pencil? And for the rest, i think all germans know these things especially open beer bottles. You can use litterally everything to open them. Even Newspaper. 😉 Nice Video.
@stefanbeyer7391 Жыл бұрын
Try to open ur Beer with ur MessBand :)
@kratzikatz1 Жыл бұрын
No challenge.🤨😉
@stapelchips6559 Жыл бұрын
4:48 a newspaper. It works. trust me.
@gregor-samsa Жыл бұрын
For honest: For the water heating. All Nonsense. In US and assume Canada only have 110V and mostly (dependent on fuse and grid) half or less energy. Therefore you need at least double time and that is to long! Thats why not many use it in North America as it takes to long! Its an infrastructure thing. The other hacks are not realy to mention and short above Kindergarden level. Todo it without pan and tape on your own: check position drill 1.whole, duebel in, let boaed hang down, switchvdriller and have second whin thin driller drilled through whole when a wasserwaage is on it and gives info it is level. Change driller to thicker again and drill second whole. Duebel and screw.
@kognak6640 Жыл бұрын
It's not infrastructure issue, it's wall socket issue. All homes in NA have 240V available for heavy duty appliances like dryers or electric stoves. It requires different type of socket and plug so regular 120V stuff doesn't fit but getting it is trivial, any electrician can setup 240V wall socket for you.
@gregor-samsa Жыл бұрын
@@kognak6640 Wall stocket is infrastructure
@Liedton Жыл бұрын
Iam glad u use the metric system 😂 Is it common for canadians?
@dedeegal Жыл бұрын
Den Begriff "life hacks" finde ich hier etwas komisch. Weil.... kann man das denn auch irgendwie anders machen? Naja, mal abgesehen von dieser RegalBohrungsMarkierungs-Variante mit Krepp-Band.... 🙂 das geht auch ohne Klebe-Rückstände vom Krepp-Band auf der Tapete. Aber : solange ich die weniger "hackige" Art nicht kenne, wie man etwas erreicht, kann ich auch den Hack nicht angemessen würdigen. Wäre es nicht eine tolle Idee, beide Seiten/Macharten zu zeigen!? Also auch die "umständliche" Variante. So ein Format könnte viral gehen. ....für mich zumindest... ;-) Und natürlich gerne in beide Richtungen. Bei der einen Richtung könnte ich mitleidig schmunzeln, bei der anderen könnte ich was lernen ... und ggf. sogar mein Leben optimieren.
@TheCovenant2 Жыл бұрын
The tape-hack got me... I facepalmed myself why I never did that - I also kinda measured.. or put the object in an angle so I can see the holes and just use a "Bleistift" to draw a line upwards from the holes and then simply use the "Wasserwage" to get a nice crosscut drawn where I can drill the holes (which obviously leaves space for mistakes if youre not able to draw a straight line) xD Good thing I saw this video since I wanted to put some "Regale" in my kitchen soon - this may help if I choose some with such holes :D The last one got me.. If I ever visited Canada and someone would give me answers like that I'd prolly stand there, scratching my head, askin: "Is that a yes or a no??" xD
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
Hahaha I’m so glad my trick could help! It actually works perfectly for shelves or frames without these holes too!
@juricarmichael2534 Жыл бұрын
To be honest you cannot sit in front of that Werbeschilder without showing the whole wall. One hand holds Zollstock and bottle neck, both parallel, zollstock's metal part under the cap, hit the Zollstock firmly from below with the flat of your free hand. Result: loud "plopp" and the cap flies away. No beer fountain wanted and no bottle drop, too. And down the hatch! Well, you forgot to mention how many liters to use on that Wasserwaage? Tsch__au
@uliwehner Жыл бұрын
maybe it is an imperial wasserwaage?
@solokom Жыл бұрын
Why would you need a bottle opener on your keychain, when you can use a key to open a beer?! *German confusion* 🤔🤔
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
Hhaha we aren’t all as talented as the Germans!
@vbvideo1669 Жыл бұрын
Super Video! :)
@utebellasteinweg3976 Жыл бұрын
„Zack“😂😂😂😂😂you‘re german 😂😂😂😂
@groundzero7470 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations for learning the Art of Bottle opening but to truly master that Skill you need to do it with a sheet of Paper. No Joke, it works. Have fun :)
@GBZOholika81 Жыл бұрын
if you know how to fold it, you can open a beer with a piece of paper
@DerPl84 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Zollstock actually translates to 'inch stick' although we never use this silly measuring system 😉
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
Hm, so we "never" use this silly measuring system, do we? Have you ever tried buying rims or tires? If you came up to a salesperson and ordered a set of those using the metric system as a description of what you wanted, you might look at a *very* bewildered and lost facial expression...😎💛
@DerPl84 Жыл бұрын
@@flamedealership I was just waiting for someone to mention this one 😄
@mattesrocket Жыл бұрын
according to your last life hack: Das Video war gut.
@iwilltubeyouall Жыл бұрын
It's hard for me to understand why "not being honest" would be considered more preferably by many.
@iwilltubeyouall Жыл бұрын
I understand that it's not always easy to be honest, yes. But still, I think, if possible, being honest should be considered the best way.
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
I think the same way now ✊💛
@flamedealership Жыл бұрын
And setting aside the effects on your conscience you'd always have to remember all of your lies just for consistency - no thanks. That doesn't mean that sometimes a little bit of diplomacy can be prudent, though...😎💛
@lifeingermany_ Жыл бұрын
@@flamedealership 😂😂
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