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Angus MacGyver became a pop culture icon because of his innovative DIY solutions. Fans of the hit TV show would fondly remember how he bypassed a high-tech security door by bending light using an ashtray or defused a bomb using a paper clip.
Of course, Hollywood tends to exaggerate, and the chances of meeting an actual Macgyver are slim to none. However, many people have a similar mindset of making do with what they have to get themselves out of a jam.
You will see a lot of these ingenious hacks in the Redneck Engineering subreddit, where people share their clever fixes to some of daily life’s problems. It features photos of makeshift iPad stands, improvised bathtubs, and crafty utensil substitutes.
Here’s our best-of-all-time list for you to enjoy today. Scroll through and be inspired by all the creativity.
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#1
Meirl
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#2
Protect Your Tools From The Bottom Of The Ocean
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
Watched a show with contractors working on a boathouse last night. Tools regularly went swimming. This is genius
#3
I’m Bad For Using Whatever Tool Is Handy As A Hammer, Usually A Crescent Wrench. My Husband Learned A Bit Of Welding And Redneck Engineered This For My Birthday
Having DIY tricks up your sleeve involves a lot of creativity, which many people think they lack. If you’re part of that demographic, you can train your brain to think more outside the box.
Spending more time outdoors is one way to do this. Research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that a 25-minute walk in a green urban area can help quiet the mind and put it on autopilot mode.
When this happens, our brains enter a state of present awareness, sparking the imagination and allowing creative juices to flow.
#4
Fixed The Gate Problem
#6
Damn, That's A Clean Duct Tape Paint Job
Every person is wired differently, and each has a unique worldview. Connecting with different kinds of people is another way to get the mind to think creatively.
A study by Johns Hopkins University supports this. Researchers found that exposure to diverse experiences may foster more complex forms of thought, including critical thinking, deeper analytical skills, and creativity.
#7
Touchless Dispenser
#8
Protection From Escaping
Michael Largey 1 year ago (edited)
So much for getting out to spoon with his girlfriend. But don't worry - sooner or ladle he will.
#9
Rear Parking Sensor
Let’s switch our focus to DIY projects, which this list is also about. If you’re a beginner at it, you want to do as much as possible without spending too much. Michael Di Martino of New Jersey-based home improvement company Power Home Remodeling advises starting with interior painting, which adds value to the home.
“Things like landscaping, building a firepit, and even building a simple outdoor farm table can be easy DIY projects, too,” Di Martino told The Washington Post, suggesting other activities like redoing a basement and turning it into a recreation room.
#10
When You Ask A Welder To Fix Something For You
#11
Looks Level To Me
Irishwoman abroad 1 year ago
What's wrong with this? People have been using a glass of water as a spirit level for donkey's years
#12
Tortoise Needed A Viewing Platform/Ramp
The ugly side of DIY projects—or any housework, for that matter—is the likelihood of injuries. As a homeowner, you must know your limits and when to seek professional assistance.
New York-based home care expert Bailey Carson advises avoiding any task that requires special licenses. These include electrical work, plumbing, and other jobs that may put you at risk of handling toxic materials.
#13
No Caption Needed
MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
Give a man some tools and he can change the world; LOL, very resourceful!!
#14
Cut A Pool Noodle In Half To Make A Comfortable Armrest For The Truck. From Australia
#15
I Guess This Is Better Than Taking It To A Junk Yard
Carson suggests looking into the three T’s—tools, talent, and time—if you need further evaluation. Ask yourself a few simple questions: Do you have the necessary tools? Do you have ample time to execute your project? Are you confident enough in your talent and abilities to get it done?
#16
Found This Fork In My Brothers House And Asked Him Why He Had Done It.... Then He Ran Upstairs To Grab His iPad
#17
The Birdhouse Booby Trap Device
#18
Ahoy! I Humbly Submit A Photo From My Redneck Pirate Ship Build
Now, we’d like to hear from you, readers. What’s a DIY project you’re proud of that could easily pass off as “redneck engineering”? Share them in the comments below!
#19
Would Like To Buy This Guy A Beer And Hear His Story
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
There were some Aussies who did similar about 10 years ago and got fined by police. There were also some who used a drone to fish so they could watch while drinking beer about 5 years ago who weren't fined but were given a warning.
#20
Master Lock 100
Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 1 year ago
The best way to open a Master lock is with another master lock
#21
This Took A Good Year Or Two To Make
#22
Steering Wheel Broke, Needed To Finish The Yard. Thankfully I Know How To Drive A Stick
#23
It Makes Sense
#25
The Quintessential Redneck Engineer Tool Guide
#26
Now That's One Well Engineered Redneck Wood Pile
#27
Found On Fb, Thought It Was Pretty Slick
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
If you live in an area prone to hail, it’s not a bad idea. And cheap to do
#28
Found This One
#29
Your Move, Nasa
#30
Homemade Alarm System
#31
Who's Laughing Now?
keyboardtek 1 year ago (edited)
Rusted brake assemblies. I was always warned to never buy a car that has been in a flooded area.
#32
My Neighbor Using A Blower Taped To A Skateboard On A Rope To Clean The Roof
Nikki Gross 1 year ago
That is awesome, because as steep as that roof is there is no way in hell I would try to climb it.
#33
My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding
Taryn Bailey 1 year ago
It's a really bad idea to ride a bike barefoot. Good way to lose some toes.
#34
I Work At A Warehouse In Sweden, And Recently They Halved The Speed Of All Forklifts (From 16 Km/H To 8 Km/H) For Safety Reasons. I Just Thought They Put Some Limiter In The Software, But No. They Found A Far Smarter Solution…
#35
Do You Need A Shower?
Wood Carver 1 year ago
This is brilliant for anyone that works construction. I had to repair our basement shower drain due to all the concrete powder and tar and other detritus working heavy industry leaves you covered in.... It probably just has a grate on the floor and is for rinsing not soaping and washing properly....
#36
I Couldn't Find Any Washers That Would Fit Over The Heads Of Screws... So... Yep
#37
Used A Leaf Blower And A Funnel To Inflate A Pool. Actually Worked Fairly Quickly
Gustav Gallifrey 1 year ago (edited)
I use an old Electrolux vacuum cleaner for things like that. The hose is made to connect to the 'exhaust'' same as it does to the 'intake'.
#38
This Counts, Right?
#39
Buoyancy
2 Korean student's made a raft out of potato chip bags to prove they have too much air in them
#40
When You Gotta Have Your Tunes
#41
Found At A Rural Gas Station:
#44
Found In A Group Called “Stairs Designed By People Who Aren’t Afraid To Die” But I Still Quite Like How Simple And Cheap A Solution It Is
Colleen Glim 1 year ago
Nope. I don’t need anything upstairs that badly. I’ll just buy it again thanks
#45
Safe As Houses
#46
This Put A Quick Stop To The Guys Who Were Carelessly Dribbling On The Floor Of Our Office Restroom
MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
Stand closer dudes, simple as that, bet you don't dribble on the floor at your house??
#47
When Someone Buys You A Bath Bomb And You Only Have A Shower
#48
Whoever Built This Might Have A Phd In Redneck Engineering
#49
For Remote Teaching Without A Document Camera
#50
When You Forget Your Spoon At Home
#51
Just Don't Bring It To The Boil
#52
Do Redneck Tailors Count?
#53
Not The Prettiest, But It Gets The Job Done!
#54
Use A Fishing Rod To Teach Your Son Baseball
#55
Fastest Way To Crack Your Nuts
#56
Bath Tap Is Broken And I Really Want To Soak
#57
The Foldable Tub Cabinet
#58
I Think This Qualifies?
#59
For $2.50 I Can Do A 360 Degree Timelapse
#60
Local Chinese Restaurant. The Entire Kitchen Is Walled Off With Plastic. There’s A Cardboard Flap To Pass Money, And The Box On The Right Acts As An Airlock With Two Flaps To Pass The Food Through. It’s All Plastic Sheet, Cardboard And Duct Tape
#61
Rain Shower Heads Are Not Cheap So
RedBadgerCan'tSwim 1 year ago
Where I live, you can get a shower head for less than that PVC would cost. So unless they already had the pipe, they wouldn't save anything.
#62
Homemade Kitty Backpack. Ratchet Straps, Cardboard Box, Tape And A Colander
#63
My Gas Cap Stopped Closing Properly, So I Came Up With A Solution
#64
Build Me A Yacht With Everything On Board. I Don't Care How Much It Costs!
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I live on a lake and people here have dock boats, which really aren't that different. They're basically a floating dock with a motor and patio furniture to sit on. :)
#65
Anti-Theft Protection
Annik Perrot 1 year ago
I heard that in the US, the stick shift in itself is anti-theft protection, since fewer and fewer people know how to handle it.
#66
Humane Rat Trap
#67
Better Than Bad, It's Good
#68
Landlord Decided To Turn Down The Heat Today In My Mn Apartment As It Reached -40°. But The Idiot Must Have Forgotten He Pays My Electric And Doesn't Realize That I Value My Comfort Over Safety Or Energy Conservation
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
The landlord probably didn't turn down the heat. Even in MN a lot of places probably can't maintain normal heat when it's -40º.
#69
The Ultimate Defense
#70
Fixed The Downspout
#71
A Pvc Pipe Basketball "Hoop" I Made So That My Son Could Practise
#72
Why Is It Plugged In Tho????
#73
At Least They Left A Note
#74
I See Nothing Wrong With This
#75
I'm A Skateboard Fan
#76
Redneck Watergun
karen snyder 1 year ago
Why wouldn't you just put the spray top on the bottle like usual? What problem does this solve?
#77
Fixed My Glasses Frame For Now Until I Get It Fixed For Real
MalibuClassicMan 1 year ago
almost as bad as the tape job we all have seen nerds wearing on TV
#78
... No Words
#79
The Piece Of An Eraser That I Cut To Fit My Window Switch So My Dog Would Stop Randomly Rolling Down The Window
#81
A Plunger And Hot Water, Who’d A Thunk It
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago (edited)
Isn't this same concept that all the companies that to paintless hail repair do for minor hail dents?
#82
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
#83
My Grandfather Fixed This Cheese Slicer With A Piece Of Wire. What’s The Crazy Part Is He’s Been Dead For 15 Years And We Have Never Had A Problem Since It Was Fixed
#84
Does This Count? Didn’t Have A Long Enough Screw Bit
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
There are multiple reasons that screwdriver handles are usually hexagonal.
#85
Came Across This Picture And Wanted To Share
#87
Adjustable Wrench
Ali H M Salehuddin 1 year ago
I used to have a store-bought contraption somewhat similar to this. The grip can't be set tight enough to prevent it from slipping and causing the bolt head to get round. I threw it away after it damaged a few of my bolts.
#88
Someone Suggested This Would Fit Here
#89
I Do This So Often That I Made A Jig
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
About all pennies are good for nowadays.... But that's just putting my two cents in. I'll change the subject now.
#90
Friend Send Me A Video Of This Guy Drinking Beer On His Petrol-Based Personal Reclining Chair On Tank Tracks
#91
Facetiming The Water So It Doesn't Boil Over While I'm Watching TV In The Other Room
#92
McDonald's Bag As A Sun Shield To Keep From Getting A Redneck
#94
Does This Count? Seen In Devon
#95
Disinfecting In A Beiping Market, Smart And Timely!
#96
It Ain't Stupid If It Works
#97
Our Tap Broke And Water Came Gushing Out, My Mom Did This Jugaad To Stop The Flow. It Worked Perfectly
#98
How To Do Laundry While Living In A Vehicle. Available Programs; Off-Road, Highway And City 🙃
#99
It Caught On Fire Last Year. But This Year I Give You Portable Fire Pit 2.0
#100
How To Keep Your Drone From Falling Down Into A River
#101
Saw This Volume Limiter On R/Hometheater Thought Of This Sub
#102
Girlfriend Wont Go Camping? This Will Help
#103
Had Trouble Touch Typing Because I Couldn't Feel The Tiny Bumps On My F And J Keys, So I Made Them... Bigger
Tim Douglass 1 year ago
That's a nice idea. I've actually worn the bumps off of my keyboard, and most of the lettering is worn off too, so sometimes is a bit of trial and error to determine where to rest my hands.
#105
Think Smart
#106
No Toaster? No Problem
#107
This Man Is Before His Time
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
I hope he chose the right kind, so it won't rotate. Untitled-6...5909b4.jpg 
#108
Does This Count?
#109
Found This On An Old Project File, I Was Ahead Of My Time
#110
Door Bell
#111
How To Truck Camp In The Winter (Found In Local Classified)
#112
Our Doorbell Has Been Broken So We Had To Improvise
Aquarium Fuzz 1 year ago
Our front door is specially built so that if the doorbell fails, visitors can knock on the door and we'll answer it.
#113
Repaired My Glasses After They Broke During A Camping Trip
Auntriarch 1 year ago
I am reminded of the x ray in a post last month of someone who had their feet on the dashboard during a collision
#114
Transferring Air
Nikki Gross 1 year ago
Whatever works, especially since that looks like a kids room. If you're desperate or don't have money for a fan you have to get creative.
#115
Hvac On 2nd Floor Went Out, But Not On The 1st. Rigged This Up To Pull Cold Air From Downstairs' To Upstairs LOL
#117
Feast Your Eyes… My Brother’s Gaming Chair
#118
When You Don't Have A Potato Masher
BROmanicus85 1 year ago
You could also use 2 forks combined together! I used it when I moved into a new apartment, prior to buying my masher! Works quite well!
#120
"Fixing" A Ceiling Leak
#123
I Don’t Know What To Say
#124
I Give You The Double Decker Sofa. Ideal For Game Night With The Guys
#125
Pool Heater
#126
Guy Just Chilling On His Multi-Function Armchair Lawnmower, Listening A Livestock Auction. Allegedly Fitted With Cigarette Lighter, Carry-On Bag Of Tools, Chilled Cupholder, Barbecue Sauce Serving Device And Revolver Holster
#127
I Was Told To Share My Masterpiece Here
#128
When You Can’t Afford A Bunion Splint
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Ladedah 1 year ago (edited)
About 15 years ago, was totally broke... shut off and foreclosure notices every month kind of broke. Winter came around and the door had some gaps, but we couldn't afford proper weather stripping, so made some with stuff that I already had around the house... cut some cardboard into strips, wrapped them in duct tape (to weather-proof them a bit), then nailed them into the door frame. Worked like a charm. We now have formal weather stripping, but it got us through the tough times! Looking for creative people? Look no further than the poor. Poverty is a really great lesson in creativity.
AJ deans 1 year ago
i totally agree my mum and dad split and we couldn't afford a house so we got a really old rundown house that was used by junkies to to dr*gs and stuff like that andn gang members owned it before us and it was a cold night and the warm fire didnt reach our rooms so ou mum let us sleep in the lounge and she used this like got these things that ade our bath a bath is it was so cool
Ladedah 1 year ago (edited)
About 15 years ago, was totally broke... shut off and foreclosure notices every month kind of broke. Winter came around and the door had some gaps, but we couldn't afford proper weather stripping, so made some with stuff that I already had around the house... cut some cardboard into strips, wrapped them in duct tape (to weather-proof them a bit), then nailed them into the door frame. Worked like a charm. We now have formal weather stripping, but it got us through the tough times! Looking for creative people? Look no further than the poor. Poverty is a really great lesson in creativity.
AJ deans 1 year ago
i totally agree my mum and dad split and we couldn't afford a house so we got a really old rundown house that was used by junkies to to dr*gs and stuff like that andn gang members owned it before us and it was a cold night and the warm fire didnt reach our rooms so ou mum let us sleep in the lounge and she used this like got these things that ade our bath a bath is it was so cool
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