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93 Hilarious Examples Of “If It’s Stupid But It Works, It Ain’t Stupid”
People like to say humans are resilient. But try telling me that the next time something breaks—the Wi-Fi cuts out, a drawer falls off its track, the car makes That Noise. My first instinct is to panic, not problem-solve.
Turns out, though, that in some corners of the internet, people are proving we’re not quite as helpless as many of our meltdowns might suggest. Often armed with little more than duct tape or a paperclip and what can only be described as unshakable confidence, these self-appointed MacGyvers have been solving the kind of small, everyday hiccups that would send most of us into a tailspin (or straight to the dump).
Their fixes look ridiculous. Yet they also somehow work. And together, they’re proof that with a little creative thinking, and maybe a hope and a prayer, we’ll be just fine.
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#1
My Laptop Charger Kept Falling Out. Presenting Velcsafe
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#2
Cat Kept Stepping On My Power Button So I Installed A "Molly Guard"
#3
Watch Out For The Earthquake
#4
Cable Ties
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
That's actually proper cable management. It's literally what cable ties were invented for.
#5
Barcode Scanner Broke. So Fixed It. Oh And Rehoused It
#6
A Teacher Asked If I Could Recover What Was On This Broken Flash Drive. I Said Give Me 20 Minutes And A Soldering Iron. (Worked)
#7
The Sensor In Our Dishwasher Is Malfunctioning And It Will Only Stay Running If There Is Continuous Pressure On The Door. This Was My Dad's Solution
#8
I Built Myself Secret Bluetooth Headphones In My Earmuffs So I Can Listen To Podcasts At Work
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
I just bought bluetooth headphones and told my boss they were noise canceling.
#9
Articulated Monitor Arms Are Way Too Expensive In My Country, So I Built One
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago (edited)
Looks like they built the desk as well. I'm not judging. I'm sitting at a desk made of old pallet wood.
#10
Ghetto Rgb: Changed The Colour Of My MacBook Pro Keyboard Backlight To Replicate The Colours From The Old Apple Logo Using Coloured Cellophane
#11
I Slept Through All Of My Phone Alarms Today So I Rigged A Tens Unit To An Alarm Clock. It Hurts A Lot
#12
Saved A Students Thesis
#13
Hottest Day Of The Year Hits The UK. Luckily, I Have A Box Of Old PC Parts Lying Around
#14
My Building’s PA Microphone Was Broken. These Were The Only Supplies I Could Scavenge At The Front Desk
#15
Touch Screen Broken? No Problem!
#16
Young Man Showing Off His Home-Made Excavator. 1950s
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
Mt dad made one of those for my brother and I when we were kids.
#17
Needed To Mute A TV. Did Not Find The Remote
WindySwede 2 months ago
similar to this was posted on BP a few days ago. someone was carrying an headphone adaptor to mute tv around him..
#18
There Was No Air Condition In My Room And I Did This
#19
LEGO Technic Piece Makes Perfect Nib Replacement For Dell Clitmouse
#21
I Believe This Fits Here
#22
I Needed To Sharpen My Craft Knife, So I Made This
#23
Door Exit Switch
#24
What Do You Mean Be "Hard Coded" In The Program - Me:
#25
When You Need To Charge Your Phone During A Hurricane
#26
Does This Count?
#27
Half Of The Screen Was Blacked Out, But When I Applied Pressure It Went Back To Normal! So A Clamp Came To The Rescue!
Miracle Max 2 months ago
Except you put it on the wrong way. so now you have that rod hanging down, blocking part of your monitor!
#28
Turned My Old, Rarely Used Vape Into A Soldering Iron
#29
Couldn't Find A Big Enough Flash Drive So I'm Installing Windows From My Drone
#30
I Forgot Chip’s Leash So I Walked Him With A Cat
#31
I Couldn’t Afford A Case, Deskjet Gamer
#32
Perfect Homemade Parabolic Reflector For The Job
#33
Didn't Have The Necessary Female To Female Adapters But Still Managed Organic Audio
#34
My PC Was Running Hot So I Replaced The Side Panel With This
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
When your cooling rig requires it's own separate power supply.
#35
Wife Wanted A Fitbit. Do You Think She'll Like It?
poiplescales 2 months ago (edited)
Let me guess, nothing you ever do is good enough for her?/s Edited to add the sarcasm modifier
#36
My iPad Will Kernel Panic When I Lock It If Nothing's Running In The Background... Solution: Infinitely Loop A Silent Mp3
#37
Fixed The Thumbstick Drift On My Controller With Rubber Bands
WindySwede 2 months ago
On Nintento 64 controller you could *do something* to reset the controllers joystick?
#38
Easy Coffee Maker Made From A Jar
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
The things I've seen people do for a caffeine fix are impressive.
#39
Brought The PC On A Work Trip, But Didn't Bring The WiFi/Bluetooth Antenna. Swiped A Twist Tie From The Back Of The TV, And We're Back In Business
#40
My 6 Year Old Has A Bright Future Ahead Of Him
astheshadowsfall 2 months ago
A level of innovation beyond what a six yo could come up with methinks. Unless you have taught him very eclectic knowledge from a very young age.
#41
In My Wife' Office They Customized The AC
Bec 2 months ago
There is a strip of vents along the windows in our office, and our rooms were added on later, but the HVAC was never redesigned. After many freezing days in my office and being told there just wasn't much they could do about it, I bought magnetic sheets and covered the vents that blew directly in me
#42
I Have Found The Specific Spot Where I Have To Apply Pressure On Such That The Disc Tray Of My Ps2 Is Counting As „closed“
#43
My Powers Out. 19v Is 19v. Now Ended All 3 Drill Batteries And Down To 12%
#44
Working In Digital Signage I Occasionally Have To Deal With Ir Sensors That Are Not Easily Accessible Due To The Fixtures. Last Night I Extended The Ir Diode And Created The Slimjim Of Remote Controls
#45
Gear Shift Knob Snapped, But Now Its Got A "Turbo" Button
#46
I Love Reshelling Broken Flash Drives With Older Capacitor Shells
#47
Found On My Facebook Feed. At Least The Tech Painted It To Match The House
Pirate Luxe 2 months ago
Man, that's a grade A example of redneck macguyvering.... No junction box or panel, pfft, hold my beer....
#48
My Brother Got Tired Of Holding His iPad Up
#49
Didn't Have Enough Batteries For Our Portable Radio
#50
Using A Jewellers Setter Arm Rest With My Mouse
Ryan F. Mercer 2 months ago
Turns out they make these specifically for mice as well. I just bought one.
#51
My Remote Control Ain't Need No Keys
#52
No Adapter, No Problem... Vol2
Trophy Husband 2 months ago
I really like the time that was put into making everything look nice, and the fact that the solid copper wire has been perfectly shaped to hold it. I suspect that you would be able to unplug this, without removing all the wires, so you can then plug it again easily.
#53
A Rig I've Made Few Years Ago When My Old iPhone Was Overheating
nazligelincik@hotmail.com 2 months ago
another apple person. just get rid of it and buy an android..
#54
It Grade Night Light
#55
I Didn’t Have An Ethernet Cord Long Enough So I Used The Air Vent As A Shortcut
#56
When I Moved The Ps4 Out Of The Living Room, I Needed Something Else Rigid And Useless To Take Its Place As The Shelf
#57
My Friend's Phone's Touchscreen Stopped Working So He's Using A Mouse
#58
My Old Pocket Ssd Is Constantly Overheating And Throttling, So I Mounted A Tiny 15mm Fan On Its Metal Casing
#59
Gas Station Does Not Have The Option To Pay At The Pump...so They Put Cameras On The Pumps To Know How Much To Charge The Customer After They Pump
poiplescales 2 months ago
This would frustrate me because I wouldn't be able to see my total clearly
#60
Used A Heatsink To Replace A Torn Clutch Pedal Pad
#61
This Atrocity
#62
Connectivity Issues You Say? 🤔 Fixed!
#63
I Built A Linux PC Inside An Ibm Keyboard And Attached A Small Screen. The Least Practical Battery Powered Laptop?
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
NO! I came up with one even less practical years ago. I mounted a small video projector to an All-in-one PC and called it a Wall-Top.
#64
Before I Finally Made My Own Key For The Paper Towel Dispenser At School (Out Of Two Popsicle Sticks And Duct Tape Of Course), This Worked Far Better Than You’d Imagine
martymcmatrix 2 months ago
My wall mounted tp dispenser eventually broke, so I screwed it off, putty filled two of the three drill holes and stuck a screwdriver into the third one, and...kaboom...🧑🏽🔧 🧻 🪛
#65
When Your Proprietary Psu Dies
#66
I Needed A Webcam
Бенях Левко 2 months ago
I remember crafting a phone-holder as a child when I tried shooting stop-motion lego movies
#67
My Dad Couldn't Find A Power Cable For The TV, So He Dremelled His MacBook Power Cable Until It Fit
#68
Using Xone Controller As External Audio Card
#69
User Said I Was The Second Person To Take A Picture Of It This Week
#70
Clever Workaround To The Buzzer
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
Every unit in my building has an old fashioned candlestick phone mounted to the wall. It was retrofitted as a buzzer system at some point years ago. It's been replaced with keypads now but It's weird having a 100 year old phone in my apartment in 2026.
#71
Had To Prevent Coffee Spilling Everywhere While Working And Discovered The Roll Of Duct Tape Is Great For That
#72
It Worked
SaintDaScug 2 months ago (edited)
The hydra wire! (Edit: also, how many headphones/speakers do you have??)
#73
Raspberrypi Has Really Stepped Up Their Game, My New Pi Was Shipped With A Free, Customizable Case!
#74
Directional Antenna To Provide WiFi To My Office Located In Another Building
Manxy Morin 2 months ago
Looks Sci-fi but does it actually work? Range does remain limited. Looks more like a piece of art to me
#75
Found On Facebook. Does This Count?
#76
Should I Be In Jail For This?
#77
The Laptop Case Of One Of My Friends Broke, So He Build Him Self A New One
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
One of the laptops we have to use at work is a Panasonic ToughBook that proved to be not so tough. At this point it has a keyboard and mouse plugged in because those quit working. And it stops working if it gets too cold. Or gets turned off ever.
#78
Keeping A 20yo Hdd From Overheating (Yes I Know Hdds Dont Typically Overheat But Im Doing Everything I Can To Keep This Thing Alive)
#79
Parents Knocked Over The Router, One Of The Cables Was Missing The Clip And It Fell Out. This Is How They Fixed It Haha
TotallyNOTAFox 2 months ago
"Don't look at me, I would have found a more elegant solution if I had the thumbs to do so" - Cat in the background
#80
My Raspberry Pi Heatsink
#81
They Said They Needed 10 Computers In The Middle Of Nowhere And They Wanted An Attractive Drop On No Budget. Yes, That Is A Shower Rod
#82
We Have Power Outages From Time To Time At Work, But The PC Needs To Stay On, So I Installed A Compooter Rebooter
#84
Flash Drive Was Getting Too Hot So I Installed A Monster Heatsink
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
How does a flash drive overheat? They are not power intensive devices.
#85
Lowered The Input Volume To The Amp Chip On My Son's TV To Solve An Audio Clipping Issue
#86
No Adapter, No Problem!
#87
Have Fun Dying Now You Big Battery Having Jerk
Did I say that out loud? 2 months ago
Apart from making it more cumbersome to use, are button batteries really that expensive where you are?
#89
No Smartphone Bike Mount? Popsocket And Cable Ties... Has Held 30km On Road, Gravel And Cobblestones With 0 Problems
#90
Wanted To Brake Out The Old Wii But Couldn't Find The Sensor Bar So I Googled It And Apparently Candles Work As One
#91
Brita Hack
poiplescales 2 months ago
Is there some reason this is better than pouring the water into the jar after it's done filtering, or was there a hole in the bottom of the pitcher?
#92
Don’t Forget To Restart Your Doorbell!
#93
My Calculator Was Overheating So I Added A Fan
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Vanessa Fasanella 2 months ago
My friend's dad was a brilliant electrical engineer. He made his own garage door opener code panel with a calculator. When he passed away, all his kids mentioned it in their eulogies. RIP, Mr. Rossi.
Vanessa Fasanella 2 months ago
My friend's dad was a brilliant electrical engineer. He made his own garage door opener code panel with a calculator. When he passed away, all his kids mentioned it in their eulogies. RIP, Mr. Rossi.
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