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for salad spinner supreme.

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[ Laughing ] Oh, man!

Tonight on "hack my life"...

Oh, my god! [ Laughs ]

-Get egg-cited. -Let's do this!

Three chefs share the secret to quick-peeling eggs.

Brooke: Plus, tricks to align your sorry spine.

-Wha-- oh! -Bad posture.

Kevin: Hacks that'll turn you into a photo pro

all by your selfie.

Brooke: And we try to game the system...

Look, look, look. Here comes trouble.

Kevin: ...As we attempt to hack free parking.

Successful hack.

Hold on to your hats.

[ Laughs ] It's a Christmas miracle!

Brooke: It's "hack my life."

You know, hard-boiled eggs are delicious,

but peeling one?

Ugh, it's one of the most eggs-hausting tasks

in the kitchen.

That's why today we're testing out three different hacks

to cut your egg-killing time in half.

This is no yolk.

This is a hack vs. Hack

brought to by the American egg board.

Welcome, everyone,

to the first-ever egg-peeling egg-stravanga!

That was an applause line, guys.

Yeah.

Today, I'm joined by three eggs-perts

who certainly know their way around a kitchen.

All the way from New York, it's chef Christian.

Chef belle from victorville, California.

Contestant number 3 is chef faith from Los Angeles.

Now, chefs, you each have a different technique

to quickly and cleanly peel hard-boiled eggs.

Let's find out what they are, starting with you, Christian.

I like to call it the crack-and-roll.

You just want to get a nice, firm tap.

Then you roll, and then usually,

it'll just kind of split into like, one nice piece.

It's a pretty good-looking technique, Christian.

Belle, you don't seem too fazed.

It's a good technique, but you know,

it's not as good as mine.

Oh. Okay. Well, what's your technique, belle?

The spoon method.

So you're just gonna crack it a little bit...

Stick the spoon in there, and then you just kind of do...

Oh, that came off nice and quick, nice and easy.

And it's not as messy.

Faith.

I've got the sexiest method.

I'm a big fan of flair.

-Go on. -The crack-and-blow.

A little bit off the top.

A little bit off the bottom.

Done and done.

I don't know if it's legal to do in a professional kitchen.

It's more of a home technique.

All right.

The rules are simple.

You each have 14 eggs in front of you.

Now, the first to peel all 14 eggs --

well, they're gonna be the winner,

but if there's any shell left on the egg

on the egg is damaged, it is not gonna count.

So let's get crackin'.

In 3, 2, 1, peel! [ Blows whistle ]

Oh, that was loud.

I hear some blowing down at the end.

But so far, no eggs in the tray.

It looks like belle has her first egg done.

Christian, how do you think you're doing, buddy?

-Talk to me. -Doing okay.

Kevin: Okay.

Looks like faith has one and just spitting shells

like they're sunflower seeds.

That is a tasty visual.

Slow and steady might win this race.

Belle is just taking her time, working that spoon.

Again, so far, I haven't seen a single egg damaged.

Seven eggs right now for Christian.

If they pass inspection.

That was what I was worried about --

the speed with which he's moving.

It looks like he's damaging the eggs

in the process, and that is another bad egg.

Doesn't look like it's going so good over there.

Quantity over quality.

Faith started off very slow

with her crack-and-blow technique,

but she is catching up, and fast.

Faith on the second-to-last egg.

Belle is working on her last egg.

It's coming down to the wire.

Guys, hands up, hands up! Hands in the air!

I'm gonna go through now and visually

inspect the results.

Christian, we're gonna start with you.

You have nine eggs.

What happened with your technique, buddy?

If you get a little overzealous, you can damage the egg.

I do see a couple little bits of shell,

but it's so minor and you're so clearly not going to win

that I'm not gonna call you on it.

-Thank you. -Christian, thank you.

I appreciate that.

Faith, you had a very, very slow start,

but you seemed to pick up steam towards the end there.

-Yeah. -You've got 13 eggs.

I mean, I really don't even need the magnifying glass

to see that this one shouldn't count.

Do you think that should count?

Um, I think, uh...

[ Blows whistle ]

It doesn't.

Well, other than this little devil right here,

the old crack-and-blow technique was pretty solid.

Faith, 12 eggs. Well done.

Belle, full carton here.

-Yes. -14 eggs.

As soon as I kind of hit my stride, it was fine.

-It went really well, belle? -Yeah.

Belle, you think there's a single problem in that carton?

-Don't think so. -[ Blows whistle ] Ah!

Oh, no problems? What is that?

That's a dq.

I dq one more egg, we got a tie.

Guys, I've come to the conclusion

that the winner of this hack vs. Hack is...

The spoon technique.

You get our coveted golden copperish egg

with a bow on it!

[ Laughs ]

Well, there you go.

All three hacks are viable techniques

for getting shell off of a boiled egg,

but when you want to work quickly and cleanly,

you got to reach for a spoon.

Come on down.

It's time for today's pop quiz.

Mm.

Accidentally shrunk the life out of your favorite sweater?

I didn't know you can't wash wool

in hot water.

Well, save those tears 'cause I've got a hack

that can stretch your sweater back to life.

Really?

Let's see if you can figure it out

in today's pop quiz.

Oh, my god! [ Laughs ]

I love this game.

Should you use...

Well, it's probably the wi-- no.

[ Buzzer ] -Time's up.

The answer's "c," hair conditioner.

Just fill your sink with cool water,

add 1/4 cup of hair conditioner,

let it sit for a few minutes,

then rinse off and ring out.

The conditioner will soften the fibers,

allowing you gently stretch the shirt back

to its original size without damaging the material.

I am never going to wash this sweater ever again.

Thanks, pop-quiz lady in my bathroom!

No problem.

They don't call me Brooke Van pop quiz for nothing.

[ Boing! ]

Up next...

Honey, I'm home!

America's favorite pitchman returns with a hack

the panini people don't want you to know about.

Kevin: And free parking -- not just for monopoly anymore.

"Be right back. I'm moving."

Kevin: Find out how you can game the system

when the "hack" returns.

The following is a paid advertisement

for the two pan-ini press.

Are you sick and tired of ordinary sandwiches,

with their soggy bread and cold cheese?

I know I am. Yuck!

Introducing the two pan-ini press,

the cheap and easy way to hack a panini with two pans.

You put one pan on a hot stove,

spray it with cooking oil,

then you get your second pan, put it down on the sandwich,

then find something heavy.

I'm using this sack of flour to weigh it down.

There we go.

Let it cook for two minutes.

Flip. Give it another two minutes.

And presto! It's panini time!

Mmm!

The two pan-ini press.

It's two pans!

And a sack of flour.

Did you know the parking ticket industry is estimated

to be a $20 billion a year business?

I did know that. Hi, Brooke.

-Hi. -Every day, countless Americans

throw tons of their hard-earned cash

out the window on unnecessary parking tickets

-and we have had enough. -Enough.

Today, we're gonna try to hack some free parking.

This is gaming the system.

There are some hacks out there

that can allow you to park wherever you want to.

-Should we game the system? -Let's go.

The first hack we'll be testing today is the "old ticket" hack.

It's super simple, but let's see if it's effective.

Take an old ticket, put it on your windshield,

and hope that the parking-enforcement officer

just keeps on driving.

Boom! Let's hide.

Any hacks to get out of a jaywalking ticket?

[ Horn honks ]

-We just wait? -Yeah, I don't know.

I feel like I should have a cigarette.

Flipping a coin in the other hand.

I feel like a real loiterer here.

Give us a ticket!

-Parked in a tow zone. -Begging for a ticket.

Come and get her.

Oh, oh, oh, oh!

Here it comes -- here comes trouble.

-Okay! -We got one.

-Oh, she's -- -oh, she's looking right at it.

Just look cool. Just look cool.

Okay. Yeah, yeah.

I'm cool.

Is that a double-check?

That's a double-check. She knows.

Ah, she knows it's not hers. Damn it!

Oh, yeah, no.

That might be an additional fine.

I don't know for sure.

An extra $10 fee for being douchebags.

Yeah, let's move on to hack number 2.

Yes, let's.

Brooke: Up next, the "help, I'm moving" hack.

For this one,

I'm going to try to gain some sympathy

by pretending to be in the middle

of a big, messy move.

God, what is this stuff?

Hopefully, with a couple of cardboard boxes

and a really sweet note...

"Be right back. I'm moving."

...I'll get a free pass.

-Okay, that seemed strenuous. -Yeah.

I really thought for a second you were moving.

I have no idea. This one --

I'm afraid someone's just gonna steal my stuff.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

She's back. She's back.

-Okay. -She's circling.

What a great beat for her to have today.

She moved right on to the note.

This is real, real mental game

that you're playing with the meter maid.

And I see vigorous head-shaking.

No compassion.

She's writing you a ticket, Brooke.

[ Buzzer ]

Okay, so, what do we have?

-One more hack? -Yeah.

Hack number 3.

This is the "oh, please take pity upon me,

for I have broken down."

Kevin: It doesn't take much to sell this one.

Just put on your hazards...

Car broke down.

...pop the hood...

Oh, bummer.

...and to really sell it, throw on some jumper cables.

That was some slick hacking over there.

Come on. Look at that.

This screams, "have pity on me."

There she is. There she is.

This is her turf.

-Oh, absolutely. -We're on her beat.

But there's nothing to look at. What is she looking at?

The car's hazards are on, the hood is popped.

What are you checking out? Just go!

Oh, no. That's a walkie-talkie.

That might be --

oh, yeah, she's calling in backup for more tickets.

No, she could be calling a tow truck.

Okay.

Miss. Hi, hi, hi.

Yes, it is. Indeed. Yes.

I've just been looking for someone to give me a jump.

You got it. And thank you for cutting me some slack.

I'm gonna get this clear for you.

You got it. You, too. You, too.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

She's actually walking away!

[ Dinging ]

Kevin: Successful hack!

The one thing we didn't anticipate with this hack

is that they're probably gonna tow you.

Yeah, that's definitely worse than a ticket.

But technically...

-Okay, I -- -...We did game the system.

Ehhh. Barely.

And we shouldn't press our luck 'cause

we are still parked in an area we're not supposed to be.

Yeah. We have to go pay for all those tickets we got.

Yeah.

Whose car is this?

Don't ask too many questions.

[ Cat meows ]

♪♪

Play-doh -- beloved toy

-and occasional nontoxic snack. -Ooh, I love play-doh.

Did you know that this delicious modeling compound

is also a hack from history?

1927.

Coal furnaces keep the nation's homes warm...

And coated with soot.

[ Coughing ]

In Cincinnati, kutol products

creates a putty-like substances for getting soot off wallpaper.

We'll call it... Wall cleaner.

It sells well until 1954.

Coal is out in favor of cleaner, safer forms of energy.

Kutol is facing bankruptcy

when employee Joe mcvicker

learned that putty is being used in school art projects.

Kids actually play with this dough?

Kutol re-brands their putty,

giving it a new name, new colors,

and a new price tag.

Flash-forward to today.

Play-doh is a global phenomenon.

Over 2 billion cans have been sold in 75 countries,

and some claim it tastes better than ever.

-Yum, yum, yum. -Play-doh --

a truly creative and delicious hack from history.

Kevin: Say "hack!"

Ugh.

Brooke: Up next, we've got tricks

to up your smartphone photo game.

Kevin: And never slouch again.

-Wha-- oh! -Bad posture.

The angry professor and I test your spinal hacks

when we return.

Spending all day hunched over a laptop

can leave you seriously bent of shape.

But there's no reason to drain your bank account

on a fancy ergonomic chair.

Today we're testing hacks that can save your aching spine

in tumblr's hack mail.

All right, let's get straight to it.

Hack number 1 comes to us from Connie in Connecticut.

She writes...

Well, I didn't know 97-year-olds watched the show.

Okay, shall we? Oh, yeah.

Hey, Brooke.

How's your fantasy football league going?

-Well -- -oh!

It's very hard to keep up a --

it's very hard to keep doing --

well, it turns out my head isn't flat.

I can still slouch, though.

Like, I've got terrible posture. My head is straight,

but I'm still a question Mark from the profile.

Okay, I think it's time for the next chapter.

Our second hack comes to us

from Kelly in rockford, Illinois.

She writes...

Okay, fine.

We'll be your Guinea pigs, Kelly.

We don't exactly have walls, so we're gonna use yard sticks.

-Okay. -Now we're gonna tape

this yard stick to the back of the desk.

This is great. If you have a cube mate,

this is really gonna bring you guys closer.

Hey, Kelly. Nice headband.

Just hope you can handle a girl with awesome posture.

[ Laughs ]

-Okay. -Oh, this is great.

I'm typing my little letter, and just --

-oh! Bad posture! -Wha-- oh!

-Bad! -Okay!

I feel like my dog.

All right, well -- oh. All right.

Let's just move on to the next hack. Yep.

All right, our third and final hack

comes from Parker in Indiana.

He writes...

Let's try it out, shall we?

Let's get rid of these chairs.

Okay.

Boy.

All right. All right.

Whatcha working on over there?

Just updating my LinkedIn.

I'm writing nasty posts on Twitter about Kelly,

that freak with the band around her head.

In terms of making me mindful about my posture,

the exercise ball is doing the trick.

I agree, 'cause you can't really slouch

otherwise you're gonna roll off the ball.

Right.

Okay. I think our work here is done, Brooke.

-I think so, too. -Let's run 'em down.

We started with books on our heads.

-We're not in finishing school. -Yeah.

-I don't care for that one. -Okay.

Tying a string around a headband and connecting that to a wall?

It's ridiculous. There's just no merit to it.

Also, she didn't even try it.

So we got duped.

Which brings us to our third and final hack,

and that was the exercise ball.

Yeah.

I can get down with this. Yeah.

Posture's just amazing.

Your abs are gonna get cut.

I think that earns Parker our...

-Hack seal of approval. -Hack seal of approval.

Congrats to you, Parker!

And, hey, maybe you could be a Parker someday.

It's oh, so simple.

Just go to hackmylifetrutv.Tumblr.Com

and send us your hacks today.

This doesn't seem like a good idea.

Yeah, what are you doing?

That is way too sensual for the office, Brooke.

Kevin: Sometimes ordinary people

do extraordinary things all in the name of hacking.

People like Peter,

whose girlfriend Martha is seriously struggling

to take a family portrait with her two teens.

This is his big chance

to save the day with his photography skills

because he is a hack hero.

Martha's disheveled shelves aren't background material,

so Peter swoops in with some pvc piping,

a bed sheet, and binder clips

to hack a studio in her living room.

Martha's impressed.

Her daughters...

No, not so much.

But our hero won't give up that easy.

In a flash of inspiration, Peter

uses a pie tin slotted behind a naked bulb.

That ought to brighten up Martha's girls.

To add to his arsenal,

Peter builds a reflector board

made out of tin foil and cardboard.

The shadows fade away

but the girls' contempt for Peter is as bright as ever.

Peter looks around for something to win the girls over.

Aha! Boom shakalaka!

He grabs the only photo that survived the divorce

and hacks it into his favorite picture prop.

The girls go from w-t-f...

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

...to l-o-l, smiley face.

And Martha couldn't be happier with her new man.

The crew's warmed up and ready

for the main event, as Peter

uses corn starch to mop up any last-minute shine.

But alas, it looks like Peter is stuck

on this side of the lens.

Blood relatives only.

O-m-g, Peter.

You made the cut!

He builds a quick stand for his phone

out of a binder clip and a hair tie,

sets the timer, and joins the ladies.

Congratulations, Peter.

You've gone pro as a smartphone photographer

and a family man.

You may not be their real dad,

but you're a real hack hero.

Brooke: Prepare to be blown away.

Up next, the gutter-busting hack

you've already got in your garage.

It's so beautiful! Oh, god!

Every homeowner knows that cleaning your gutters

is perilous work,

but it's also one of the most important ways

to protect your house.

Wha--

thanks, David.

Today, we're gonna teach you

how to blast those gutters clean without even stepping foot

on a ladder because this --

this is hack my house.

♪♪

David, what are we doing today?

We're building a gutter blaster.

A gutter blaster. Sounds safe, yeah.

Sounds much safer than a ladder.

Okay, so, what do we need?

We need a pvc pipe, 2-inch.

Extra-heavy duct tape.

-Uh-huh. -A couple of a fittings.

-Uh-huh. -Electric leaf blower.

So it just so happens we need everything

that is on the lawn right in front of us.

-Yeah. -Perfect.

How do we build this? Is this complicated? Simple as can be.

So you take your 2-inch pvc pipe,

you measure from your hip height to the height of the gutter.

We have this one pre-cut.

You add a couple of fittings to make a bend.

So, we do this.

And this guy here.

Take the shroud off the leaf blower.

Take your pvc pipe and then add duct tape.

Okay, so it's not even a permanent mod.

We can duct-tape this for the once

or twice a year we need to clean our gutters then rip it off.

Exactly.

♪♪

Ready?

Stand back.

Okay.

Oh!

[ Laughs ] It's a Christmas miracle!

It's so beautiful!

Oh, god! Okay!

Oh, it's falling on me. It's falling on me!

Whoo! [ Claps ]

I mean, what --

okay, so, where's the downside?

There is none.

That worked really well.

Things don't usually do that on this show.

What are we looking at, parts-wise?

Under 10 bucks. About 10 bucks.

I'm at a loss for words. I can't believe it worked.

I can't believe the build was that quick.

I can't believe it was that effective.

Appreciate it, buddy. Do you want to get these leaves?

It's your hack.

You should really just enjoy it and explore the space.

Yeah.

I'll just be inside. Looks good!

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