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50 Ingenious Things Students Have Spotted At Their Schools And Universities (New Pics)
Growing up, I loved going to school. I enjoyed learning, socializing with friends and participating in a wide variety of extracurricular activities. But when I think back on my days as a student, I remember the people and experiences fondly. However, I do not feel the same way about the environment I was in.
My high school was constantly under construction while I attended, and it was anything but pleasant. Dust was everywhere, loud drilling occurred all day long, and bizarre routes between buildings meant that I was almost always running late for class.
But education should be enjoyable! And thankfully, there are plenty of schools and universities out there that actually prioritize creating an exciting learning environment. Bored Panda has scoured the internet to find photos of the most interesting and brilliant things students have spotted in their schools, so we've gathered some of their best finds down below!
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#1
Stairs At Balamand University, Lebanon
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#2
Saw This In A Classroom After Class
#3
Say Hello To My University's Library Cat
#4
University’s Way Of Showing How To Correctly Wear Your Mask
#5
My School's Library Has A Banned Book Section
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
No book should ever be banned. Some books should be age related though.
#6
Our School’s Service Dog, Lucy, Made It Into The Staff Page Of The Yearbook
#7
There Is A Free “Period Pack” At My School For Girls Who Are Unprepared For Their Periods
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
Every school needs this. Scotland was the first country to make menstrual products free in public places like libraries and schools to help end period poverty.
#8
My University Library Has A Wall Where You Can Quite Literally Take A Seat
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Ooh, that is cool. Also, the soft sections on the wall will help with the acoustics, I reckon.
#9
This School In Vancouver, BC (Canada) Installed A Slide, So Kids Can Take That Instead Of The Stairs To Leave The School
#10
My Environmental Science Class With Real Plants On The Wall
#11
The Hallways Of My Norwegian High School
#12
Chemistry Teacher Made Their Classroom Ceiling The Elements
#13
I Thought You Guys Would Appreciate This. This Is My School Library
#14
They Had A Bike At My School To Blend A Smoothie That They Were Handing Out At Lunch
#15
These Medieval Ruins Were Randomly Found Under A School Gym Hall. The School Was Founded In 1276 And Is The Oldest School In Finland
#16
Look At How This Third-Grade Teacher Decorated Her Door And Hallway
#17
This Cat Bus Is For Transporting Japanese Preschoolers
LokisLilButterknife 2 years ago
Of course it would be Japan! I’m a grown a*s adult and want to ride the cat bus 🚌 🐱
#18
My School's Library Has Noise-Level Guides That Change Color When It Gets Too Loud
Salty_Sasquatch 2 years ago
I wished I had this in college, when an idiot in the library kept sniffing and hawking with actually spitting things up. It was so disgusting to try to study for finals I finally went and got a handful of toilet paper to hand him the next time he did it. He stopped after I came out of the bathroom with the toilet paper.
#19
My Cooking Class Has A Mirror On The Ceiling So We Can See What The Teacher Is Doing
#20
The Stair Handrails In My Uni's Biology Building Are Held Up By Little Snails
#21
My School Put Colored Bricks In The Shape Of The Handicap Logo Instead Of Painting It
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 years ago
How long before the have to do work under them and they get put back in the wrong order? I might have read too many “You had one job” posts on here!
#22
This Middle School Has A Skateboard Locker
#23
My University Makes Notepads Out Of Recycled Paper And Hands Them Out To The Students
Minecraft_Chicken (He/Chicken) 2 years ago
Is it just me or is the word "Notepad" really fun/satisfying to say.
#24
Science Teacher’s Desk Is A Fish Tank
#25
This Bottle Has A Map Of All The Water-Filling Stations Around Campus On It
#26
My University Library, Ladies And Gentlemen
#27
My School’s Bathrooms Have Pedals Instead Of Handles
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 years ago
I'm always amazed by the amount of water in American toilets. Poseidon's kiss guaranteed!
#28
Pre-School Placed A "Picture Day" Reminder Sticker For Us On The Middle Of My Son's Back So He Couldn't Remove It
#29
My 1st Grader Lost A Tooth During Class And The School Sent It Home In This Tiny, Tooth-Shaped Container
#30
This Sign At My University Has The Number For The Library Police
#31
This Uni Puts Up Games Its Graduates Worked On
#32
These Parking Spots For Alternative Modes Of Transport At My Uni
#33
Food Is Allowed In The Library At My College
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
My uni library allowed this too, I sort of assumed everywhere except libraries with rare books did by now
#34
Transylvania University At Halloween
Upstaged75 2 years ago
My college does something like this. It's called Pumpkin Parade. You get a secret partner who carves you a pumpkin and leaves treats for you. You leave things for them as well. Then on the day of the parade you get your pumpkin and find out who carved it.
#35
The Woodworking Program At My School Sent Home 140 Remote-Learning Kits This Week, With Power Drills too
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 2 years ago (edited)
How has nobody commented on this? Mind you, it has been a bit since I first opened this thread, but I didn't want to refresh my page. So I apologize if there is a comment already, but I think this is really a great thing that this school did. Especially during covid and remote learning, to be able to have a fun but educational hands-on assignment like the projects here, would have been the highlight of my school year, personally.
#36
An Ancient Roman Well Is Visible Under The Floor Of My School In Italy
#37
This "Chemist Tree" That My School’s Science Department Made
#38
These Bollards Outside A School Are Shaped Like Pencils
Upstaged75 2 years ago
That's adorable! In the US we call them posts. Bollards is a much cooler word.
#39
This Tiny Door For 1st Graders At The School My Mom Teaches At
#40
This Painting In My School Library Is Painted On The Wall Itself, But It Is Still Framed
HI, I'M A SHOUTY MAN 2 years ago
There's one like this in the art room at my school. They're always painting stuff on the walls and floors in there, and someone did a pop-art painting of the Mona Lisa, so they put a frame around it. It's good, because they can also take the frame off and use it for big art events, because it's an impressive frame
#41
In My School, You Can Come Here To Sleep If You’re Tired
#42
My Professor Uses A Wooden Keyboard And Mouse
#43
My School Has A Set Of Tools And A Pump To Let You Repair And Maintain Your Bike In Front Of The Entrance
#44
This Little Door At My University
#45
A Classroom In My University Has A Tree Growing Inside Of It
#46
I Have A Gender-Neutral Bathroom At My High School
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
we neeed a new sign, I like the one with the drawing of a toilet with "whatever" written below
#47
I Learned Today That My School’s New Science And Technology Building Has Thermochromic Tables
Dumb teenager 2 years ago
That’d be a crazy thing to discover first hand (pun unintended but convenient so I’m gonna leave it there)
#48
My Uni Has Solar-Paneled Benches With USB Charging
#49
University Printer Rotates Each Separate Document To Avoid Confusing Multiple Students' Work
Upstaged75 2 years ago
Printers in offices do that too. My home printer does as well. I thought it was a standard feature.
#50
A Law Professor Shared A Photo Of The Pens Her Students Used For Cheating, Calling The Trick An Art Form Of Sorts
#51
This Artwork On A Rainwater Tank At My Daughter's School Uses The Seam In The Middle As Part Of The Art, With A Convincing Effect
#52
This Scoreboard At A High School In Mississippi Says "Us" And "Y'all" Instead Of "Home" And "Guest"
#53
I Work At A School, And They’re Starting To Put These In! I’m The First To Use This One. One Step Closer
#54
There Is A Piece Of The Berlin Wall On My School's Campus
cerinamroth 2 years ago
My dad used to have a bit in the study. He was in the British Army and over there for a bit in the 70s. Everyone was hacking bits of it off - it's a wonder it didn't come down before 1989! ;-)
#56
My School 3D Printed A Tiny "Out Of Order" Sign For The Printer
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
3d print more of these, then sneak into mcdonalds kitchens and leave them on the ice cream machines.
#57
My School Uses Purple Carpet To Indicate The Classroom Doors That Swing Out
Lily bloom 2 years ago
I'm surprised to see carpet in a school hallway. Seems much harder to clean that tile
#58
Therapy Dog At My School Has Socks So His Nails Don't Make Noise On The Floor
Upstaged75 2 years ago
Sock monkey socks! Why weren't there any therapy dogs when I was in school??
#59
My School Just Installed A CVS Vending Machine Full Of Medicine And Hygiene Products
#60
This Twinkie Has Been In My Classroom For 10 Years
Dumb teenager 2 years ago
I love this. I’m honestly surprised some idiot hasn’t eaten it by now though
#61
This Doorknob For A Maintenance Closet At My School Has Knurling On It To Prevent Slipping When Workers Have Gloves On
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Handles are much better, though: you can use your elbow to open them if you're carrying things.
#62
My School Museum Has A Bob Ross Painting
#63
My Mom’s High School Gave Graduates Wallet-Sized Copies Of Their Diplomas
#64
The College Has These Signs On The Cafeteria Tables. They Flip To Red If You Don't Want Strangers Sitting At Your Table
#65
My Local Community College Has Collapsible Monitors That Can Automatically Go Down So You Can Have More Desk Space
Bruce Scheiman 2 years ago (edited)
Embryo Riddle in Prescott,Az, also has these desks. I used to clean them every day. They're really cool!
#66
My Science Teacher's Clock
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Thank goodness I know which numbers go where - couldn't be bothered to work this out. The hardest clocks to understand are Arabic ones, which go "backwards".
#67
My School Has Racks In The Front Office For Kids To Put Their Skateboards On During The Day
#68
University Of Uppsala's Anatomical Theatre Where Bodies Were Dissected In Front Of An Audience (Built In 1663, Sweden)
#69
My Anatomy Teacher’s Bathroom Pass Is A Human Leg Bone
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Our headmaster at primary school used to have animal skulls in his office (too delicate to be around young children but they were educational, not hunting trophies or anything!) and my sister thought for a long time that they were human children! He was a fantastic headmaster though. I have very fond memories.
#70
My Biology Teachers' Wall Of Key Chains
#71
In My Design Tech Class, The Stop Buttons For The Machines Are Far Larger Than The Start Button For Safety, Allowing You To Hit The Stop Button With Your Leg In Case Of Emergency
#72
Students At My Town's College Rub This Statue's Nose When They Pass By, Going To Exams, For Good Luck
#73
The Health Class In Our High School Has A Moldy Bread Display On The Wall To Show How We Should Wash Our Hands And Phones
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago (edited)
dirty hands - bottom of work shoe - chrome book - control bread - phone - hand sanitizer- soap and water - door handle ... bon appétit :D
#74
My Son’s School Is Teaching Metaphor Via Tupac's Poetry
#75
Robots At Oregon State University Deliver Food And Drink To Students On Campus
Little Wonder 2 years ago
I am an adult woman, a grown up mature person so I didn't giggle. (I did)
#76
I Go To School In Ottawa And We Write Our Exams In A Hockey Rink
#77
University Of Tennessee’s First Corpse Flower Bloomed! The First Bloom Happens 7-10 Years After Planting. It’s Called A Corpse Flower Because Of The Smell
#78
So My School Uses These Instead Of Chairs Now In A Couple Of Classes
DefinitelyNotTheDuolingoOwl 2 years ago
My ADHD self would have a field day with these, lol. *boing* *Boing* *BOING*
#79
My Robotics Teacher Has A 1948 Olympic Torch
#80
Found A Pac-Man-Themed Desk In My German Class Today
#81
This Actual Periodic Table My University Has
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
it's fake !!!! :) because doing a real one is not a good idea : https://englishatlc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/randall-munroe-periodic-wall-of-elements.pdf
#82
The Kid Beside Me In Class Has A Keyboard Made Of Light
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 years ago
Those things are horrible to use. There's no haptic feedback.
#83
Our School’s Magazine Publication Intentionally Placed A Physical Hole In Its Latest Issue
#84
My School Put Up Pride Flags For Pride Month
#86
The University Gym Girls' Bathroom Has Not Only Free Condoms But Also Free Lube
Thomas Maertens 2 years ago
It's a good idea... but I do hope there's one in the boys'bathroom as well. Boys should learn to take their responsabilities when it comes to safe s e x, and not always rely on girls to do it.
#87
My School's Bathroom Has A New "Wash Your Hands" Sign
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 2 years ago (edited)
Seems to be written in some sort of incomprehensible dead language, though. (I'm joking, mes amis français!) Still, I like that they provide instructions for a good time on it :D
#88
This Vending Machine At My School With Basically Everything For Every Occasion
kelsischloe1986 2 years ago
Am I the only zooming in trying to figure out what everything is? Lol!? :-)
#89
My Professor Has Paper Clips In The Shape Of Clothes Hangers
Marie Kirk 2 years ago
Can be used as hangers for Barbie clothes! I had a tiny Barbie closet as a kid with hangers that size!
#90
Some Of The Trees At My College Have Outlets On Them
#91
The Countertops In This Bathroom At My University Are Made Out Of Metal Millings Encased In Resin
#92
My School Has A Real Hippopotamus Skull
#93
My Art Teacher Has Sealing Tiles That Were Painted By Students In Her Classroom
#94
University Library Has Puzzle That Everyone Can Take Part In
Luke Branwen 2 years ago
What are the chances there won't be that one a$$hat who would just take a piece and throw it away
#95
My School Used To Be A Bank, So My Class Has A Vault In It
#96
Concrete, WA High School Is Built Over The Roadway That Leads To It
Michael Largey 2 years ago
This school got a lot of transfers in from Vague High School, where expectations weren't considered quite clear enough by some.
#97
This Pencil Vending Machine At The Local Middle School
Jan Rosier 2 years ago
So, students writing in pencil is an actual thing in the States, not just movies? Over here (belgium, and i think rest of W-Europe), ballpoint-pen is the norm.
#98
The June And July Stamps On This Date Have No Ink On Them Because They're Used In A Public School
#99
This Spot In My High School Where People Pivot On The Stairs
#100
My School Has A Sculpture Of The Piranha Plant From Mario
#101
This Poster At My School Is Something Else
#102
This High School Nearby Keeps Narcan Next To The AED Devices
Marie Kirk 2 years ago
It doesn't necessarily need to be for a student. It could be a public area someone close by can run to in an emergency- similar to having it in a rec centre.
#103
This High School Still Had A Backstreet Boys "Got Milk?" Ad In 2022
#105
My School Put Up Whiteboards To Stop Vandalism In The Toilet Rooms
Dumb teenager 2 years ago
Creative but it probably wouldn’t work everywhere. At my school people destroy stuff purely for the sake of destruction. They p**s on the floor and smash the toilets. They try to kick down cubicle doors. At one point flushing an apple down the toilet to clog it then taking a s**t on top was so common the school had to put in a notice about it. And this is at a pretty posh catholic school as well. This whiteboard wouldn’t last till the end of the day in a public school
#106
The Bathroom Tile In This School's Science Building Is Decorated With The Periodic Table Of Elements
#107
My School Brought In A Distracted Driving Simulator To Keep Kids Off Their Phones While Driving
#108
Waterfalls In My Uni Building When It Rains
#109
Students Lean On The Wall During Lectures (The Ghost Classroom)
Hassel Davidhoff 2 years ago
This really is kinda creepy. Reminds me of the ghosts of nuclear bombs!
#110
The Pool At My University Is On The Second Floor
#111
I’m Proud Of My Classroom
#112
Our School Still Uses The Power Macintosh G3
#113
My School Issues IDS With Hidden USB Drives In Them
#114
Vape Sensor Notice For High School Bathrooms
#115
My School Stores Laptops In A Pile On The Floor
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
I'm going to introduce something to this school that will blow their minds: Untitled18...9e-png.jpg 
#116
A Bear Trap At A Primary School
#117
Clock In My School's Chemistry Lab
#118
Just Saw This In A Classroom At Our Local Elementary School
#119
My School Sells “Hydrogen Infused Water”
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Clair Ossian 2 years ago
There is a 110-foot-long hallway ceiling where I taught Geology. I took the formal table of time measurements, Cambrian, Ordovician, etc., down to the smallest units, and my wife painted the entire scale. She used 4 x 8-foot sheets of plywood, and when she was done, the maintenance people put it on the ceiling. Now, you can either go backward or forward in time as you walk along the hallway and look up. She did an amazingly good job of the artwork. It is still there in the Science building of Tarrant County College in Hurst, TX.
Bronte Browning 2 years ago
I really, REALLY enjoyed this article. I’m bookmarking it. THANK YOU.
Clair Ossian 2 years ago
There is a 110-foot-long hallway ceiling where I taught Geology. I took the formal table of time measurements, Cambrian, Ordovician, etc., down to the smallest units, and my wife painted the entire scale. She used 4 x 8-foot sheets of plywood, and when she was done, the maintenance people put it on the ceiling. Now, you can either go backward or forward in time as you walk along the hallway and look up. She did an amazingly good job of the artwork. It is still there in the Science building of Tarrant County College in Hurst, TX.
Bronte Browning 2 years ago
I really, REALLY enjoyed this article. I’m bookmarking it. THANK YOU.
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