A DIY-enthusiast has told how "we've been using hammers wrong" and shared a simple hack to easily get a nail into a wall - leaving people in disbelief."

Sidney Raskind, 34, found an easy way to quite literally hit the nail on the head and posted a video of the effective hack on social media.

In the video - which has racked up over 19 million views - Sidney demonstrates the clever trick as he wedges the nail in the back end of the hammer.

He then swings the back end of the hammer towards the wall, leaving the previously wedged nail sticking perfectly in the wall.

Sidney, an online creator, from Los Angeles, California, US, said: "I couldn't believe how well it worked."

"I have spent so many years of life trying to hit the nail on the head and it would fall, hurt, drop, and all of a sudden one of the simplest tools mankind has ever created has made it simpler."

"I have the moment of 'why? why has it been so much more difficult for so long?'."

"I've been working a lot on my house recently and there were a lot of moments when I was ripping out nails and re-nailing things so that's why this hack felt so much more pleasing."

"But finding out about it after working on a physical project for so long, that's a painful one."

"I think everyone has a horror story about a hammer."

"Even people in the industry have said this is life-changing because of the many times they use a hammer during the day."

Sidney posts videos of him testing out life hacks, tips and tricks to see whether they're really as useful and timesaving as they seem.

"My TikTok is for people to seek the information they were always seeking but could never find," he said."

"I've been on TikTok for a while, and I'm always surprised at what is and what isn't a big deal to the internet."



"It's always very fulfilling to see so many people react to it in a certain way."



"It's up to 19 million views which is ridiculous."

Sidney's followers were just as shocked as him at how well it worked and equally frustrated at the battering their thumbs have taken over the years.

One comment said: "So you mean I’ve smashed my fingers for no reason?!"

Another added: "I learn more on TikTok than in school."

A third said: "All those times I missed the nail and got my finger!!!!"

Whilst a fourth said: "I am 44 just learning this."

Some questioned how efficient the trick would be when trying to put a nail in the wall more accurately.

One said: "But you can't point exactly where you want the nail."

Another added: "Only if you can hit the spot where you want your nail exactly."

While Sidney agreed that it might not be the best for jobs that require accurate precision, he claims the hack isn't really designed for that.

He said: "If you're trying to x-marks the spot you might make a mistake, but I think this really speaks to the anxieties people have whilst holding a nail."



"You can go into a project less anxious, protecting your thumbs more."

"Some people in the comments mentioned that the nail isn't straight."



"But I can confidently say if you are nailing things frequently into thick pieces of wood, nailing it straight may not be the biggest issue."

Although he did admit that it's probably best for outdoor jobs and said: "I think this is mostly good for exterior projects because of the size of the nail and the hammer."



"For stuff inside you often have to be more precise."

Sidney started his page to showcase hacks and tips that he's discovered.

He said: "My content is a self-fulfilling prophecy."



"The TikTok is based on people sending me tips and trick that they know and things that might work and I test them out."

"Someone sent me this one and I couldn't believe it."

Through his videos and the ideas he's received, Sidney now finds himself trying to simplify anything he can in his everyday life.

He said: "Sometimes I'll be doing something and think 'what if I just did it a different way?'"



"Turned the can over for example or used a spatula upside down."



"Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but I've started to develop these moments of 'I can't believe this works, or I could do it this way.'"



"My critical thinking now is to question if we're doing things in the easiest way."

Sidney also finds that he is actually using these hacks day-to-day and that they aren't simply for the videos.

He said: "One of the ones I posted recently was how to break down a box."



"You push your two thumbs where the two bits of tape meet and just push down, and it breaks the tape and pops open."

"Or how to cut thick root vegetables in the correct way."



"I've spent an hour slowly cutting through those and now I can just do it easily."

Sidney added: "These amongst others are definitely things that I've taken into my daily routine that has made life easier."