I just learned this about shoes 🤯

@crackedoutreels

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Why it worked

The video likely worked due to its surprising and unconventional "life hack" premise, combined with a clear demonstration of a seemingly absurd method for solving a common problem (shoe odor).

Summary

The creator demonstrates a life hack for removing shoe odor by placing duct tape and a clove of garlic inside a shoe, wrapping it in foil, and freezing it. After removing it from the freezer, they peel off the tape to reveal the shoe, implying the odor has been neutralized.

Structure

1Apply duct tape to shoe sole
2Place garlic inside shoe
3Wrap shoe in foil and freeze
4Remove shoe from freezer
5Remove garlic and foil
6Peel off duct tape

Product placement

Nike (appears, brand logo on shoe, removing it would not change what happens in the video)

On-screen text

I just learned this about shoes 🤯

Original caption

I’m so suprised I never knew about this #waitforit #noway #safety #lifehacks

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Transcript

I can't believe no one told me this about shoes. I'm gonna put a piece of duct tape at the bottom. All right, I'm gonna take it off just like this. Take the duct tape off. Just like this. All right, now that I've done that, I'm gonna go ahead and take this shoe, wrap it up in some tin foil. All right, I'm gonna go ahead and poke some holes. I'm gonna take a clove of garlic, stick it in there. All right, now that it's been a few minutes, let's take it out and see what we got. Okay, I'm gonna start by taking the garlic out of the shoe. And taking off the tin foil. Okay, don't forget about this part. I'm gonna go ahead and take the tape and just slowly peel it off. Do you see it? Okay, so this is what it looks like. So, basically, you're supposed to put duct tape on the bottom of your shoe, put a clove of garlic in there, and then freeze it. And then when you take it out, it's supposed to get rid of the smell. I don't know if it worked, but I'm gonna try it.