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82 Times Unconventional Thinking Solved Surprisingly Annoying Problems
If you take your eyes off the screen and glance around you, it’s quite likely that you’ll notice a number of regular, household items that are so mundane that you almost forget how much work went into designing them. The best way to illustrate that might be to showcase some more recent fixes and ideas that illustrate just how genius some folks are.
So we’ve gathered some of the coolest and most creative solutions and designs that people have shared online. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorite ideas and be sure to add your own thoughts to the comments section down below.
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Following Up On Recent Water Fountain Design Posted: Wheelchair Accessible, Water Bottle Filler And Dog Bowl In One. Sydney Australia
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Serbian Acrylic Ruins Visualizer
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Light Switches Indicating What They Switch On
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A Mouse That Can Take Both AA And AAA Batteries, Just Not Both At The Same Time
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The Rear Elevation Of This Architect’s Office
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A Skate Shop & A Butchershop Are Located Next To Each Other. They Share One Sign
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My Wife Got Me A Wallet That Makes Me Look Like Batman When I Insert My License
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Fries I Had For Lunch Has A Mini Sauce Bowl On Top Of The Packet
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The Way This Portable Cutlery Fits Together
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My Childhood Doctors Office Has A Mini Door Installed For Younger Patients
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My Local Harvey's (Canadian Burger Place) Zipties Their Terminal To A Hockey Stick For The Drive Through
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Coworker Made An Ornament From Our Husky's Shed Hair
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The Rear Windshield Wiper On This Car Is The Tail Of The Cat, And It Wags When The Wiper Is On
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Shopping Bag At An Optical Store
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All Storage Building That's Shaped Like A Giant Storage Box
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Went To A Restaurant Toilet In Japan And The Door Handle Lets You Open It With Your Forearm Instead Of Your Hand
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My School's Library Has Noise-Level Guides That Change Colour When It Gets Too Loud
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I Refurbish Payphones To Be Used As Home Phones
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The Tissues In My Kleenex Box Changed From White To Blue To Indicate It's Almost Empty
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Steel Foot Prints Across Grates To Prevent Heels From Getting Stuck
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This Hour Glass With The Traffic Lights
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Rolling Bench You Can Safely Use After Rain
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I Was Racking My Brain, Trying To Remember If I'd Taken My Morning Antibiotic, When An Idea Occurred To Me
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Man Hole Covers Have A City Map On Them With A Blue Dot To Show Where You Are In Oklahoma
Michael Largey 4 months ago
Reminding people that they're in Oklahoma City is just needless taunting.
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This Message Stamped On The Squeaker Inside The Stuffed Animal My Dog Just Destroyed
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Denture Drill Bits Holder
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My Water Brand Switched From Shrinkwrap To Paper Wrapping
Gingersnap In Iowa 4 months ago
This is a great idea. I've been trying to not buy items in shrink wrap plastic but it's everywhere!
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This Bathroom Has Lights To Indicate Vacancy
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Coffee Shop Door Handle Is A Coffee Bean
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Sydney Has Water Fountains With A Mouth Guard So People Don't Put Their Lips Directly On The Spout
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A Clever Way To Show Position Name And Altitude Of The Mountains In The Italian Alps
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Omega Shaped Gate To Let Cyclists Pass Through Easily, While Preventing Cars To Go
Teutonic Disaster 4 months ago
I'd still get off and push my bike. Looks pretty narrow, so even at slow speeds I'd probably crash into it.
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This Yoga Sign
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Solar Park Bench With USB Charging Ports
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I Found This Piece Of Clever Advertising On A Walk This Morning
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Busch Gardens Has A Display At Every Roller Coaster Of Found Broken Phones To Discourage People From Taking Them On Rides
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It's So Hot Here In CA That This Gas Station Puts Covers On The Door Handles To Prevent One From Burning Their Hands
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This Bench
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This Bus Was Converted Into A Small Garden
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Audio Architecture: Torii Gate Made Of Salvaged Speakers, Japan
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Toddlers Should Also Be Equipped With Pitons And Crampons
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This Urinal Making For A Pee-Free Floor At A Local Restaurant
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My New Dishwasher Projects The Remaining Wash Cycle Time Onto The Floor
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My Amazing Wife Taught Me This Fire-Starter Life Hack And It Works So Well
Take the lint you get from the dryer after you do your laundry and stuff it into a used-up toilet paper roll or rip a paper towel roll in half and make two.
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My Workplace Using Wood-Pedals At The Water Dispenser To Prevent Hand Contact
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Coffee Shop Logo Made Of Two Coffee Cups Toasting
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No Seatback Display? No Problem!
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Emergency Response Alarms For Things Other Than Fires
Jay Scales 4 months ago
Great idea in an intelligent and responsible society. In our world - these will be a****d.
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Boxes Purchased From The Post Office Come With Tape Attached To Seal Them
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My Local Cinema Has A Board That Tells You Which Movies Have A Mid/End Credit Scene
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The Candle Is Actually Butter To Dip The Bread In
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Temu Auto Parts Department
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Someone’s Architectural Phone Charging Wire Configuration Without Touching The Ground
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A Perfect Tip-Jar System
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You Can Trim The Nappy Bristles Off The End Of Your Broom To Make It More Effective Before You Replace It
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Bulbasaur Shaped (Garlic) Holder
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My Dad Found A New Use For A Pool Noodle
Jay Scales 4 months ago
You can buy draft excluders in a very similar design - but this may be cheaper.
#60
This Village Has These Statues To Discourage Drivers From Speeding
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My Strainer Doesnt Rest Over My Sink So I Improvised With A Fork
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A Plant Was Put Under The Hand Dryer In A Public Restroom To Catch The Drips
Flat_Alien 4 months ago (edited)
Plant will be d.e.a.d in few days from hot air. Brilliant idea /s
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Fill Empty Space In Your Freezer With Jugs Of Water
Extend the life of the refrigerator compressor. Drastically. Reduce the electricity bill. Refrigeration during a power outage. Potable water for emergencies. Reusable ice packs to go with handles.
It does take some initial energy to freeze the water, so just put it outside overnight. That’s free. This also works for filling empty space in a refrigerator. Water is one of the best heat batteries in the known universe. If you’re going to use the water as potentially emergency potable, make sure everything is sanitized. And even if you don’t sanitize it, you’ll still drink it if you get thirsty enough.
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Cereal Dispenser For Washing Powder
I've been using this $15 cereal dispenser from Temu to dose my washing powder. It's not 100% accurate but is good enough. Initially I used the wrong powder, which tended to be a bit clumpy and clogged it up, but once I changed brands, it worked perfectly.
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My Menu Was On An Actual Meat Clever
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Quick And Easy Way To Get Beers Into A Fridge
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Cowboy Hat Sofa By Twojeys
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Use Old Leftover Beer Caps To Make Art
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Aldi Products Have Much Larger Bar Codes To Make Scanning Easier
Trillian 4 months ago
Aldi cashiers were famous for their speed before scanner checkout. They knew all the prices by heart and would use one hand to push them down the conveyor belt while typing the amount with their other hand. When Aldi introduced scanners they didn't want to lose this reputation from cashiers having to repeatedly scan items.
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This Golf Course In MD Places Their Trash Cans In The Ground To Prevent Bears From Getting Them
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Carry Clothes Easily When Moving
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If It's Stupid And It Works.... It Ain't Stupid!
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Ramen Restaurant Take Away In Berlin
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Circular Hole Cutout In Hotel Shower Glass
nomnomborkbork 4 months ago
It's not so much for the towel, which could get pretty wet here, but to turn the water on and off withouth having to step in.
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My Colour Changing Mug Shows Me The Progress Of My Pour Over Coffee Drip
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My Asian Lays/Pringles Can Has A Little Pull Out Drawer
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This Asymmetrical Spork
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The "Radio" In My Gp's Office Is A Phone On Speaker
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The “Infrared Sauna” My Dad Made
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I Suddenly Realized That Placing A Disposable Paper Cup Over The Light Bulb Acts As A Lampshade, Since The Bulb Was So Bright It Was Glaring. It Looks Pretty Unique
Maggie Fulton 4 months ago
If that bulb is hot and your cup is paper, you have a potential fire on your hands.
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Pet Turtles Set On Their Bellies Over Flower Pots To Prevent Them From Running Wild In The Garden While The Owner Cleans The House
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My Dad Was Quoted $1200 To Fix The AC. This Is His “No Cost” Solution
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Steve Goodwin 4 months ago
Off topic: what is the point of the white menu bar that appears when you click the back button? At best it's a pointless click to get where you want to go to and you can no longer go back to the place you were on the home page,
Sarah Suelzle 4 months ago
Sheesh people are cranky today!! It must be that Blue Moon coming up on Sunday 😑
Peter Bear 4 months ago
I know, right? It's like some people intentionally come to a site they don't like, click on articles they don't like, and for no other reason than to flood the comments with rude things about how much they dislike the article/site. Just... go somewhere else, people. Save everyone some time.
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Nikki Sevven 4 months ago
I love the whimsical solutions. We desperately need more whimsy in this world.
Steve Goodwin 4 months ago
Off topic: what is the point of the white menu bar that appears when you click the back button? At best it's a pointless click to get where you want to go to and you can no longer go back to the place you were on the home page,
Sarah Suelzle 4 months ago
Sheesh people are cranky today!! It must be that Blue Moon coming up on Sunday 😑
Peter Bear 4 months ago
I know, right? It's like some people intentionally come to a site they don't like, click on articles they don't like, and for no other reason than to flood the comments with rude things about how much they dislike the article/site. Just... go somewhere else, people. Save everyone some time.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 4 months ago
I love the whimsical solutions. We desperately need more whimsy in this world.
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