There are so many products that we use every single day without even thinking about it. You clean the earwax out of your ears with Q-Tips as part of your morning routine. At lunchtime, you pop your Cup O' Noodles into the microwave and enjoy a hot, salty, noodle-y meal. When you have a cold, you rub a generous amount of Vicks VapoRub under your nose and instantly start feeling better. And when you're in the mood for your favorite Girl Scout cookie, you polish off an entire sleeve without giving it a second thought.
I have some bad news for you: All of that was very, very wrong. In fact, some of these uses are so wrong that they can actually be bad for your health. (I know, right? Eating an entire sleeve of Thin Mints is BAD for you?!)
Keep reading to find out what products you've been using incorrectly this whole time. And then, it's up to you to decide if you want to change your wicked ways or not.
Poptarts
Axe body spray
Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mints
Drink Responsibly
"Also, any 'drinking game' sold in an actual store will come with a warning that you should play it with water or juice or soda and never alcohol."-Oudeis16
Sugar sachets in the long stick shape (also called sugar sticks) that are meant to be broken open in the middle
Toothpicks
Trampolines
Old Nintendo cartridges say both specifically not blow on them and not to use alcohol to clean the contacts
"Those are the only two methods I'm aware of to make them work."-sharrrp
Vicks VapoRub
Duct tape
"It's actually not supposed to be used as a fix-all, especially not for anything inside a vehicle.
Gorilla Glue is also not a fix-all, especially not for anything inside a vehicle. Paper clips are also not a fix-all, especially not for anything inside a vehicle.
...Basically, if you can find it in an office supplies store, it's not meant for your vehicle. So just don't."-AleksNightmare
Hair dye
WD-40
"It's not a lubricant. Spraying it on things like hinges can actually attract dust, making the situation worse."-Akito_900
Pre-made cups of ramen
Firearms
"They come with safety books and guides and even information on how to care and clean them. Yet people still have negligent discharges or break safe conduct ending with 'I didn't know it was loaded!'
It's a tool, not a toy. Take some sort of safety class and get into the art of basic gun safety."
Spray paint
Cold medicine
Those little sticks that look like straws when you get coffee
Q-tips
"Q-tips should never be inserted into the ear canal. It says so on the box. Everybody does it, though."-negotiate
Flat head screwdriver
"People use them as everything but a screwdriver. They get used as chisels, scrapers, can openers, pry bars, and levers. Meanwhile, people use butter knives to turn flat head screws."-Kilgore_troutsniffer