As if it isn't hard enough to get out of your warm bed and head out for the day ahead, frosty mornings can require an even earlier start as it can be time-consuming to clear your windscreen.
Driving with ice and snow blocking your view can be extremely dangerous, and there are many tips and tricks for clearing your windscreen. That said, the classic ice scraper has always been a saving grace come winter.
And taking to social media, TikTok user @xdizzylizzy10 demonstrated how her usual method wasn't as effective compared to the little-known proper use, the Mirror reports.
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In the video, which has surpassed 980,000 views since posting, Lizzy raked in thousands of responses to her ice-scraping hack. The TikToker claims that she's been using the device on the wrong side and claims to have only just discovered the proper way.
She explained in the clip: "Ice scraping hack I learned on TikTok this morning at 6 o'clock because I couldn't sleep... Why did I not know this?"
Sharing the evident difference, Lizzy turned the scraper the other way around to show how the ice quickly shifted off her windscreen, and it made a world of difference. In their disbelief, hundreds of TikTok users fled to the comment section to share their shock over the video.
While many have claimed that they were none the wiser to the trick, others are confused as to why the use has gone unnoticed.
One person claimed: "Been driving 17 years and I just learnt this today too although I just chuck warm water on the windows." Another said: "No! Why did I never know this?"
A third said: "Biggest tip is to get in and turn the car on while you're doing this. Let the car heat up and de-fog the windows ready for you to drive." And a fourth brutally added: "It's common sense."
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