While some smart people are trying to take people to Mars or transfer their minds into machines, others are developing genius ideas that focus on our earthly everyday lives. But it doesn't mean they're less worthy! Bored Panda has compiled a list of smart inventions and designs you didn't know you needed, and they're as awesome as they're simple.
From rethinking elevators to coming up with clever ideas for pill bottles, these simple solutions prove the brilliance of candor. We're constantly in a rush, trying to do a gazillion things at once, and it's often the little things that get in the way. Scroll down to check out the life hacks with which we can tackle them and upvote these cool photos!
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Wash Your Hands And Reuse The Water For Your Next Flush
Free Coffee In Exchange For Some Rubbish
These Traffic Lights In Ukraine
The Design Of This Water Fountain Lets The Water Flow Down So Dogs Can Drink Too
This Sign Is 100% Necessary
My New Desk's Parts Came Separated By Steps Instead Of By Item
Mountain Finder Device In Switzerland
Accessibility Matt On The Beach For Wheelchairs And Strollers
This Toothpaste Describes Both Its Ingredients And Their Purpose
This Elevator Has A Call Button 30 Feet Away So The Doors Will Be Open By The Time You Get To Them
This Pill Bottle Lid Tells You When You Last Opened It
The Curtain Design In My Hotel Room Ensures That There Is No Annoying Light Gap In The Middle
This Elevator Has Buttons You Can Kick
The Roofs Of UPS Trucks Are Not Brown. They're Translucent So The Inside Of The Truck Doesn't Need To Be Lit During The Day
In Copenhagen There Is A Childrens Bicycling Playgroud, Where They Can Practice Bicycling In The City, And Learn The Rules, Before They Enter The Streets
This Fence Is Shaped To Create Seating
Seniors And Handicapped People Can Extend Crossing Time For This 8 Lane Highway
This Restaurant Has A “Toepener” For People Who Want To Avoid Germs On The Doorknob
These Bikes Have Airless Tires
This Swing Is Designed So That The Kid And The Parent Can Swing Together
At My Work's Parking Lot The Paint Lines Continue Up The Wall To Help People Park
Shopping Cart With A Calculator
This would really help with the surprise and embarrassment at the cashier
This USB Drive Displays How Much Of Its Storage Is Being Used
My Local Laundromat Has Gym Equipment To Use As You Are Waiting For Your Load To Finish
I'm guessing that laundromat doesn't get any kids coming into it. That stuff wouldn't last 5 minutes in the laundromats I've been to.
These Sheets That Tell You What Side Of The Bed To Put Them On
My Roommate's Spatula Has A Stand So The Bit That Touches Your Food Doesn’t Touch The Counter
My Bottle Of Canadian Whisky Came With Free Public Transportation
These Chairs In A Ski Resort Restaurant Have Room For Your Gloves, Helmet, Hat Etc.
This Airport Has A Therapy Dog For People To Pet Before They Fly
This College Has Drink Coasters That Can Test For Common Rape Drugs
My Local Coffee Shop Gives Free Compost Made From Their Used Coffee Grounds
These Batteries Have An USB Port To Charge Them
My Work Laptop Has A Webcam Cover
The Elevators In My Office Building Have An Umbrella Sign That Lights Up If It's Raining Outside (Osaka, Japan)
My City Added A Safe, Public Place To Conduct Exchanges Made On The Internet. Directly In Front Of The Police Station
The Back Of This Park Bench Can Swing Back And Forth, Allowing The User To Face Either Direction
Some Roads In Australia Are So Long And Boring They Have Trivia Signs To Keep Drivers Alert
This Bar Has A Frost Strip To Rest Your Drink On So It Stays Cold
Benches In Sweden Are Very Friend And Couple Friendly
My Hotel Room Comes With A Complimentary Android Phone With Free Data And Calls
Here in India, these days Call and data has gone so cheaper that nobody even cares about them anymore.
You Can Rent Sleeping Cabins At This Airport
Much better than having to sleep on the crappy seats in the waiting area.
My Local Library Has Dozens Of Different Cake Pans To Check Out
This Inflatable Mattress Turns The Back Of Your Car Into A Bed
I think this is so cool. Now I just need a car to put it in (I drive a pickup truck).
This Bridge Has A Crisis Hotline Machine
This Store Lets Customers Choose Whether They Want To Be Bothered By The Staff
We really need these at the local ACE Hardware stores. Can't get a foot in the door without someone asking to help.
This Highlighter Has A Clear Part To Show You What You're Highlighting
This Checkout Has No Candy For Parents With Kids
This Tire Tells You To Change It When It's Time To Change It
These Tiny Model Tents Give You A Look At What You’re Buying
I would want to buy these , cause I'm obsessed with tiny houses for birds and things like that
This Ceiling Fan Differentiates The Light And Fan Chains With A Light And A Fan
This Phone Charging Station Where You Have To Sit Down And Pedal To Get Power
These Chairs Have A Notch Cut In Them To Keep Your Bag From Slipping Off
My Local Library Has Vault You Can Go Into To Talk On Your Phone
The Mirror In My Hotel In Japan Has A Heated Part That Won't Steam Up After A Shower
Rental Car In Ireland Has Dashboard Sticker That Reflects In The Windshield To Remind You What Side Of The Road To Drive On
I'd need this if I was driving in Ireland. I'm from the US and I know I'd forget which side was the correct side.
At This Airport, They Have A Machine That Will Print Off Free Short Stories For You To Read While You Wait
Trash Bins In Copenhagen Are Angled So Cyclists Can Toss Their Trash While Biking
This Elevator Shows How Close To Capacity It Is Based On The Weight Of The Riders
This is much more helpful than those usual capacity shown which is like 68 KG per person..
This Roll Of Toilet Paper Comes With More Paper In The Middle To "Take On The Go"
In Rwanda The Stoplights Have The Seconds Until The Light Changes On Them
I Bought A Pack Of Cigarettes And They Came With A Postage Paid Recycling Pouch
This Shower Handle Shows The Temperature Of The Water
These Shopping Carts Have A Magnifying Glass For The Elderly
Or for people like me. The one that leaves her reading glasses at home (I'm NOT elderly)!
My Favourite Shop Has Light Settings So You Can See How Good/Bad Your Outfit Will Look At Different Times Of Day
I Bought A Hat Online And It Came In A Bag Of Air To Prevent It From Getting Creased
Local Farmer Has A Vending Machine In Our Mall
This Bag Of Chips Has 2 Perforations, So You Can Open It More The Further Down You Eat
My Hotel's Restaurant Has A 3 Button Device You Can Press To Call The Server, Call The Bill Over, And Tell Them That The Table Is Done
You Can Shoot Your Car With Suds While You're Waiting Inside At My Local Car Wash
There’s A Carriage On Swiss Trains For Children
My Local Supermarket Has Tags That You Can Put On Broken Trolleys
This Cupboard Drip Drys Into The Sink
This Tray Used To Walk Your Bike Up/Down Steps
This Library Has A Directory For Topics People Might Be Embarrassed To Ask For
My Local Pizza Joint Puts One Of Every Filler On Top Of The Stomboli
These Bathroom Stall Doors Have An Overlap To Avoid That Awkward Crack
This Bottle Has A Map Of All The Water-Filling Stations Around Campus On It
This Carpentry Tool With Pins To Outline A Shape
Actually, it's an archaeological instrument, used when drawing objects.
My Textbook Has A Dependency Chart Showing Which Sections Are Needed To Understand Each New Section
This State Park Is Using Social To Track Fire Recovery
This Fake Skylight In The Surgery Waiting Room
This Coffee Shop Shows The Differences Between Coffee Drink Types
This is what I need to see when I go to a coffee place. Obviously, I don't go to coffee places much. 😊
My Beach Has A Sunscreen Station
This Train Has An Information Screen Which Shows How Full Each Carriage Is
My Library Tells Me How Much I Save By Borrowing Books Instead Of Buying
Different Shaped Slots For Different Tubes In The Hospital To Make It Impossible To Mix Them
This Restaurant Bathroom Has Two Different Kinds Of Soaps
My Colleague Has A Micro-Fibre Cloth To Clean His Glasses Stitched Under His Shirt
This Coin Laundry Has A Washer And A Dryer Machine Just For Pet Clothes
My Local Mcdonalds Has All The Menus In Brail
This Pharmacy Has A Magnifying Glass So People Can Read Medicine Labels And Details More Easily
A Bus Stop Nearby Offers A Small Library Of Books To Read
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My Newspaper Came With 2 Printed Pattern Pages To Wrap Presents
This Bathroom Door Handle Has A Built-In Hand Sanitizer Dispenser
This Chicken Comes With A Strip That Shows How Many Days Before It Goes Bad
Wow, this is so needed! But maybe not as a mass produced "in every package" thing- something like a hand held freshness / food poisoning detector should be a tool for every kitchen.i wonder if it's been invented yet, and if it could be affordable for all.?
Our Dishwasher Projects How Much Time Is Left
This Vending Machine Sells Socks At The Bowling Alley
This Restaurant Labels Their Brownies Based On What Part Of The Pan It Was Baked On
This German Milk Carton Has Windows So You Can See How Much Is Left
Little Rentable Office/Workspaces In An Airport
This Hot Sauce Bottle Allows You To Adjust The Spice Level
My Beef Jerky Came With A Toothpick/Floss Inside The Package
This Credit Card Tip Jar
Too bad the business needs to pay a 50 cent processing fee credit card transactions.
Café Doesn’t Take Pennies Or Dimes
This Japanese Gum I Have Came With Little Pieces Of Paper Inside For You To Spit Your Gum In To When You’re Finished With It
Euro Snacks Tell You How Much Exercise You Need To Burn It Off
The snacks I eat indicate weeks of exercise, not minutes. :) I think I'm about 20 years in the hole at this point.
My Hospital Visitor Sticker Fades Out And Void Appears After 24 Hours
I Went To A Convenience Store In Colombia And They Sold A Pack Of 4 Slices Of Bread
Two Story Target In Minneapolis Has An Escalator Just For Carts
I think all the newer, bigger Targets are doing this now, at least in the US.
This Sandwich Shop Has A Wrapping Station By The Door So You Can Take Your Leftovers Home
The TV In Our Hotel Room Has Easily Accessible HDMI And USB Sockets
My College Has Foot Flushers So You Don’t Lose Your Balance Trying To Kick The Ones Above The Toilet
Why not just use your hands. You're going to wash them anyway. (Or aren't you - ewww)
This Dressing Room Has Their Clothing Hooks Labeled
This Pasta Box Helps Approximate How Much Pasta To Make
This Cemetery Has A Gravesite Locator
Button To Save People From Crossing The Desert From Mexico
This Pizza Place Tells You The Area Of All Their Pizza Sizes And How Large They Are Compared To Each Other
The Colorful Button Panel On The Elevators Of Our Children’s Hospital
I like it when parking garages have each level as a color or animal or whatever. Makes it so much easier to remember where I parked if I'm looking for level blue or the FOX level.
This Charging Station At A Car Dealership
This Coffee Shop Uses Beer Taps To Dispense Cream And Milk
The Shelves In The Boston Public Library's Children Section Have Gaps For Children To Walk Through
I bet parents of unruly children LOVE this. "My kid walked 3 feet and I have to walk 15 to stop him, thanks."
An Item We Had Delivered At Work At An Indicator Telling Us If It Had Been Tipped Or Not. This One Had Been
This Gas Station Sign Has The Price Of Coffee
This Immigration Office In Korea Has Glasses You Can Borrow For Filling Out Forms
This Fountain Tells You How Many Plastic Bottles It Kept Out Of The Environment
The Small Circles On These Lids Are Tiny Lids For Smaller Containers
My City Tells Us If Road Projects Are On Time And On Budget
Local Chinese Restaurant Explains Their Definition Of Different Spice Levels And How Often They're Ordered
This Check Out Lane Scans Items As They Pass Through On The Belt
From Sweden...I was at a grocery store where we tried it out. They had installed two checkout lines for it. About 90% went through fine, but 10% didnt so someone had to come help anyway. On the other hand most grocery stores have portable bar readers we use to ”blip” our purchases and then checkout at the end.
The Microwave At My Office Is A Pull Out Drawer
This Refrigerator Has An Automatic Water Pitcher Built Into It
This Measuring Jug Has Markers For When Pouring
My University Library Has Cell Phone Booths So People Can Talk In Private
The Lines In This Parking Lot Extend Up Unto The Barrier
My Uber Driver Had An NES Set Up In The Backseat
This School Has Canvas On All Of The Table So Kids Can Draw During Class
This Bathroom Has A Built In Timer For The Fan That You Can Set Differently Depending On How Smelly The Visit Was
It would be better if it had a pictoral siding scale starting at a person waffting, someone holding their nose, through to dry wretching
This Pen Tells You How Many Pages Worth Of Ink You Have Left
The Adhesive Side Of This Wrist Band Tapers In So It Doesn’t Accidentally Stick To Your Skin
This Juice Carton Tells You How Many Glasses You Have Left
This Bagel Shop Has An Excess Coffee Sink Next To The Garbage
This Tiny Single-Use Pre-Pasted Toothbrush I Got In A Restaurant In Rome
These Coconuts Have Soda Can Pull Tabs
So you see how this works is, you pull the tab and there is a small hole bored there, with a small piece of the coconut husk protecting it still and all you do is push a straw into it and drink the coconut water out of it! I just saw some videos on YT on how this works. Very neat!
My University‘S Stairs Shows How Much Calories You Burn By Using Them
My Backpack Has A Bottle Opener
My Receipt Came With A Nutritional Breakdown
yeah, because to know how much fat I just had in my meal is exactly what I want to know after lunch .. to feel crappy for the rest of the day :p
This Toilet Has A Fresh Sanitary Seat Cover For Each Use
If this isn't recyclable plastic this is one of the most wasteful things I've ever seen. Why don't you just do what everyone else does and give it a quick loo roll wipe?
This Public Toilet Has A Handle On The Seat For You To Lift It
My Local Zoo Has A System To Prevent Little Kids From Pressing The Button And Disturbing The Keepers
This Wet Floor Sign Has Fans Built Into The Base To Help Dry The Floor
Amazon Boxes Double As Yoga Mats
This Pho Restaurant Has The Bathroom Options To Brush Your Teeth, Use Mouthwash And Even Moisturize Your Skin
This Mall Has A Charging Station Where You Can Leave Your Phone There So You Can Shop
This Bar Has The Amount Of Beer Left In The Keg On The Digital Tap List
This Water Bottle Has A Spot For Your Name
A Shopping Center Where I Live Has A Doghouse Just Outside Of It In Case You Need To Shop While Walking Your Dog
This Serrated Spoon Is Made Specifically To Dig The Sections Out Of A Grapefruit
This Bar Has Powered USB Hub Napkin/Straw Holders For Their Patrons
The Hotel I'm Staying At In Brazil Has A Remote That Comes With An Immediate Soccer-Watching Button
This Truck Stop Has A Cologne Dispenser
The Take-Out Burger I Ordered Was All Packaged Separately So The Bun Doesn't Get Soggy
My New Gloves Came With A Built-In Nose Scratcher
Some Of The Trees At My College Have Outlets On Them
Tissues Specifically For Opening The Bathroom Door
My Belt Has A Bottle Opener Under The Buckle
Who are these geniuses, seriously they deserve more than just a tag, they deserve an award!
In fact it makes me sad: So many brilliant ideas that can be implemented easily and cheaply and still it's not seen anywhere except on these pictures. Humans tend to keep doing the things they always did, without making that small step into effective innovation.
I agree. As Henry Ford said, if you asked people how they wanted transport to improve they would reply "faster horses'...so, market research is effectively useless. Rather, invest in innovation and bring the best ideas to fruition.
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Who are these geniuses, seriously they deserve more than just a tag, they deserve an award!
In fact it makes me sad: So many brilliant ideas that can be implemented easily and cheaply and still it's not seen anywhere except on these pictures. Humans tend to keep doing the things they always did, without making that small step into effective innovation.
I agree. As Henry Ford said, if you asked people how they wanted transport to improve they would reply "faster horses'...so, market research is effectively useless. Rather, invest in innovation and bring the best ideas to fruition.
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