People Share The Most Genius Solutions To Everyday Problems, Here’s 50 Of The Most Interesting (New Pics)
Everyday life is full of problems. Some are as trivial as a warm beer, while others are as threatening as a nurse being unable to find your vein for an IV.
But if there's one thing our species is good at, it's innovation.
So we at Bored Panda put together a new list of clever and creative ways to make the world a better place. The universe can throw at us whatever it likes; nothing stands a chance against human ingenuity."
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My Local Library Has A "Library Of Things" For Residents To Borrow Useful Household Items Like Toolkits And Power Washers
THIS should be common practice. Libraries have become a community hub especially in our rural towns. Some have snowshoes, walking poles etc to borrow
Australian Company Introduces Glow-In-The-Dark Highway Paint Technology
To get a better understanding of how such cool projects items come to life, we contacted London-based industrial designer and product visualizer Sam Gwilt, who runs a YouTube channel called Sam Does Design.
First of all, there's lots of sketching. "From research, to concept, to refinement, to manufacturing, designing a product is an iterative process that can take years," Gwilt told Bored Panda in an earlier interview.
"It's important to understand what the markets and mindsets of customers will be like in the next few years (when the product launches)."
Dallas Love Field Airport Offers Free Feminine Hygiene Products
Today The Nurse Used An Infrared Vein Finder To Place An IV
This would have been so great when they were trying to find a vein on my toddler. Poor thing ... this is genius if it works !
Traffic Light With Shining Pole
Yes please !!! Sometimes sun glare makes it impossible to know the color of the light.
"Once a brief has been set, it's time to design multiple concepts to find the right solution. Sketching, scribbles, and CAD modeling are all useful to refine designs," Gwilt added.
"Each solution will be prototyped to analyse ergonomics and assembly, usually starting with rough card models, progressing to 3D prints, and then finally to full industrial tooling."
This Swing That Lets Parents Swing Together With Their Kids
UK Supermarket Has A Tag You Can Add For Carts With Wonky Wheels
Brilliant solution! Kudos to that UK supermarket for introducing these tags. The amount of times I had a rickety shopping cart with it's loud screeching halts.
A Company Made A Pill Bottle With A Timer Showing When It Was Last Taken To Help People With Alzheimer's Or Any Other Thing
I think they give these to people with real OCD that take medication. I think I read that somewhere, off to research.
A Sliding Chair To Help Disabled People Go Into The Sea
Trying to determine whether or not a particular design is good, many turn to the legendary German designer Dieter Rams and his '10 commandments.'
According to him, good design is innovative, makes a product useful, is aesthetic, makes a product understandable, is unobtrusive, is honest, is long-lasting, is thorough down to the last detail, is environmentally friendly, and involves as little design as possible.
Even though Rams came up with his commandments a long time ago and technology has advanced light years since then, many think his principles still apply today.
My Hospital Has A Fake LED Window On Their Ceiling
This Playground Has A Sign So Hearing And Deaf Kids Could Play Together
A Park Bench That Can Fold Into A Table
This Bus Stop Is Facing The Other Way To Prevent People Being Splashed By Curb Water And Dirt
"When Dieter Rams defined the 10 principles, he thought that they'd be updated and adapted over time," Gwilt highlighted.
"It's a good starting point; a helpful framework, but it's exciting to see new designers from different backgrounds share their voices for what makes good design."
This Bridge's Fencing Has Holes In It For Cameras
Ballot Bins In Manchester To Encourage People To Not Litter
This Elevator Has Buttons For Your Feet, So You Don't Have To Touch The Buttons With Your Hands
Decathlon Now Sews The Labels Onto Small Scraps Of Fabric Instead Of The Actual Clothing Item, So It's Easier To Cut Them, And They Don't Leave Any Itchy Residue Behind
Gwilt himself thinks a good design must first and foremost form an innate connection between the user and the product.
"Someone needs to look at the product, and instantly understand what it is and how it can benefit them," he said. "The goal is to design a product that is understandable and desirable. It should integrate neatly with the existing lifestyle of the customer, and improve it for the better."
This Airport Has Exercise Bikes That Charge Your Cellphone
A great way to work out some excess energy or anxiousness before a flight!
This Vending Machine At The Hospital Selling Healthy And Affordable Meals
The Local Brewery Doesn't Have Gender-Specific Bathrooms, Only Stalls With Specific Types Of Toilets
Table With Hidden Compartment
I would love this but not the dining table . Too many spills here ( kiddos )
For more awesome designs, fire up our earlier publications on genius solutions to everyday problems here, here, and here.
If, however, you'd like to see the opposite, check out these 50 designs that are so bad, it's hard to believe someone came up with them.
In Finland, There Are Buttons To Thank The Bus Driver
We were on Italy's Amalfi coast. Our commercial bus driver had just successfully negotiated a series of tight turns. The passengers applauded.
My Bookshelf Came With A Tool To Hold The Nails And Position Them Perfectly
What I want to know is, how is it that ideas like this are not proactively investigated and immediately adopted by every manufacturer of relevant items?
I Got A Waterproof Cast On My Ankle Today
3-Way Water Fountain. For Refilling, Sipping, And Pets
I read an old book where the narration mentioned a three-tiered water fountain for people, horses, and dogs.
This Carousel In Hong Kong Has A Sea Turtle Mounted To The Floor For Disabled Children
These Air Conditioned Construction Worker Jackets In Japan
This Light Attached To The Lamp-Post Projects A Picture On The Ground To Show Where The Sidewalk Is In Case Of Snowfall
In Rotterdam, We Have Free Public Bike Repair Stations
The Mall Of America Parking Ramps Have Parking Availability Lights To Let People Know If There's A Spot Available
i thought these were everywhere (we have them in a lot of shopping centres in australia)
This Breathable Mattress My Infant Son Uses To Prevent Suffocation
This Bathroom Lock Also Works As An Accessory Tray
Fan Pull Chains That Have A Light Bulb And Fan Blades At The End To Indicate Which Chain To Pull
A Picnic Bench With Wheelchair Access
These Bins In Sweden Show You What To Recycle
The Airport Escalator Automatically Sterilizes Handrails
This Pizza Box In Japan Has A Handle In The Middle To Keep The Pizza Flat
This Mall Has An Area To Wash Your Hands Without Having To Enter The Bathroom Area
This is terrible for the people who (out of embarrassment) say "I just need to wash my hands" when they actually need to use the toilet 😅 *edit* for clarity, I am not one of the people who says this phrase, but I've heard it and seen it many times on tv/film. It's generally less about embarrassment and more of an "etiquette" thing in more formal settings 🤷🏼♂️
This Shopping Cart In France Has A Map Of The Entire Store On It
In the UK this would have to be updated every month. They are forever changing the shop layout around.
These would be SO helpful, especially for people like me who are embarrassed to ask an employee where everything’s located
Perhaps the wide body of evidence shows not that the French are smarter than the rest of the world, but that they are collectively better able to agree on a policy of *doing* smart things.
Perhaps. But perhaps this shows us nothing at all about 'the French' in general, as it's not at at all common in French supermarkets (where I've done most of my shopping for the last 20-odd years).
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This used to be super common in the US. Either a map or a listing of what was on each aisle. Haven't seen it in years and have always vaguely wondered why.
Because if you get lost, maybe you'll stumble on stuff you had no intention of buying, and add it to your cart. My supermaket regularly "reorganizes" its aisles, and I suspect that's the reason.
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Nowadays there's no excuse for stores not to allow you access to their digital map. THEY know exactly where things go so the stockers can do their job quicker. So why don't they allow you to access it to find things you need? Oh wait! I know why, so you can wander around aimlessly picking up things you don't need and spending more - at least that's what stores think. What REALLY happens is that you scurry around in your lunch hour getting more and more frustrated because you can't find the things you want/need and then leave with nothing in irritation. Please marketing people, most of us hate grocery shopping and would rather get it over and done with. Stop f***ing with us - why do you think curbside and delivery has got so popular???? Huh?????? Little annoyed here, can you tell pandas? One reason I love shopping at Trader Joe's, besides the great stuff, is that the stores are so small - love that! In and out in ten minutes, boom! And I'm spent.
After I left home, the Sainsbury's supermarket near my Mum's home rearranged the store and issued a plan like this. When Mum wanted me to go shopping for her, she wrote a list and wrote the aisle no. next to each item. I don't know why she didn't give me the plan to take with me.
My favourite thing about visiting my parents in Haute Marnes. This is completely standard there. Every supermarket, hypermarket (gargantuan warehouse store with food section, school stuff section, tools, electronics, furniture, you name it) and hardware store has this. It's WONDERFUL!
They did this in my local Asda and I got mad because I went over the aisles twice to find Chiu Chow Chilli Oil because it’s my kryptonite. They had moved the section and there was none marked for sale on a label at all. I didn’t impulse buy anything because I was rushing and wasting time on finding that, so that technique is ridiculous because you just get lost and aggy!
I keep my grocery list on my phone with item's aisle numbers added for an easier, less stressful shop, but today's shop was all out of kilter because they rearranged the aisles. Again. This is a cruel thing to do to someone with brain damage and "I'm out in public" anxiety.
This is almost useless in Canada. Switch it around every 6 months to Forse people to relearn the store and possibly impulse buy extra stuff while wandering around aimlessly lost in a store youve been in a million times
My method of grocery shopping is to weave up and down each aisle... Never use a plan or a list (a true rebel... LOL).
This Airport Bathroom Has Green And Red Lights Above The Stalls To Show Which Ones Are Occupied
Best Plug Design?
Breville (An Aussie company) have been using plugs with holes to grip them for years. Possibly on AUS/NZ/Fiji plugs only, though.
Sea Airport Family Restroom Has An Adult Changing Station
This Helps To Figure Out How Much Yarn You Need For A Project
This Phoneless Phone Booth For Private Mobile Conversations
Sadly, the people who most need to use them are also least likely to do so.
A Stand For Bikers To Hold On To While Waiting For The Traffic Lights In Sweden
This Bar Has A Chilled Strip To Keep Your Drinks Cold
Foldable Bus Seats So That You Could Rest Your Legs And The Seats Won't Get Dirty
This Hands-Free Sunscreen Machine That Rotates As It Sprays Your Body With Sunscreen
Toilet With An Integrated Sink
I've seen this in the US once. Too bad we don't use them more. And before anyone freaks out about washing your hand with toilet water - it comes from the clean water in the tank. (Every time this pic comes up someone just has to say "gross!".)
This Heated Bench With A Wireless Charging Pad For Your Phone At A Bus Stop In South Korea
Note: this post originally had 142 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
Well, this certainly beats hell out of the bashing, malicious compliance, AITA and petty revenge stories we've been subjected to far too much of lately.
Thank you. Exactly my thoughts. I thoroughly enjoyed this one
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I find it nice and wholesome when someone took the time to think of something that would make life easier and then shared it with others.
Why is warm beer a problem? If anything messes up how beer tastes, it is having it served ice cold. American beer has to be specially engineered to have any taste when cold.
Some people say Germans drink their beer warm, but they don‘t. It‘s cold. Out of the fridge cold. That‘s cold enough. For other beverages too
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As things get upvoted, the order changes in real time. You just went through when a lot of others were up and down voting.
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Well, this certainly beats hell out of the bashing, malicious compliance, AITA and petty revenge stories we've been subjected to far too much of lately.
Thank you. Exactly my thoughts. I thoroughly enjoyed this one
Load More Replies... I find it nice and wholesome when someone took the time to think of something that would make life easier and then shared it with others.
Why is warm beer a problem? If anything messes up how beer tastes, it is having it served ice cold. American beer has to be specially engineered to have any taste when cold.
Some people say Germans drink their beer warm, but they don‘t. It‘s cold. Out of the fridge cold. That‘s cold enough. For other beverages too
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As things get upvoted, the order changes in real time. You just went through when a lot of others were up and down voting.
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