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Forget About Hammers And Screwdrivers, Here Are 59 Lesser-Known, Cool And Unusual Tools
Home tool kits once consisted of things like a hammer, screwdrivers, pliers, a drill and their similar friends. They could all be packed into a box, stored away and taken out when needed. Nowadays, tools are everywhere. From the kitchen to the bedroom, even the playroom and our pockets.
Some modern tools are so strange that you might struggle to figure out what they're designed to do. Others are the pure genius we've been waiting a lifetime for. Then there are those that solve problems we didn't even realize existed. Like who knew we needed a tool to hold down the flaps of a cardboard box while packing? Or a pickle jar with a built-in gadget for lifting pickles to the top?
People have been showing off their most unique, bizarre and awesome tools online, and Bored Panda has compiled a selection of the best. Many are a reminder that no matter what life throws at you, there's probably a gadget for that.
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#1
This Carpentry Tool With Pins To Outline A Shape
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#2
A Little Hook Tool To Pull Through Those Tiny Straps That Come With A Lot Of Devices
#3
A Japanese Company Created Real Quality “1-Inch” Mini Tools
Rusty’scate 3 hours ago
Most people don’t know what a micrometer is or how to use it first all. Then the nuts and adjustable wrench complete waist of money….then two pliers one adjustable wrench some vice grips…dykes and God knows what else?
#4
My Chinese Food Came With A Chopstick/Fork Combo
#6
This Pickle Jar Has A Tool For Lifting The Pickles To The Top
#7
This Tool That Keeps Books Propped Open
#8
This Tool Is Both A Hammer, A Hatchet, A Screwdriver, A Nail Puller, And Pliers
#9
Thread-Cutting Scissors That You Can Keep In Your Hand Without Having To Take Them Off After Each Snip. Huge Time Saver And Very Ergonomic
#11
This Tool Has A Single Purpose - Holding The Cassette In Place While You Unscrew The Lockring Using The Specialized Key
#12
People Hate Popcorn Ceilings So Much That They Made A Whole Tool To Get Rid Of Them
#13
This Tool Is Specially Made To Cut Open An Avocado, Pit It, And Section Out The Avocado From The Skin
Nikki Sevven 2 hours ago
If you quarter the avocado from pole to pole, the seed pops right out and the skin peels right off.
#15
This Thing To Clean A Kitchen Hand Whisk
#16
This Tiny Tool Is Used To Remove Orange Peels
#17
This Device Is Used To Measure Lengths On Maps. Simply Roll It Along Streets You Want To Use And It Tells You The Distance
#18
For Those Really Big Wires
Russell Bowman 3 hours ago
These were made as an advertisement ... we had a pair mounted in our garage
#19
Cardboard Perforation Tool To Make New Folds/Custom Boxes
#21
Got This Tool Meant To Hold Down Box Flaps For Packing In My Chewy Order
#22
This Titanium-Coated Butter Knife Has Internal Copper Alloy Heat Tubes. It’s Made To Heat Up When Held In Your Hand, So That It Is Easier To Spread Butter
#26
I Asked My Dad For A Cordless Drill, And This Is What He Gave Me
#28
This Phone Holder
#30
Found This Carrot Sharpener On My Visit To Norway
#31
Roller Used To Create The Texture On The Noses For Deer Taxidermy (With Example Of Usage)
This is after the sculpting; you can see where the roller was used to create the texture. If anyone has any questions, I can answer them.
#32
The Best Tool For Anyone To Have! Right?
#33
One Scissor
#34
A Shoe Stretcher That Can Make Shoes Wider And Longer
#37
The Repertoire Of Tools Used By A Master Of Thai Massage In Thailand
#38
Found In Grandfather’s Tools. Plumb Bob, Used To Get A Vertical Line. Heavy Metal Object With A Rope Wrapped Around
#40
Hairbrush Cleaner
#41
Pool Noodle Knife... Why?
#42
Met A Truffle Hunter In The Peloponnese Mts. And Got A Chance To Snap A Picture Of His Truffle Shovels
The flat one is for white truffles, which tend to grow in softer soil, and the more spear-shaped one is for black truffles, which are found deeper and in more rocky soil.
#43
Brick Grabber
#44
Fork, Spoon, Knife, Boomerang?
#45
An In-Fence Foul Ball Return
#46
Constrained Ball: This Tool Helps To Draw Straight Lines Without Using A Ruler
#47
Cherry Pitting Tool For Kitchen Canning
Beth Wheeler 34 minutes ago
I have a cherry litter that does 6 at a time and you don't lose any of that yummy cherry juice.
#49
It's A Type Of S'more Roasting Stick. Except You Put Some Dough Around The Wooden End, Cook It Over A Fire, Then Fill With Pudding Or Whipped Cream
#51
My Hairdresser Uses A Spirit Level Comb
#55
A Dog's Toothbrush
#56
This Little Red Stick Is Used By Field Workers To Harvest Only Perfectly Ripened Peppers For Tabasco Sauce
#58
There’s A Device To Strip Corn On The Cob. And Now I Need It. The Hole Gets Smaller When I Squeeze It. Found In The Kitchen At Parents' House
Sally Moen 11 minutes ago
It "milks" the cob, gets the kernels and the milky starch on the corn cob. Really handy when you make soup
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It’s refreshing to see an article that’s actually about “Interesting Tools” that’s not just another marketing ploy. Thanks for the fun read!
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It’s refreshing to see an article that’s actually about “Interesting Tools” that’s not just another marketing ploy. Thanks for the fun read!
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