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40 Times People Thought Of Stupid Solutions That Actually Work, As Shared On ‘Redneck Engineering’ (New Pics)
The only limit to accomplishing anything in life is your imagination. However, creativity and inventions don’t have to be overly complicated or all that original. You can make everyone’s lives far easier with small changes in how something is designed. Intrigued? Well then, welcome to the weird and wonderful world of ‘Redneck Engineering.’
A popular online community, r/redneckengineering is dedicated to slightly peculiar, sometimes even hilarious, but genuinely genius feats of jury-rigging. From self-feeding fires to mounts for your remote, we’ve collected some of the coolest feats of impromptu engineering. Scroll down to check out the pics that prove that there’s no problem that humankind can’t solve with whatever’s at hand!
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#1
All Terrain Wheelchair I Built For My Wife
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#3
Self Feeding Fire That Lasts 14 Hours
Vince Gonzales 3 years ago
This is brilliant! I have a gravity fed charcoal smoker (Masterbuilt Gravity Series 560) that has a verticle hopper in which you can stack up to 5 pounds of charcoal ... this lasts about 8 hours and you can add more as you need to. Not sure the physics, thermodynamics, (witchcraft?) behind it but it does work! Peace Vince
#4
My Coworker Made A Magnetic Broom To Pick Up Metal From Our Parking Lot, After Another Coworker Got A Nail In Her Tire. Have To Say, It Works Very Well
#6
"Huh, So This Works. Toothbrush Sander!" This Has Useful Implications For Those Hard To Reach Finishing Places
sproutdidydoodah 3 years ago
at first i was thinking "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO YOUR TEETH" then i realized
#7
Wait Till Dem Kids Get A Load Of This
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
Went to high school with a kid who broke his arm playing mailbox baseball. Parents tried to sue and the judge referred the case to the feds (crime up to 3 years in prison and/or $25K for vandalizing a mailbox). Kid ended up getting probation and community service. Community service was repainting mailboxes.
#9
Cheap And Simple Mount For My Power Socket Remote Control
#10
Found At A Laundromat In Knoxville, Tn. Yes, You Can Still Press The Buttons
Zane Lumagrowl 3 years ago
Sad to see how some folks still think this is an appropriate enclosure for a remote... they need at least 3 inches of couch cushion to burrow in to satisfy their natural instincts!
#11
Fortunately They Don't Have An Hoa To Answer To. The Ingenuity Is Next Level
#12
Lost The Screw Cap For Our Air Mattress. This Was The Third Bottle I Tried
#13
My Local Elotero Putting A Shopping Cart To Good Use
#14
Actually Pretty Neat
#15
That's One Way To Make A Step
#16
Redneck Repurposing Of Kids' Recreational Toys
#17
Forgot To Buy A Shower Curtain For The New Apartment And I Can’t Get One Until Tomorrow Evening. Two Trash Bags Cut Open And An Amount Of Duct Tap
#18
Luggage Phone Mount
#19
The Base Was Broken, So Grandma Planted It
#20
Spotted This Beauty At A Walmart
#21
That Isn't Going Anywhere
#22
Rediscovered My First Welding Project While Cleaning My Truck
#23
Tired Of Looking For My Charger Cable
#24
Now This Is Mile High Luxury!
#25
Found While Hunting For A Road Trip Vehicle
#26
Beer Can Taco Holder
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Wait, is this a makeshift home solution or a pretentious hipster restaurant that charges $40 for that platter of tacos au beer can?
#27
Well, They Fixed Their Trunk Latch Problem
#28
New Shoes? Why Should I Buy New Shoes?
#29
Free Office Chair With Busted Caster Found In Dumpster. New Ones Are Like $300. Had These Parts Lying Around
#30
Not Sure If This Fits Here But My Neighbor Towed My Other Neighbor With A Pallet Jack
#31
What In The West Virginia?
#32
“I Got A Heated Pool Babe! Wanna Come Over?” The Pool:
#33
Hurricane Prep
#34
This Was In California
#35
My Grandma's Clever Way To Keep The Squirrels From Eating The Bird Feed
PolymathNecromancer 3 years ago
Based on my experience with squirrels, it won't work forever.........
#36
Good As New!
#37
Worried About Corrosion On The Salt TV Room Remote Until We Were Packing Meat…
#38
The Ultimate Redneck Engineering From Russia
#39
For Precision Hot Glueing
#40
Outlets In My Very Old Appartment Aren't Grounded And I Kept Getting Shocks From Metal Laptop Case, So I Did This, Works Perfectly. How Bad Is It?
#41
Found This While Hiking In France
2x4b523p 3 years ago
We have identical setup outside our house, except the stick is wedged between two boulders. It lived through several storms. Ours holds a telephone line that somehow got loose and low hanging a few years ago, seems like the owner of the cables does not care enough to fix it as long as it works and we pay our bill.
#42
Gen 2 Is In Development. Any Ideas?
Stephanie Did It 3 years ago
Isn't this the person's first welding project from the post above?
#43
Didn’t Have A Steamer For My Bao Buns
#44
Does This Qualify? My Toilet Paper Holder Broke
#45
I Made A Shield For Nerf Fights With My Sisters
#46
Barbed Wire Jumper Cables, Courtesy Of My Uncle
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 years ago
In the old days when cars had metal bumpers you could do this trick with one wire. Just touch the two bumpers together and run one wire positive to positive. Takes a while to recharge the dead battery but it works.
#47
When You Forget Your Fork
#48
Make Bolt Tight When Only Have One Wrench
#49
Spotted On Way To Walmart
#50
Where There’s A Wheel There’s A Way
#51
This Is Why We Have The 2nd Amendment. So People Can Do This
#52
Go-Kart With A Stool For A Seat
#53
A Friend's Friends Hunting Blind
#54
The Supply Line To My Toilet Is (Presumably) Frozen. I've Gotten Very Tired Of Refilling Like 4 Jugs. Using Some Styrofoam And Packing Tape, I've Made Refilling The Basin Much Less Of A Manual Process
#55
Added A Counterweight To Keep An Old La-Z-Boy From Un-Reclining
#56
Mexico Is This Subreddit Irl
#57
Heinz Wood Glue Applicator, Squeezes Precisely And Predictively Every Time For Years Now
#58
It's An Electric Hand Mixer, Alright
#59
This Ain't Going Anywhere
#60
Redneck Oceaneering
#61
France, 2018
Mat O'Dowd 3 years ago
So the rail workers made a rolling barbecue that could be adapted to the tram rails during their protest. They’re very clever. May 14th 2018 in Nice,France DdQkb63XkA...b-jpeg.jpg 
#62
Food Tastes Sweeta With Makita
#63
Notice The Ratchet Straps
#64
Burnt My Finger On The Grill At Work, So I Saran Wrapped An Ice Cube And Taped It To My Finger
Marcos Valencia 3 years ago
I used to be a climber and once I burnt the palm of my hand with a running rope. I had to put my hand in a plastic bag full of water until I reached medical assistance. I understand the situation and the solution.
#65
Not Exactly Engineering But This Seems Like Redneck Genius Storm Prep Right Here
#66
My Dad's Solution To Limit The Range Of The Sensor (He's A Physicist)
#67
Dad Built A Deer Blind Out Of A Gravity Wagon
#68
This Man Could Fix My Country
#69
No Stores Around Me Had Any Spigot Insulators In Stock So I Had To Improvise. We're Expecting 9°f Tonight. Also There Is A Carhartt Beanie Inside The Cup
#70
Came Across This Interesting Fence. Think It Qualifies For This Sub
James Edwards 3 years ago
Why...why didn't they move the car? Also when they move the car just lower the fence
#71
Aluminum Foil Used As Wrapping Paper. It's Cheaper And Looks Cooler
#72
If You're Familiar With Alaskan Car Mods, You've Probably Seen This Geo Metro
Mike Fitzpatrick 3 years ago
There's no possible way that it still has the original engine. You measured 0—60 (mph) with a calendar if you drove a Metro.
#73
When You Forget Your Drill But Ain't Got Any Quit In You
#74
My New Panhandle Gets Super Hot So I Whipped Up A Custom Panhandle Potholder
#75
Thought I’d Save Some Money By Cutting The Chops Myself… Realized When I Got Home I Had Bones To Contend With
#76
Battery Charger Stopped Working. I Had The Things On Hand To Cobble Together A Replacement 👍
#77
Operation, But It Shocks You When You Touch The Metal
Vince Gonzales 3 years ago
Wish I was young and dumb again... would totally try this! Says the cat that who is old and dumb.
#78
My Partner Made A “Shed”
#79
No Microwave In The Office, But Portable Heater To The Rescue
#80
My Landlord Replaced Our Dishwasher With The Cheapest One Available And It Wouldn't Complete A Cycle Because The Door Wouldn't Latch Tightly Enough. We've Been Using It Like This For Months
#81
Posting In Solidarity To An Earlier Post
#82
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#83
Next Level Heating
#84
Redneck Jumper Cables
#85
Front Of Homemade Hummer
#86
Dust, What Dust?
#87
That Is Some Next Level Redneck Engineering
#88
Exhaust Was Rattling Against The Rear Axle
#89
Minty Faucet
#90
When You Absolutely Have To Have A Microwave Lunch On The Job Site
#91
Next Level PC Cooling Setup
#92
From The "Quick And Dirty" File
#93
Found This At A Garage Sale For $20 But When I Asked The Older Gentleman Selling It What It Was He Just Said "It's Very Loud" And Chuckled To Himself
#94
My Uncle Trying To Smoke Out A Beehive
#95
Broken Chair Wouldn’t Stay Up
#96
Redneck Masterclass From Fb Marketplace (Missoura)
#97
Duct Tape + Map = Fender
#98
Gods Real Perfect Car. The Orange Monster Mustang. Iowan Made. I Used To Pass This Almost Daily!!
#99
My Flight Sim Rig 😂
#100
Because In The Event Of A Power Outage, The Only Thing You Need To Save For Your Family Is The Beer
#101
A Tesla Pickup Truck
OmBoyGanesh 3 years ago (edited)
That’s a Truckla. Originally by Simone Giertz. I’d say this is famous for its skilled development, not as a redneck repair. - - -https://youtu.be/R35gWBtLCYg - - - https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/simone-giertz-tesla-model-3-truckla-pickup/
#102
Multi-Room Air Conditioning
#103
Customers Front Vents Inop. This Is His Solution
#104
Costco Modification
#105
I Never Expected A Washer To Hold Up For This Long But It’s Been Years
#106
Helping My Partner Move Today And Had To Use The Bathroom. I’m Genuinely Impressed Tbh
#107
I Thought The Good People Of Reddit Needed To See This Beauty I Spotted Frequenting The Trap House On My Block. Best Description Of Make/Model Wins
#108
"Glamping"
#109
Fridge Wasn't Cooling, Spare Roll Of Insulation Set It Right
M O'Connell 3 years ago
The real issue is more likely to be a condenser coil which is thoroughly clogged. Pull the vent panel at the bottom and vacuum it out.
#110
Power Was Out And Had To Charge Phone
PolymathNecromancer 3 years ago
I call BS unless someone can confirm that the rectifier circuits in the charger will accept DC as being a constant form of AC
#111
Going Thru Papers At Work And…
#112
When You Can’t Quite Reach That Bolt Hole
Jamie Solt 3 years ago
Totally almost read that wrong.. I was thinking.... butth... oooohhh bolt hole.. lmao makes sense hahah
#114
As Seen At One Of The Largest Cruise Ships Being Built
#115
Saw This Jerry-Rigged Truck Made From A Van A Few Minutes Ago
#116
Originally A Conversion For Mail Delivery
#117
Water Heater
#118
If This Isn’t Redneck I Don’t Know What Is (Laptop Elevated Cooling)
#119
I Didn't Want To Pay 60$ For A Soldering Iron, When I Know I Can Make It For 20-30$, But I Was Too Lazy To Make One. So Instead I Bought The Essential Parts And Made This For 5$
#120
DIY Privacy Protector. Painters Tape And 2 Paperclips For Weight. Been Using It For 2 Years
Giles McArdell 3 years ago
I have a bit of bent card over my laptop camera for the same reason.
#121
A 3am Blackout On A Humid Night With No Wind Inspired This Simple Rig
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Why the voltage regulator though? The fan is just a basic DC motor, it doesn't care if it sees 5V or 6V.
#122
How My Friend (Who Has A Mechanical Engineering Degree) Installed His Mailbox
Marcos Valencia 3 years ago
Since I don't have an engineering degree, I would have done something stupid, like buying the whole thing.
#123
His Battery Broke But He Had A Spare From A Different Drill. After Introducing Him To This Subreddit He Was Very Excited To Show Me His Engineering And To Pass It On To You
Astra Aris 3 years ago
Highly understandable. Here, the batteries for wireless drills basically cost as much as the drill itself.
#124
Introducing: "The Mudstang"
#125
Got The 750cc Bicycle Welded Up
#126
Fixed The Microwave
Marcos Valencia 3 years ago
I would like to see the proud in the face of my wife... but probably she would have "that other face".
#127
Need More Air To Get Your Fire Going? Stool, Leaf Blower, Croc
#129
My Cousin: 13.99 For A Lightswitch Extender For Kids? Nah, I Got Some Scrap!
ISeeWendiGo 3 years ago
Just use a yardstick, a spatula, a regular stick, a Barbie doll leg, etc like everyone else does.🙄
#130
Resting Your Tablet On Your Knee For A Long Bus Journey Is Annoying. Improvise, Overcome!
#131
Pouring Coffee From My Bowl Of Coffee Into My Water Bottle With A Small Opening Using A Makeshift Siphon Made Out Of 2 Straws
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
The unanswered question is the bowl of coffee. Aren't there better vessels to make coffee?
#132
I Don't Have Springs To Hold The Pickups In My DIY Guitar, So Scotch Brite Will Do It
Paul Aasajärv 3 years ago
Seems a bit soft? For the past 40 years, microporous PU has been perfect for such work.
#133
Customer Asked If I Could Remove Their “Bidet”
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
Hope they don't live in a cold weather climate region using that in the middle of winter would be a shock.
#134
Give This Man A Beer!
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
It is technically off the road but the 4 wheel drive is now a lie.
#135
Take A Look At My Newly Made Soil Compactor!
#136
While We're Posting Alaskan Car Mods
#137
Spotted In Traverse City, Mi
#138
Needed An Electric Sander For A Flooring Project. My Dad: "If Osha Stops By, You Didn't Get This From Me"
#139
He Was Too Lazy To Drag The Jack 8 Feet. So He Dug Some Wood Out Of The Bed Of His Truck, Made “Stairs” And Just Pulled The Truck Forward…
#140
Did You Know Electrical Tape Can Hold 140psi?
#141
That's Some Nice Cooling System
#142
My Camera Mount
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
Most popular backup camera on Amazon - $40.99. That Canon camera on Amazon (didn't look up the extra lens or mount) - $399.
#143
Making The Truck Fit In The Garage
#144
It Works Guys
#145
For Any Dipsticks That Wanna Mess With My Truck
#146
A Homemade Car Urinal
Tim Douglass 3 years ago
WW II fighter planes had a "relief tube" that was pretty much just this.
#147
Still Better Than Your Monkey Wrench
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"If it's stupid but it works, then it ain't stupid." All the flyscreens in my place rattled obnoxiously in the wind, but I found that a comb was just the right size to jam between them and the frame and stop that from happening. So I bought a packet of cheap combs and to this day if you open any window in my home there is a mysteriously present comb stuck in there. And no more rattling.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"If it's stupid but it works, then it ain't stupid." All the flyscreens in my place rattled obnoxiously in the wind, but I found that a comb was just the right size to jam between them and the frame and stop that from happening. So I bought a packet of cheap combs and to this day if you open any window in my home there is a mysteriously present comb stuck in there. And no more rattling.
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