You’ve been using cereal boxes wrong for your whole life - here’s why

By Rhona Shennan
Published 15th May 2020, 12:55 BST
Updated 15th May 2020, 12:55 BST
Have you ever seen this technique before? (Photo: Shutterstock)Have you ever seen this technique before? (Photo: Shutterstock)
Have you ever seen this technique before? (Photo: Shutterstock)

The internet has proved vital to keeping people sane and entertained during lockdown, and now it’s teaching us new ways of making day-to-day life easier - like how to ‘properly’ close a cereal box.

This is everything you need to know about the latest internet life hack that’s been blowing everyone's minds.

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How to close a cereal box

Originating on TikTok, user katybee2020 posted a video with the caption, “You been doing it wrong all this time! #lifehack #lifehacks #technique #hacks #kelloggs #cerealcheck”

The video itself then showed how to close a cereal box ‘properly’.

First, you need to fold in the two short tabs on either side of the box and one of the longer flaps, leaving the other long tab free.

Then pinch the two sides of the box closed, and, with the remaining tab, tuck the flap into the box.

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