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“One Fork To Hold Them All”: 69 Times People Turned Random Junk Into Clever Solutions (New Pics)
If you’ve ever seen someone fix a busted lawnmower with duct tape, zip ties, and pure stubbornness, you’ve witnessed what Americans call “redneck engineering.”
It’s a wild mix of grit and creativity, with no manuals or fancy tools… just pure improvisation. It’s not pretty-looking, but somehow, it works.
This is exactly the vibe of r/redneckengineering, the subreddit celebrating wild DIY hacks that are functional, hilarious, messy, and totally unconventional.
If you want to know what a fan-powered go-kart or a water-powered weenie rotisserie looks like, keep scrolling.
You’ll even come across someone who made a holder for their phone holder, because why not?
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#1
Seen Somewhere In Eastern Europe
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#3
Dewalt's Newest Grinder Attachment
That’s all I yam 6 months ago
As long as the pipe doesn't shift, it looks like it's great at keeping the work target clean.
#4
Put A Mirror In A High Cabinet To See Where Everything Is
#5
Was Getting Annoyed By Fruit Flies At My Local Pub. They Have An Electric Fly Swatter And A Sweet Beer They Like. Hands Free
#6
Found This Hammer/Wrench On A Jobsite
#7
Water Powered Weenie Rotisserie
#8
I Built A Tiny Boat Out Of Junk I Found On Facebook Marketplace
That’s all I yam 6 months ago
Looks like you'd have to be careful to keep it from tipping. Legit question: Is that a boat registration on the side?
#9
New Hampshire Public Restroom. It's Magnificent
#10
My Customers Laptop Hinge Failed. This Was Her Solution
#11
I Don't Know If It Fits, But We Repurposed Our Babyphone
#13
Redneck Water Cooler
#14
Toilet At My Job No Longer Out Of Order, Courtesy Of Yours Truly
Phaiax 6 months ago
My granddad had a contraption above his bathtub. It was basically a water pump which was powered and operated via an old wall mounted power drill. This pump could empty the tub and transport the water over the toilet in a container. This water could then be used to flush the toilet.
#15
Saw This In A Walmart Parking Lot In Florida At 10 Pm. I'm Just Wondering If This Is A Vuck Or A Tran
#17
Thought I'd Show My Finished Scrap Metal Forklift
#18
Door Bell Backup
#19
Converted Porta Potty To Shower Stall
#20
Deer Stand Spotted In The Wild
#21
Washing Machine Engine With Polishing Attachment, By My Dearest Uncle
#22
Catproofed Laptop Keyboard
#23
My Roommates Solution To Making Our Shower Tall People Friendly
Nicole Weymann 6 months ago
I'm flummoxed that shower heads on rails for height adjustment are apparently an unaffordable luxury item in OP's home country. Lidl and Aldi in Germany regularly have them on their special sale days for 50 Euro or less.
#24
Moving Across Country And Don’t Have A Box For My Curved TV. 10 Small Boxes And Almost A Whole Roll Of Duct Tape Later
#25
Marketplace Find, Fan Powered Go Cart For Only $150!
Nicole Weymann 6 months ago
I'm shuddering at the thought of fan blades whirling right behind the driver's head - not least because I have long hair. I think the proper word is 'scalping'...
#26
Does This Tea-Machine Count? Pic Is From My Local Ua Community (=not Mine)
#27
Redneck Engineering
trollingergirl 6 months ago
I hope the police pulled him out, like, instantly. Ladungssicherung!! (Load securing).
#28
Broken Tail Light, Uh..repaired
#30
I Was Too Cheap To Buy New Chuck
#31
That's One Way To Do It
#32
The Boots Are Great, But The Tread Was Worn Down And It's Slippery Outside. Problem Solved, Hopefully
That’s all I yam 6 months ago
Done to car tires all the time, including new ones. It's called siping.
#33
Is This Dangerous?
#34
Slipping On Ice? Screw Cleats!
#35
When Aerator Is Stuck To Faucet Due To Mineral Buildup
#36
What In Tarnation
#37
Never Thought I’d Get To Contribute To This Sub! I Needed To Cut My Hair But Loathe The Little Clippings
#38
The Skate Trucks And Wheels Under The Front Of This 1990 Lamborghini
#39
The Temporary Fix Has Become A Permanent Fix
#40
Redneck Baby Jail
#41
Bro’s Invented Another Way To Round Off Nuts
That’s all I yam 6 months ago
If the socket is interchangeable and you don't need leverage, it looks functional.
#42
A Pinhole Leak And The Maintenance Man Was “Sick”
That’s all I yam 6 months ago
Makes sense for an emergency repair. Be chancy in left too long before replacing.
#43
Found At A Thrift Store. Is There A Legitimate Use, Or Should I Be Worried My Prints Are On It?
#44
My Dad’s Phone Holder Holder
David Paterson 6 months ago
You can get phone holders that plug into the air vents very cheap.
#45
Why Use Nuts When Wood Doesn't Rust?
#46
Trunk Latch
#47
Somebody In My City Wired A Power Strip To A Light Pole
T'Mar of Vulcan 6 months ago
In South Africa they wire their entire house's electricity to the light pole.
#48
Ultimate Stick Drift Solution
BeesEelsAndPups 6 months ago
I did this for a game once. It was a racing game, don't remember the name of the game. But there was a level that was just an oval, but you had to do 500 laps to win a new car.
#49
Chunk Of Asphalt Kicked Up And Put A Hole In My E46 Bmw Oil Pan. Got The Car Home With 1-Minute Gasket Maker, A Can Of Pepsi, And Some Gas Station 10w-30
#50
Hmmm
Panda McPandaface 6 months ago
I think this is the first one of this type of photo that has genuinely caused me deep anxiety.
#51
Proud Of Myself
Panda McPandaface 6 months ago
Not entirely sure why she's proud of herself but OK, if it gives you joy.
#52
Found This On The Street
#53
Facebook Marketplace With The Homemade Enclosed Trailer
#54
Made My Own Eyeglass Prescription
#56
My “Simple” Solution To Litter Box Smells
Brandie Litchfield 6 months ago
Because scooping out the little cat poops is hard work....I used to have a three legged cat who would try to outrun his stink when he left a stinky Pooh in the box, it was hilarious. He was an Orange cat sharing that one brain cell they all share....always knew when he pooped and it was about to smell bad because he would run out of the room as fast as his three legs would carry him 👀 looking scared of his own b**t haha I really miss that idiot cat, he was always doing something hilariously stupid
#57
The “Infrared Sauna” My Dad Made
#58
My Dads Homemade Oil And Wood Burning Stove
#59
When Opening The Dishwasher Is Too Much Work
#60
Slowish Leak On Water Pipe, No Plumber Available Today - 10 Layers Of Paint And 2 Burlap Bags Cut In Strips
#61
Homie Thinks Duck Tape Structural
#62
Redneck Demon Core
#64
Needed More Power
#65
I Was Alone....non-Slip Ladder Base Support
#66
MS Teams - Mobile (Laptop) Productivity Enhancement
#67
It's Magnificent, Reliable, And A Whole Lotta Jank
What do you think about my new Home Server?
#68
Forgotten Light Switch
#69
The Lid Of My Cup Broke Last Year Ago. And I Fixed It
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Yeah, you heard 6 months ago
Today's "clever solutions from junk" are tomorrow's Darwin Awards. Messing with engines, rotating blades, and electricity is so dangerous.
Chich the witch 6 months ago
Reminds me of that video with the old woman in the background talking to an electrician: "Who wired your house?" "Oh my nephew, he is a great handyman" "When did his house burn down?" "How did you know his house burned down?".
CD Mills 6 months ago
I just told my daughter this and she finished the last two sentences, she's seen the video! LOL
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Yeah, you heard 6 months ago
Today's "clever solutions from junk" are tomorrow's Darwin Awards. Messing with engines, rotating blades, and electricity is so dangerous.
Chich the witch 6 months ago
Reminds me of that video with the old woman in the background talking to an electrician: "Who wired your house?" "Oh my nephew, he is a great handyman" "When did his house burn down?" "How did you know his house burned down?".
CD Mills 6 months ago
I just told my daughter this and she finished the last two sentences, she's seen the video! LOL
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