TikTok’s Top 14 Life-Saving Tricks You Can’t Miss

TikTok has become a global sensation, captivating audiences with its short-form content and viral trends. Not only is it a source of entertainment, but it’s also an amazing platform for gaining valuable knowledge. And guess what? I’ve discovered some mind-blowing life-saving concepts from a group of talented TikTokers. Prepare to be amazed! Imagine this: as you’re enjoying the funny cat videos and dance challenges while scrolling through TikTok, you stumble upon a video that reveals some truly life-saving wisdom. It’s like finding a treasure trove of common sense, my friends. These concepts are simple yet incredibly powerful, and they have the potential to transform you into a real-life superhero. Below are the life hacks from tiktok:

• Weather Phenomena To Know

1. It is unsafe to shower during a thunderstorm: Lightning strikes can travel through metal pipes and water. One-third of all lightning injuries happen indoors, not all related to being in the water. If you consider yourself to be an attractor to unfortunate situations, best not to take chances. Maybe move if you also happen to live in the stormiest place imaginable.
2. A sign that you might be struck by lightning outside is if your hair suddenly stands up on the end and it starts to smell like chlorine during a storm.
3. If you see a tornado that looks like it’s not moving, chances are it is coming toward you. You better run and seek shelter fast.

• Microwave tips:

1. Do not microwave pointy-edged metal as it can discharge sparks. Best to keep it safe and avoid all metal in the microwave whenever possible. This is an old one but a good one. Kind of surprising how many people do not know this.
2. Here is a controversial one: do not microwave an egg. TikTok is filled with cooking advice and there is a broad array of how to “safely” microwave an egg without causing the heat pockets to form and explode.

• Cleaning Know-Hows:

1. For all the amateur house cleaning mixologists out there, pay attention because this is for you. Do not mix your Bleach with Vinegar, Ammonia, or Rubbing Alcohol. Do not mix Hydrogen Peroxide with Vinegar. The list goes on but those are the 4 most common mixes that should not be done but happen often.
2. Open a window or door, or turn on the extractor when cleaning with chemicals. Pretty self-explanatory.

• Here is what our comedic firefighters of TikTok want us to know:

1. Do not dump, spray, or add water to an oil or grease fire. Oil and water do not mix and will likely spread the fire. Again, would have assumed this was taught in grade school but sometimes people forget.
2. When dealing with small kitchen fires cut off the oxygen and heat supply to the affected area.
3. Do not open the oven door when there is a fire in it. Opening the door to the oven will allow more oxygen to enter and feed the fire, causing an even more dangerous situation.
4. READ and know the instructions for your fire extinguisher. Unless you have a fire-extinguishing ball that pops, like a little bomb, to extinguish the fire, chances are you do not throw the fire extinguisher into the flames.
5. If your house smells like fish for no reason, it could be a sign of an electrical fire.
6. Flammable and inflammable are the same thing. Inflammable does not mean the opposite of flammable. Both adjectives mean a substance that burns easily or readily catches fire.
7. When the fire is not quickly contained and dealt with in under 1 minute, do not take any additional chances. Get out of the building. Homes are estimated to catch fire and be completely engulfed by flames as quickly as 3 minutes.