Because Latinos just do everything better. Including making one bottle of dish soap last for 157 years.

Artsy gringos stole the idea of “upcycling” from us. Don’t forget it.

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Watch, you see this shit pop up at a hipster coffee shop next week.

And selfie sticks? Pfft. We’ve been doing that forever.

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#selfiestick #mexicaninventions #chihuahua #SelfieStickTaraumara 😂😂😂😂 El compa se pasa de vivo 😂👍

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Look at that sweet, sweet MySpace angle.

…Unfortunately, the same technology can also be used for evil.

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Found this in Hawaii last week. #MexicanInventions

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Behold, the Nalgaburner 3000.

Here’s a classic: Why spend money on Tupperware or bowls?

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Cuz that's how we roll lol 🙌😝😊#thingslatinosdo #sofrito #spanishthing

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Tried and true.

And why call a repair person when you can fix *basically* anything yourself?

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Spend that money on things that matter, like snacks and also more snacks.

Sometimes we take “a la plancha” literally.

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#cubaninventions no stove? Need to Heat up your quesadilla? No microwave either? NO PROBLEM!!! insert food item in aluminum and Steam it with yr plancha!!! @christinegee @raqqqqix3

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Li’rally.

And did you know that adding air conditioning to your van is actually super easy?

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#air #ac #lol #swag #cheep #onlymexicans #mexican #invention #truck #house #funny #haha #funny #chistoso #mexicaninventions #mexicansolutions #follow #follow4follow @ingeniomexicano

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Yeah, we keep it ~cool.~

You want a drone? Make it yourself, obviously.

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Boom. Dale.

To make dish soap last longer, just add water. And mom magic.

When you run Out Of Dish Soap in a Hispanic Home. #TeamLeJuan pic.twitter.com/8rwyhWAOcj

— LeJuan James (@LeJuan__James) May 6, 2016

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Mami knows best.

We can make a meal out of anything, really.

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Pan, jamón, el dedo más grande, caca…

And we figure, why walk when you can roll through like the boss you are?

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OG  #LatinasBeLike #LatinaProblems #LatinaProbs #HispanicsBeLike #LatinasareBeautiful #LatinoPride #BeingLatino #BeLatino #LatinosBeLike #LatinoProblems #LatinoProbs #HispanicProblems

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Literally don’t understand why a third of the tags for this says “problems” when all I see are solutions.

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Gotta any other useful hacks we should know about? Can you make a car out of two paperclips and a battery? Let us know!