These Forgotten '90s Life Hacks Will Make You Laugh and Shake Your Head in Horror

By Kelsey Garcia

Back in the '90s, blowing into a Nintendo cartridge to fix any unexpected errors wasn't just an exercise in trial and error — it was empirical knowledge. Decades later, some of these forgotten life hacks seem utterly ridiculous and pretty much cringeworthy.

A recent Imgur post is refreshing our memory on all those '90s practices and illustrating just how hilarious they really were. Mouse not working? Take out the ball and clean it, of course! Sick of rewinding your VHS tapes? Invest in a VHS rewinder! (That sure was a worthy investment, right?)

Relive the decade in technology here and try not to sink into your chair with embarrassment.