Sometimes the world feels like it’s against us. Like, when you accidentally rip off the precious pull tab while opening a can of beans or when you are trying to figure out where is the end, the top, and the side of the sheet when making a bed. To some aliens from outer space, it would likely sound like not that big of a deal, but trust us, tiny humans, it is.
But thanks to some clever minds who were blessed with powers of creativity and problem-solving skills, life could be made easier, hundreds of times easier. But wait, let’s not hype it up too much, and let’s see what smart solutions to everyday problems Bored Panda has rounded up this time.
From tactile paintings for the blind to reversible public benches, and something as simple as a discount for well-behaved kids, these little things give us hope that no matter what, we are all going to be fine. Psst! More clever ideas to ease the stress of handling daily things can be found in our previous posts here, here, and here.
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How The Ruins Are Displayed In Serbia
In Norway, You Get A Small Amount Of Money For Recycling Bottles/Cans. A Lot Of Our Trash Cans Have These Holders So Poor And Homeless People Don't Have To Search Through The Trash To Collect Them
Humans have been coming up with ideas since the dawn of time. Some have been stupid (well, let’s be honest, most of them), some have been life-changing. But generating a truly good idea is a job on its own that requires breaking one’s conventional thinking and making that holy light bulb appear. But how you do this?
Well, first, good ideas don’t come naturally. You have to engage in observation, do research, watch people, and reflect on what you’ve seen. Gather all the information you can and look for patterns. In this way, you may spot the problem that needs to be solved and this is the point where your brain gets stimulated.
This Furniture Hardware Is Sorted By Step Rather Than By Type
These Public Swings Powered Chargers For Your Phone In A Train Station
The Fitted Sheet In My New Sheet Set Is Marked For Easier Bed-Making
Then, writing down the ideas, even the most absurd ones, is key. Think of how many bursts of thought we forget on a daily basis. Also, don’t worry about how the idea sounds initially. Picking the best ones is the second part of the job, but you only do this after you've got a solid list of ideas to work on.
Thirdly, remember that whatever it is that came to your mind, nothing’s impossible. Whether you dream of a business idea or a gadget that will change the world, accept the challenge you created for yourself and don’t be afraid it won’t work out.
Because even if it likely won’t save the planet, and you won’t become a second Steve Jobs, that doesn’t mean it won’t make our lives a tiny bit easier. And this is what we call an excellent idea turned reality.
Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road
They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shadow
Pfft, shade, shmade. I wanna go toot toot on the bench train.
Our Refrigerator Has Revolving Levels So You Can Reach Everything Easily
These Notched Chairs To Hold Bags
It’s so stupidly brilliant it almost angers me it hasn’t been done more.
This Restaurant Gives You A Discount If You Have Well-Behaved Kids
These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
I remember riding a ferry in Penang Malaysia which had these reversible benches a long time ago. The ferry never turn itself around because it can be driven in both ways (forward and reverse); making these benches necessary.
Boats and hoes/ flip… boats and …and… wtf! Some old a*****e fishing in his boat 🚤 looking like a complete a*****e in his 40k boat alone with no hoes in his boat! Hey man wow that is a genius solution for all my problems. Except not so genius since it won’t fold all the way down so those hoes can lay down and watch me as I catch every STD passed around the harbor. When the fill in genius is replaced with a real one ☝️ Please redesign that f****r because only a genius would have added additional pleasure features to accommodate those preferred customers that need those solutions resolved easily not sitting there looking at old saggy balls reeling in a largemouth bass if anything just positioned to stare at boats and hoes will have to be standard on that stupid f*****g worthless bench that not a single soul alive would even want to flip the gd thing. Gd you know what f**k the bench and the non genius solution bs. A chainsaw is better and we can Build a wooden statue of just a hoe. Genius
and they have no bars across the bench to discourage homeless from sleeping there. A+
Our major downtown renovation placed all the benches looking into the shop windows which feels very isolating.
This is at the Town Basin in Whangarei NZ. If you chose not to boat watch you can flip and people watch, there are cafes and restaurants as well as a variety of other shops. This boardwalk is a segment of a 4km loop walk along the Hatea River, so you will see loads of people.
Some NY commuter trains once had these so the train didn't have to turn around.
Oooh this is my hometown, Whangarei, New Zealand.... little thrills hehe
That's a dilemma if you want to look at people on boats. Hmm, I might be wrong. :D
Decisions, decisions! I want to people watch AND look at boats!
They have had these in my towns for years. The specific spots happen to have both amazing sunrises and sunsets so the adjustable benches let people enjoy the views comfortably
Why not just put 2 benches? There's enough space and more people can sit.
This Museum In Berlin Has "Touchable" Versions Of Their Paintings For Blind Or Visually-Impaired Visitors
This Keypad Randomizes The Numbers Every Time So Someone Doesn't Figure Out The Password From Your Hand Movements
Refillable Detergent In Prague, Czech
Doctors Paint The MRI Machine In The Children's Clinic To Look Like A Submarine
With refrains of, "We all live in a yellow submarine", playing in the background.
If You’re An Elderly Or Disabled, You Will Receive A Card That Enables You To Cross The Road With A Longer Countdown Time (Singapore)
A Very Interactive CPR Training Kiosk At The Airport
Train Seats In Japan Facing Outwards So You Can See The Scenery
This Shirt Has A Piece Of Lens Cloth Sewn On The Inside For Your Glasses
This Soap Bottle Lists A Purpose For Each Ingredient
Now I have something mildly interesting to read in the shower besides having made-up debates in my head that will never happen.
A Pill Bottle That Keeps Track Of When It Was Last Opened
I used to think things like this were silly. Until I got older... 🤣👍🏽
This Airplane Sleeping Mask Has Different Sides Depending On If You Want The Flight Attendant To Wake You Up For Meals Or Not
My University Sent Me A Wallet-Sized Diploma
This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To “Road Test” The Strollers
My Spatula Has A Little Stand So It Doesn’t Touch The Counter
My Hospital Has Lights In The Ceiling That Are Designed To Look Like The Sky
A Bicycle Escalator In Norway
The Tear-Offs On This Poster For Domestic Abuse Have The Phone Number Disguised As A Bar Code
At The Uffizi Gallery In Florence, They Have Versions Of Paintings So That Blind And Visually Impaired Visitors Could Still Enjoy The Art
The Plastic Packaging Of This Paint Roller Doubles As A Paint Tray
This Toilet Lock That Doubles As A Tray So You Can’t Leave Without Taking Your Stuff
You Can’t Read The Cash Machine Screen If You’re Not Directly In Front Of It
This Elevator At My University Has Feet Buttons
My Wife Got Me A Magnet Bracelet For Holding On To Screws As I Fix Things
This Chess Set From 1972 Has The Valid Moves For Each Piece Stamped On Their Bases, Making The Game Much Easier For Beginners To Learn
They Have Pet Carts In Grocery Stores In Italy
My Local Hypermarket Grows Some Of Its Own Vegetables
This TV Remote Has A Keyboard On It's Back
Now they just have a microphone and you say what you want, unless you have a south african accent, so you have to say it a couple of times trying to find the right american accent it wants
These Two Different Sets Of Shopping Baskets At A Department Store In Bangkok - For Those That Need Help Or Want To Be Left Alone
My Work Has A Special Coat Closet For Smokers
Shopping Cart Cleaning Machine In Germany
This Dustpan Has A Comb For The Broom
I literally just ordered a black one the other day! I'm still waiting for it to arrive
This Rooftop For Bicycles So The Saddle Won't Get Wet
This Kinetic Sidewalk Generates Electricity When You Walk On It
Little fixes like his add up and up and up. Solar, wind, hydro and brains mean we could live happily without fossil fuels or nuclear.
My Spoon Carving Kit Came With Bandaids
Hahaha... they know you won't get through the carving without hurting yourself
A Suitcase That Can Measure Its Own Weight
I feel it would get smashed at the hands of the baggage handling staff when being loaded or unloaded from the aircraft.
This Is A Mud Shovel. The Holes Help Break Suction When Digging In The Mud
This Ruler Has Cascading Millimeter Mark That Makes It Easier To Read
This Deck Of Cards Has A Blank For A Replacement If A Card Is Lost
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Most of these made me say Wow, but far too many of them just made me nostalgic. I miss hotels, and escalators, and tourist attractions, and just going for a walk, and the opportunity to be in a bathroom with multiple occupied stalls!
I could do without the multiple occupied bathroom stalls, personally. Definitely miss traveling though.
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I always enjoy these series that come round from time to time on BP. I guess I particularly enjoy them as I am a creative and like problem solving
I want basically all of these now! Even the spoon carving set, weird but cool.
Local health centre now has a variety of different height loos in the disabled toilets. Mostly one in each, but a couple of double toilets in one room. Great to have a choice as most used to be extra low for transfer from a wheelchair. They have some extra tall for those of us that can't bend
Lovely to see such creative ideas. I'm def going to need one of these one day, which I found looking up precision rulers https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mayyou-Precision-Woodworking-Measuring-Positioning/dp/B083DXGNKN/ref=sr_1_17?dchild=1&hvadid=80882855808380&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=precision+ruler&qid=1611067810&sr=8-17&tag=mh0a9-21
Anybody notice how the number of up votes for each item declines almost evenly as you work your way down the list showing how people become disengaged as they get further down. Rerunning the list the other way up would allow you to get an even better measure of the rate of disengagement and to extract a more meaningful measure of the quality of the ideas - which are very good, by the way.
Some of these are so simply practicable sense that it's hard to imagine why we don't have them all over the world! I love looking at this kind of stuff.
You published your Post of the Year so soon? A lot of brilliant thinking here, though I'd hate to try to clean my glasses on that shirt (#19).
Most of these made me say Wow, but far too many of them just made me nostalgic. I miss hotels, and escalators, and tourist attractions, and just going for a walk, and the opportunity to be in a bathroom with multiple occupied stalls!
I could do without the multiple occupied bathroom stalls, personally. Definitely miss traveling though.
Load More Replies... I always enjoy these series that come round from time to time on BP. I guess I particularly enjoy them as I am a creative and like problem solving
I want basically all of these now! Even the spoon carving set, weird but cool.
Local health centre now has a variety of different height loos in the disabled toilets. Mostly one in each, but a couple of double toilets in one room. Great to have a choice as most used to be extra low for transfer from a wheelchair. They have some extra tall for those of us that can't bend
Lovely to see such creative ideas. I'm def going to need one of these one day, which I found looking up precision rulers https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mayyou-Precision-Woodworking-Measuring-Positioning/dp/B083DXGNKN/ref=sr_1_17?dchild=1&hvadid=80882855808380&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=precision+ruler&qid=1611067810&sr=8-17&tag=mh0a9-21
Anybody notice how the number of up votes for each item declines almost evenly as you work your way down the list showing how people become disengaged as they get further down. Rerunning the list the other way up would allow you to get an even better measure of the rate of disengagement and to extract a more meaningful measure of the quality of the ideas - which are very good, by the way.
Some of these are so simply practicable sense that it's hard to imagine why we don't have them all over the world! I love looking at this kind of stuff.
You published your Post of the Year so soon? A lot of brilliant thinking here, though I'd hate to try to clean my glasses on that shirt (#19).
