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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All Terrain Wheelchair I Built For My Wife
National Parks in the state of Georgia are starting to offer these thru the Aimee Copeland Foundation: https://www.ajc.com/inspire/aimee-copeland-helps-bring-outdoors-to-disabled-community/NA6EQZCQZRGHHPIWK75MXVGFAM/ And I believe national parks in other states are starting to as well. Not to discount what this gentleman did for his wife; just wanting to let other people who might not have the same resources know that is starting to become available ❤️
Oh I need one of these, I'd love to go out for walks with my doggos .
Redneck Shed Lock
My brain was wondering how in the world the bigger part of the wrench went through and then I realized
If someone's gonna break the glass, they could do that if there's an ordinary lock on the door.
Load More Replies...Spanners are expensive, a simple bolt latch would cost less, but I guess if you need something in a bind and you have a spare one hanging around....
It could be that the particular wrench (spanner) was part of a set the was not ever used.
Load More Replies...That's no good, the loops are not welded, just bend the left one open.
Or smash the glass, use a crowbar, use a bulldozer etc. It still prevents an opportunist from walking in through an unlocked door to take something.
Load More Replies...Self Feeding Fire That Lasts 14 Hours
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
WE have used this, works great and you can remove logs to let it burn out
I wonder whose car the rest of it came from.
Load More Replies...Genius doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, it often isn’t! Often, the very best product designs are the ones that solve the problems that consumers have, whether they’re consciously aware of them or just sure that something is wrong.
The reality is that far from every product designer is in tune with what the end user actually needs or wants. Sometimes, their vision is at odds with practicality.
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
My family owns a cleaning service and we have a magnetic strip similar to this fixed to the front of all our vacuums! Saves us many a broken vacuum from not sucking up nails/screws XD
Load More Replies...The roofers who did our roof swept our yard with something like this but more industrial looking.
We have these at work. Not homemade, but manufactured ones with handles that release the magnets
We use ours to find nails in the yard after a tornado.
Load More Replies...Looks Level To Me
... why is an emoji the top comment? did nobody have anything of substance to say?
Load More Replies...That‘s a Wasserwaage. Edit: TIL a „level“ is a Wasserwaage (compound word „water“ „scale“)
Everything will have the exact same tilt as this guy's eyeballs. There are no markings on the glass, and the side of the bottle is wavy.
I know but he wouldn't let them put his eyeballs in the bottle.
Load More Replies...You can also make a plumb rule out of this. You measure the body of the bottle, in the middle you put a line across, small ball in the bottle that floats and voilá.
I would say it’s the same basic concept as a level, so should work as well.
"Huh, So This Works. Toothbrush Sander!" This Has Useful Implications For Those Hard To Reach Finishing Places
at first i was thinking "WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO YOUR TEETH" then i realized
This is what would happen if The Tooth Fairy and The Sandman got married.
Load More Replies...I buy the cheap ones made for kids and use them to clean grout lines at home. Mark it clearly in permanent marker to avoid cross-use, of course!
Sometimes you need less power than a dremel, for delicate work
Load More Replies...Uhm you can actually but something that is similar but with interchangeable sized heads , I use it for making wooden signs and just finished the dog gate which I painted too!
Yep, I to have a different brand that goes hard. Dremels are pretty flimsy, I had 3 top of the range ones that just stopped working. I really want an arbotech carving tool but I can't afford it just yet
Load More Replies...And you can have a set of heads for different grains. But I would ask for a Dremel in my next letter to Santa.
Ive had no luck with Dremels. the bits are pathetically fragile.
Load More Replies...Absolutely marvelous!! 100 percent will think about doing. Maybe do it.
I have one of these (not sander) for my feet. Don't ewww. It really helps with sock fluff and other foot stuff. Like you do need to care for your feet, just as you do for your teeth. Recognise the peds mate!
The solutions themselves don’t have to be marvelous feats of engineering that would wow and dazzle the entire world. All it can take is a slight change to the design: altering the shape, angles, and lines of the item in question to make it more user-friendly.
At the core of ‘Redneck Engineering’ lies simplicity. Redneck engineers (who don’t actually have to be rednecks or even engineers at all) are big fans of Occam’s razor. They take the most straightforward and obvious approach when solving a problem.
Wait Till Dem Kids Get A Load Of This
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.
My dad lived on a country road where this was a common occurence. He and a friend created a mail BOX made out of 1/4" plate steel welded together. Never had an issue after that. He sold the house and gave the mailbox to me and it was all I could do to lift it up to install it on the post (a railroad tie). It must weigh 60 lbs.
Load More Replies...This always has and always will bug me. You get hurt doing something you shouldn't be, it's your own fault. Take some responsibility. Those arguing otherwise are the reason we have some of the problems with today's youth having zero respect.
When I was a kid, there was a bunch of jerks at the beach, who just loved knocking down sandcastles children were building. Built one around the rock. Ouch...
My dad has one made from a section of a crane boom it made of thick heavy duty steel. Postmaster said as log as it can come out of the ground (not set in concrete) if hit by a vehicle it was fine.
I cannot love this more! Obviously live in the country where mailbox bashing is a Saturday night tradition......doing this this weekend!
Mine has been hit with a car, twice. One was off duty cop driving drunk. His car scoured the rural ditch, hit the mailbox, rolled sideways and slid into neighbor's yard. No injuries.
I knew some kids in high school who would drive around and throw a grappling hook at mailboxes and rip them off of the posts. One time the grappling hook came flying back at the car. Another version of this "game" is kids putting fireworks in the mailboxes to cause them to explode.
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is mail box baseball? (I'm from England and we don't play baseball or have mailboxes like this?)
My grandfather did something like this after somebody kept hitting his mailbox with their car. Grandpa made his new mailbox out of a heavy ammo container, put it on a post so that it could swing back and forth, and then filled the post with concrete so it couldn't be knocked over. That way, when someone hit it, the big heavy ammo container would swing back and knock a massive dent in their car! It only got hit one more time after that...
Solo Couch Carry
I can't believe it didn't work! I mean, you drew a sketch!
Load More Replies...Except when the wheels get stuck in a crack. One push and you have a flying couch
This isn’t a solo couch carry, what so we’re alienizing rolly chairs now!?
Cheap And Simple Mount For My Power Socket Remote Control
If today's lego pieces are hard to separate as they were when I was a child (born in 1960) there is no glue powerful enough
Were they that strong? Love your username by the way :)
Load More Replies...I made keyrings with 2x4 Lego blocks and glued a long flat piece to a bit of wood and attached it to a wall to hand my keys up. Got the idea from online
Does someone keep stealing the remote at your local laundromat? Instead of stressing about how you’ll have to work years and years to change how locals approach property rights, you could simply weld a little soap holder over it.
Or if you don’t have a spirit level with you while working on a construction project, you could just use a small bottle filled with some water.
Found At A Laundromat In Knoxville, Tn. Yes, You Can Still Press The Buttons
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!
They're like socks, they just bide their time waiting for an opportune moment to make their escape. Sometimes you catch the socks in the act when they're pressing themselves up against the dryer wall hoping you don't notice them when you remove the other laundry, sneaky socks gotta watch 'em.
*pounces the socks* They deserve to die! * kills the evil socks*
Load More Replies...I doubt that’ll prevent the remote from STILL getting lost at some point.
Well I must admit, I keep a Swiss army knife for such occasions myself.
Load More Replies...Someone will bring along an Allen key set to the laundromat very soon (assuming it hasn't already been nicked)
Those are #2 square drive screws. Square L-wrenches do exist, but are far from common.
Load More Replies...They are the cats' remotes. Everything belongs to the cats. Bad soft can-opener! No tuna for you!
Load More Replies...Imagine trying to stick ur fingers through the tiny holes though… but hey, it works
I'm guessing they use a pen or something...I can't imagine it would be easy to push those buttons otherwise.
Load More Replies...Has anyone ever brought in their universal remote to the laundry mat or another place to change the channels? (After programming it.)
Fortunately They Don't Have An Hoa To Answer To. The Ingenuity Is Next Level
HOA's are a scam and a mafia. Let people do whatever they want to their homes
Another trick ... build a deck extremely close to the house but do not touch the house. You will not need a permit.
my dad did the same thing with a old trailer. Need a permit to build a deck, don't need a permit to park a railer
There's an aesthetic to trailer-living that most home and apartment dwellers simply don't understand.
Lost The Screw Cap For Our Air Mattress. This Was The Third Bottle I Tried
I've seen too many nails and paperclips used instead of wall socket reduction to know that's simply not true. Working, stupid solutions are extremely possible.
Load More Replies...Does any one else wand to jump on it to see how far they can launch the bottle?
And now you can tell if the mattress has air in it by looking at the bottle
Machine tools that make such things have universal sizes. It's why a coke can fits perfectly inside a Pringles tube etc.
I bought an air mattress. The picture showed a dog standing on it . Pet safe! Yay! It came, I put it on the bed and inflated it. Laid down, very comfortable. Thrilled to death. Nice, solid, padded everywhere but the edges. My two-month old kitten (not Bouche, years ago) went on zoomies and landed horizontally on the edge of the new mattress. The thing hadn't even lived an hour before it was so cruelly put to death. The kitten was tried and convicted of mattress slaughter, and was given a life sentence on apartment arrest.
I'm sure the kitty soon forgave you for forcing it to commit the crime and received a very spoiled version of house arrest, no doubt.
Load More Replies...Redneck engineering is about simplicity. It’s about being straightforward. It’s thinking on your feet and using whatever tools and materials you have at hand to jury-rig your way out of a problem.
It’s humankind summed up incredibly well because it showcases how flexible we can all be when the circumstances demand it. Sure, it might not look pretty! But don’t knock it if it works.
My Local Elotero Putting A Shopping Cart To Good Use
Street food like this almost anywhere is fantastic. In Los Angeles we used to get bacon wrapped hot dogs with bell peppers, chilies, and onions. The only problem I would have that would stop me from purchasing food from vendors like these is if the shopping cart was obviously stolen. (I saw one using a Costco shopping cart and avoided them.) Fortunately, at least in LA, carts were easy to buy new or used from restaurant supply stores and business liquidators. Great little businesses. I have no respect for thieves, but tons for entrepreneurs.
Load More Replies...When this guy's son is opening the family's 7th restaurant, remember that immigrants really do want to work.
we have one in my neighborhood just go down to [REDACTED]
Load More Replies...You know, at one point I wanted to start a food truck but ended up not being able to because of the ridiculous amount of regulations and fees associated with doing so, including health inspections and licenses for selling in particular places that you have to get ahead of time before you even drive into a city. And here this guy is with a shopping cart, a cooler and some Tupperware he brought from his house.
And these guys are harassed ALL THE TIME for it so don't think he's getting special privileges. They just do what they have to do to feed their family.
Load More Replies...Oooh! I miss street corn. Odds of finding elote in the Midwest: slim to ahhhahaha-none.
I love these and wish they were easier to find in my current neighborhood. I have a "guy" but it involves driving 20 minutes and I can boil my own corn (doesn't taste as good) in that time.
Actually Pretty Neat
no but it clearly demonstrates what the final item started as. Thats the point of the image.
Load More Replies...It's an open chimney with no exterior air intake. The yield of these things is about 10%. It's decorative and just burns wood for the looks, but don't count on it to warm up your home.
That is cool as hell! Cleaned and shined it up and used it as an open fireplace. I love it.
I wonder how you would get that heavy bastárd to your house.
That's One Way To Make A Step
I never understand those questionable mods on cars, don't you have any regulations? In CH you would get pulled over by the first cop seeing this monstrosity...
In Germany too. And I guess in most if Europe actually.
Load More Replies...Unless child labor, I guess. Doesn't look like it would be stable enough for an adult (plus load?), even welded.
Load More Replies...If it's welded on, there's no reason why this would be any more illegal than a manufacturer's step.
Founded all the way back in the mid-summer of 2013, the online community has become one of the most well-known groups on Reddit. At the time of writing, the r/redneckengineering subreddit had already grown to 659k members, and there are no signs of their popularity waning any time soon.
There’s plenty of humor and quick engineering solutions to be found here.
Redneck Repurposing Of Kids' Recreational Toys
But will this move air? They don't look like they are slanted right...
On ceiling fans, it's not the blades that are slanted but the brackets are offset/twisted by a few mm.
Load More Replies...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
... and four month later it's still there and you almost forgot it was improvised
Probably did cost more than a bath curtain so it has to earn its keep.
Load More Replies...I agree. But there are people abhor baths and only shower. I had a step-brother like that. He couldn't even think about "wallowing in [his] own dead skin cells, germs, and dirty water" let alone having to actually do it.
Load More Replies...If it's too loose, duct tape and if it's too tight, WD40. I never leave home without them.
the only downside I could see is that this kind of plastic likes to cling to stuff - including wet skin...
Yup! My second ex-wife was like that.
Load More Replies...Luggage Phone Mount
I was thinking that, too -- one good bump, and down she goes.
Load More Replies...First thought it was the man in the background watching a huge iPad on a gigantic cap...
I don’t understand why more places and things don’t have built-in adjustable universal phone mounts. Like grocery carts, for example. I use an app to make my grocery shopping list (because I can enter prices and estimate my total bill), and it is a royal pain in the a*s to either try to hold the phone, push the cart, and grab groceries with only two hands, or try to prop it up on my purse and manage to see it without it slipping down into my purse, or worse, risking it falling all the way through the cart to the floor and smashing.
He's got headphones plugged into the phone, you can see the wire leading from his phone towards his head.
Load More Replies...The moderator team has the right to interpret whether or not a member’s post “fits the spirit of the sub.” They note that an engineering solution doesn’t have to be redneck to quality as a prime example of redneck engineering.
Meanwhile, community members should also do their best to avoid reposting popular photos. Before you go ahead and share that awesome feat of jury-rigging that you found on your social media feed, check the sub’s sidebar to see if the photo hasn’t already been posted and reposted a billion times already.
The Base Was Broken, So Grandma Planted It
It still looks life-threatening, as if I can see it correctly, the front cover isn't there.
Someone commented above that the fan is facing away from us.
Load More Replies...trouble is that it will gradually rust due to osmosis by the soil.
Spotted This Beauty At A Walmart
That’s totally him!! He’s probably snoozing in there as we speak. He’s my fav
Load More Replies...But there is a Penthouse! Note the roof extension brackets.
Load More Replies...That Isn't Going Anywhere
For a tornado or hurricane? Wow! Wonder if it works. Looks possible. Beats sticking your hand out the window and holding on to the roof like a mattress on top of a car 🤣
Yes it was for cyclone Gabriele in New zealand
Load More Replies...But if it's standard equipment, then it's not "redneck engineering".
Load More Replies...I don’t know? I watched air crash investigation where they’d used the wrong type of tethering system for a vehicle and it still crashed the airplane, killing everyone sadly. It looked more secure than this house too. But I hope they were all safe in their home.
Well, it looks like there are already hurricane shutters on the front two windows...
Hope they called the "dig safe" phone number or chance of hitting something underground is going to make you have a bad day!!
Try to focus on originality, not racking up karma, as much as possible. You should also avoid claiming that you made something if you didn’t. Be fair to yourself and others, give credit where it’s due.
We’re pretty big fans of r/redneckengineering here at Bored Panda, and if you’re in need of some more engi-inspiration, you can check out our earlier features right here, here, here, and here.
Rediscovered My First Welding Project While Cleaning My Truck
Can you weld, Vince? If so, then you can make one too. Then, you and Harry Richard Shaver can be "tool twinsies".
Load More Replies...A multi-purpose tool, being a bottle opener and a ratchet on a pair of pliers? Take my money!
Multipliers. A bunch of tools are on it
Load More Replies...Tired Of Looking For My Charger Cable
Something not quite right here. This end looks like it connects to a device. That would mean the other, larger, end would connect to a power source. This end could slip out of the eyelet.
It has to because otherwise, they wouldn't get it into the eyelet in the first place.
Load More Replies...Blue tack a Lego figure to the top of the table, the hands are just right for holding USB cables. Less permanent, leaves no trace when removed and looks cute too!
Same qualifications that made Tom Cruise a super spy.
Load More Replies...I use a hook for the same thing: the hooks with the spring retainer so it doesn't slip out unless I WANT to use it elsewhere. Nice idea.
Now This Is Mile High Luxury!
I'm fairly certain that's just an airsickness bag threaded through the back of their phone case. But I suppose a 3D printed one wouldn't tear
Load More Replies...Think your second word covers it. I've literally only ever been on one plane that did have built in screens. Even the transatlantic flights didn't have them. They're not common in Europe at all.
Load More Replies...The founder of the subreddit, u/flounder19, previously told us how the inspiration for the community was this post right here. A decade ago, the redditor declared that they’ll start the sub specifically for this sort of funny and funky engineering content. And from those humble beginnings grew a massively popular subreddit that continues to fascinate the internet.
Found While Hunting For A Road Trip Vehicle
I wouldn't like to pay for the petrol for that monster
Load More Replies...Hopefully the caravan has some way of being raised up in the event of needing the snorkel. I could be wrong, but from the photo it kinda looks like if the air intake is going under water, so is your bed, and all of your possessions. Other than that, I definitely want one also. Pretty sure 4WD recovery airbags would do the job.
Load More Replies...You get tyred by the time you're done for sure.
Load More Replies...Looks top heavy ... ok on level road, but sketchy in rocky terrain. I'd put duals in back, maybe.
The A/C unit should definitely cool that sucker down in 0-2 seconds. . .!
Beer Can Taco Holder
Wait, is this a makeshift home solution or a pretentious hipster restaurant that charges $40 for that platter of tacos au beer can?
Bahahahahahaha 🤣 Take a bow because you just won the internet tonight!
Load More Replies...And the germs from the hands of everyone who ever handled those cans is now on your food.
Yeah because washing a can would be impossible.
Load More Replies...Well, They Fixed Their Trunk Latch Problem
This is one of the smarter ones. Good solution to a big problem. Although I wonder how much it costs to fix a trunk latch...because I doubt it's less than fixing the holes you've put in your trunk with those screws.
"The things you can do with duct tape and zip ties alone is amazing. Plus it doesn't need to look good as long as it works right," the founder and head moderator, u/flounder19, told Bored Panda during an earlier interview. They added that no matter the type of DIY, your safety is paramount: "Don't die, please."
New Shoes? Why Should I Buy New Shoes?
We used to wrap it with duck tape or electrical tape...good times. Lol
That should hold until the end of the season, then they can get new ones for next year
seeing as how these are cleets or spikes..... I think new shoes should be on the agenda soon
Most often, I don't like cables ties for tying cables, too permanent ... but this? Brilliant!
Free Office Chair With Busted Caster Found In Dumpster. New Ones Are Like $300. Had These Parts Lying Around
Better yet a certain online seller that has big smile sells office chair wheels that are skate board wheels. SO GREAT!
Load More Replies...If its just the caster, they sell those specifically for office chairs for just a few dollars. It would be cheaper and safer than this.
Right? They have them on Amazon for like $10, and at most home improvement stores for 10-15
Load More Replies...Shadow fall, they’re saying a new chair is $300 :)
Load More Replies...Not Sure If This Fits Here But My Neighbor Towed My Other Neighbor With A Pallet Jack
This makes me dream of investing in a pallet jack purely to f**k with inconsiderate parkers.
Go the whole way & buy a forklift, leave a meter or two above the ground.
Load More Replies...I want to do this to my own car when I need to park parallel in the small spaces in the center of the city.
Which of these redneck feats of engineering impressed you the most, Pandas? Were there any that seriously made you think, "Why didn't I think of that?!" Have you ever jury-rigged something with whatever you had at hand? We'd love to hear your thoughts and opinions, so scroll down to the comment section and have your say!
What In The West Virginia?
Why not leave the back wheels for extra support??? All I can think of is that they're going to be bottoming out a lot of places
Will roadside assistance tow your car all the way to your home?
Load More Replies...Hey! I'm from West Virginia and I resent the implic.........aaaaa....... we both know that's a valid comparison.
Now hold on there, wait a minute. I too am from the mountain state, and I can honestly say I have never locally seen anything quite like this… That barn/outbuilding/makeshift camper is in FAR too nice condition 😂
Load More Replies...What's even the point ? It's not street legal, they have no rear view.
I cannot believe that anywhere in America, though it may be 'the land of the free', and of 'you're not the boss of me', and 'i have rights!', would any cop allow something like this to travel one more foot after he/she first spots it.
“I Got A Heated Pool Babe! Wanna Come Over?” The Pool:
Kudos for at least not using an electric radiator to heat the water
So many things could go wrong. Especially when the neighbor does his first 'cannonball'
Hurricane Prep
those are pallets with the bottom boards moved to the top.
Load More Replies...We don’t have this problem in the UK. Sometimes it does get VERY windy and you can guarantee there’ll be a trampoline and numerous wheelie bins in the middle of the road.
And the most ferocious predator in the UK is the hedgehog. I think UK is the wildlife opposite of Australia.😀
Load More Replies...I collect wood and plastic pallets in the event of catastrophe. To be used just like this.
Not that surprising, considering they are designed to hold loads of weight of whatever.
Load More Replies...I don't understand, why such precautions against hurricanes are not in-build during the construction of the house? They should.
Yes, so much work and costs to put up these things every time there is a hurricane..... IF you live in an area where they are common
Load More Replies...this is incredibly smart because I am sure home depot and others charge a premium for wood during hurricane season and these pallets are usually in huge piles to be given away! Ingenious!
I'll still take earthquakes over hurricanes. Hurricanes are just earthquakes above the ground! But with lots of rain
Tell that to Turkey and Syria. 50,000+ deaths from an earthquake, and the count keeps going up. With a hurricane, you know well in advance and can prepare and evacuate if needed.
Load More Replies...This Was In California
Perfect for camping. If you are going to someplace like Sequoia National Park or Death Valley there's not a local charging station. On top of that, the generator runs your other gadgets like the grill or air pump for your inflatable air mattresses.
Will need more than three single-gallon jerrycan tho.
Load More Replies...Is obscuring your registration plate not an offence in California?
Check out warped perception on YouTube. Dude is a genius and legit built a hybrid Tesla
My Grandma's Clever Way To Keep The Squirrels From Eating The Bird Feed
Based on my experience with squirrels, it won't work forever.........
I was going to say that, give the squirrels two weeks
Load More Replies...Easier way, hot sauce. Birds don't have capsacin receptors, squirrels do.
At least my squirrels and at least two rats eat the hot pellets as well. I just have a dedicated rodent feeder (with a lid so most birds can't figure it out) with monkey nuts, it's the only way they keep away from bird feeders. They all part of wildlife anyway!
Load More Replies...You can just buy a squirrel proof feeder. We have one. Unfortunately there's a deer who lives in our woods and she figured out how to empty the whole thing out using her nose. Understandably she's quite popular with the squirrels. They have learned to show up when she does because they know there will be birdseed on the ground. :)
I saw one once on a video and the squirrel was stuck inside it and the person had to take it apart to get the poor guy out.
Load More Replies...Ööööhhh... I'll just leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg5wznn3IBE
My dad strung up a thin wire between two trees and it actually works, it's been up for 20 years so far and the squirrels haven't defeated it.
Congrats, but it's so fun watching them solve it.
Load More Replies...I watched a video where someone had the feeder on like a shepherds hood and used some type of oil or grease (it was non toxic) on the pole. The squirrel tried so desperately to scurry up and just slid down 😂
Nah. He's just pretending to be a squirrel because it was him that really keeps stealing the seeds. 🤫😉
Load More Replies...Good As New!
I may need my vision checked out because I first read the name as 'Doge'. How convenient to be parked there.
Weird someone with a big truck who can't park between the lines aka douchepickle
To be fair, they seem to be going to the optician's so it might improve. Not holding my breath.
Load More Replies...Not sure if this is the brand of the truck or a warning considering that parking job.
The owner forgot the "Please" after the request. Still works to warn.
Worried About Corrosion On The Salt TV Room Remote Until We Were Packing Meat…
From OP: "The room is the designated salt room at my job. A few tons of salt go thru there every week to act as a short term preservative on skins being turned to leather. Stainless steel rusts in a year or less in the room usually."
Load More Replies...When I googled salt room, I found Halotherapy. A sort of unverified way to breathe in certain salt particles for things like asthma and cough. It's alternative medicine that lacks scientific credibility.
When I first read your comment I thought of saline caves... they're not the same though
Load More Replies...A remote is easily replaceable. A quart sized zippy lock freezer bag would have been simpler. Nowwww... what are you planning for the tv, itself?? Tv has many more computer chips, metal to corrode than the remote.
So you have to redo this every time you need to change the batteries?
The Ultimate Redneck Engineering From Russia
No, but it fits lol That expression (at least where I'm from) means not to start trouble or drama or romances where you work.
Load More Replies...For Precision Hot Glueing
As a former smoker and an avid crafter, yes, yes it would lol
Load More Replies...You wouldn’t, but it would for sure drip glue on something to help hold it together. No precision gluing like it indicates
Load More Replies...OK, so I'm an elderly Brit. Why would one EVER hot glue anything to a plastic lighter that is full of gas? I'm obviously missing something.
If I understand it correctly, they didn't hot-glue anything to the lighter--they're using the lighter to melt the hot-glue stick. I guess it would sort of work in a pinch--but it would be a lot harder to use/easier to burn yourself on, and actual hot-glue guns are not expensive, so unless whatever you're using this for is the only thing you plan on hot-gluing ever in your life, I'm not sure what the point is.
Load More Replies...The brand name, so funny cos Ronson lighters have a very classy history 😂 to see one being used like a BIC lighter is hilarious itself
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?
#4 wire if you want to meet us code (ignoring the obvious ways that this cannot meet code).
Load More Replies...Until you have a house fire like I did. BECAUSE of cheap strip. It's not worth all your possessions & maybe a life
real electricians use the water pipes as a ground source when retrofitting old buildings, so this is perfectly fine other than wire size.
the wire size is fine. A ground wire should never be carrying current during normal use. In a service panel the ground wire is much much smaller than the line and neutral wires.
Load More Replies...It's correct, actually. I think this is the only "upgrade" that really improved safety.
The power supply for your laptop should be mains-isolated by its nature as a switch-mode power supply. If you are using an power supply other than the one that came with it, it could be a very shoddy non-isolated design.
In both articles, the theme revolves around ingenious problem-solving methods that may seem unconventional or unrefined at first glance. These solutions reflect the essence of resourcefulness and creativity, using whatever materials are on hand to make do.
If you’re excited by these inventive approaches, you might be interested in exploring the concept of interesting homemade engineering, where similar solutions are celebrated for their pragmatic effectiveness.
Found This While Hiking In France
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.
Gen 2 Is In Development. Any Ideas?
Isn't this the person's first welding project from the post above?
I hope you filed a patent before posting this ... definitely a great idea ... a leather store could help with the holster me thinks.
Perhaps a small attachment on the tool or the belt holder for tweezers/a pair of small tongs? Btw, I'd say make the base of the holder out of sturdy leather and the details of lightweight metal.
Didn’t Have A Steamer For My Bao Buns
Probably so the seam can go through the rack and keep them stable.
Load More Replies...Does This Qualify? My Toilet Paper Holder Broke
I Made A Shield For Nerf Fights With My Sisters
That's pretty great. High marks for leaving the No Babies sticker on!
I REALLY want to do this. Can you make one for left-handed gunners like me?
Barbed Wire Jumper Cables, Courtesy Of My Uncle
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.
We used a very large screwdriver with the end touching the "pole" of the battery and a part of the screwdriver neck touching the side of the metal body. Started right up!
Load More Replies...This is why my cables are always in the trunk. They are not usefull in the garage
And the current from a car battery is high enough to kill you. How would you connect this bare wire to the battery terminals with bare hands?
Short explanation is, voltage, not enough of it to shove enough amperage thru your pasty skin to hurt you. Lead/acid car batteries are quite safe to touch.
Load More Replies...No, barbed wire is plenty thick as long as your are just charging and not jumping. Connect it up, drink a beer or two and then the battery will be charged enough to start.
Load More Replies...When You Forget Your Fork
Pencils come into contact with far too many random surfaces...
Load More Replies...I had to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with a gift shop pencil once. It works. Now I keep a spife in my bag.
Make Bolt Tight When Only Have One Wrench
I do this allot, especially useful in tight spaces where you cannot fit a wrench.
Agreed - I've done this many times as well! Sometimes another wrench isn't the solution...
Load More Replies...Spotted On Way To Walmart
Where There’s A Wheel There’s A Way
I went to school with a guy who did this, but with a single pair (broke high schoolers) and got a hefty ticket. Cop had no sense of humor.
This Is Why We Have The 2nd Amendment. So People Can Do This
The Daisy Red Rider! Knocked over many an old soda can in my youth.
Load More Replies...Should have pointed it the other way- you never know when you will be attacked while on the sh**er!
Go-Kart With A Stool For A Seat
A Friend's Friends Hunting Blind
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
Added A Counterweight To Keep An Old La-Z-Boy From Un-Reclining
not really i know multiple places in my town where i could biy them for a buck or two each. maybe more depending on the shop and condition
Load More Replies...The recliner worth $5! The board screwed through the carpet to the floor??? 1960's carpet ha ha. The iron may be worth the house! Take no offense - just joking/not joking!
Mexico Is This Subreddit Irl
It's Mexico.... This is the type of 'engineers' Biden is sending here... God help us.
Load More Replies...I worked at one of those traveling carnivals a few years ago. This is pretty normal. Go to any county fair or roadside carnival in the states and you will see the exact same thing.
Heinz Wood Glue Applicator, Squeezes Precisely And Predictively Every Time For Years Now
I've been using mine for my crepe batter. Any batter dispenses well. No mess. Also can be mixed in the bottle by simply shaking.
That's actually a good idea! That little piece of plastic in the hole would help keep it from drying out.
As an additional tip, keep your wood glue in the fridge to make it last longer. What could go wrong!
It's An Electric Hand Mixer, Alright
Did... did Bp really just censor the word k**b!? Da fuc?
Load More Replies...hurry or the fandant will become a fan don"t
Load More Replies...This Ain't Going Anywhere
It's just an old mattress frame, I've got a couple repurposed as gates.
Load More Replies...Steel bedspring gates just have to be the best repurposing idea ever!
Stop! This will end in a Mount Rushmore of appliances.
Load More Replies...The gate is the 'spring bottom' of a bed.😂 This guy doesn't waste a thing!
Redneck Oceaneering
Can you say floating meth lab? I know you can! Say it with me! 1... 2...
France, 2018
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
Imagine being behind this thing, that aroma would have you starving constantly.
Load More Replies...Dad developed movable stages like this, using railroad tracks. We used it at a large venue concert in Southern California.
You ever looked at the trucks of trams? They're further apart so this is perfect on tram tracks.
Load More Replies...Food Tastes Sweeta With Makita
A single plug in a double extension, of a wall socket with two sockets. Whut?
Maybe he could need more than two plugs, and that was the only extension thing that he had? consider the possibilities
Load More Replies...The espresso maker in the background tells me you can definitely get a new food processor.
Notice The Ratchet Straps
Burnt My Finger On The Grill At Work, So I Saran Wrapped An Ice Cube And Taped It To My Finger
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.
oOo I feel your pain I’m a climber to and I was lead climbing and fell on the belay rope (fell clipping the second clip not my belayers fault) it hurt like someone slit open my leg and poured boiling acid into the wound
Load More Replies...I hope it wasn't direct contact to the ice. That can cause permanent damage when applied to a burn.
Grill at work - they are a. Chef or a cook and it’s just how you do it, you don’t have time to stop and baby it properly, your work environment is already between 45-60•c mid service, the ice cube is perfect for when your sticking your hand over the grill or deep fryer for the rest of service. (Definitely not recommended out side of the industry, and I was treated by Fiona wood herself, so I’m in the know on proper care, but the kitchen is a different world and requires a lot of innovative thinking
Load More Replies...I was helping to set up for a bridal shower and I fell and tore a chunk of flesh out of my knee. I refused to go to the dr until we were done (alot of work and too few people) so i put a wad of paper towels on my knee, then wrapped it firmly with plastic wrap and secured it with duct tape so i could help finish setting up. Once we were done I went to the doctor but they couldn't stitch it because too much flesh was missing but they had a good laugh at my makeshift bandage and bandaged it properly for me (took a few months to completely heel but the scar looks like my dad's home country so I'm cool with it)
Don't use ice on a burn, that will cause far more damage. Cool water (not cold) is much better.
In a kitchen mid service you don’t have time and you have to keep working over the grill and fryer, it’s the best way to keep doing your job till you finish service to deal with it. Kitchens can get between 40-60•c and you constantly shove your hand over grill into oven and over fryers. It’s the only kitchen solution
Load More Replies...Just a note that ice also helps the mosquito itch. I had one mosquito bite the bottom of my foot 3 times. (Obviously had my feet up.) Also my face, but I could deal with that. I'm ticklish and scratching the bottom of my foot was right out, but the itch was unbearable. Foot in a bag of ice. Sweet, sweet relief.
broke a glass at work tiny cuts all over my hand bleeding quickest solution a surgical glove and zip tie.
now u will get a cold burn ( a frostbite). never apply ice (cold) directly to a burn.
Not in a kitchen, sorry if I’m repeating this everywhere 😆 I was treated by Fiona wood herself. But I also work in kitchens, and mid service this is how you deal with it, your work environment is 40-60c degrees and you still have to put your hand on the grill, in the oven and over the fryer, you don’t have time to deal with it properly till after service. Never met a chef or cook with permanent damage from this and i never met one in the burns ward when I was set on fire. If anything after a few years you develop ‘chef hands’ where the elbow down is pretty much immune from burns, pain and blisters from oil, from repetitive burns on a daily or weekly basis.
Load More Replies...Nope Nope Nope. You already did some damage to the skin (how much depends on burn]. Now you want to tape ice to it??? It feels good now but you are further damaging the tissue/nerves. Don't even use cold water.
Oh no. The ice is too much. Luke warm water (or a bit colder, but not very cold. Should be comfortable to touch with intact skin) is better.
Not Exactly Engineering But This Seems Like Redneck Genius Storm Prep Right Here
Yes, I found it here shortley after! Torcado-2-...4569c9.jpg
how common are tornados in the midwest? is it not grounds to consider alternative domicilia?
By that logic, no one should live anywhere, as each area in the world is probably prone to SOME form of natural disaster. I live in California, where no one should live, because earthquakes. XD
Load More Replies...The trampoline will sway in the wind regardless. The metal feet will then scrape the car body. Not worth it.
My Dad's Solution To Limit The Range Of The Sensor (He's A Physicist)
Lots of years ago, I managed a store with an alarm with a very good sensor that actually saw the door closer arm move and triggered the alarm before the delay could kick in and allow me to disarm. I did it with electrical tape. That sucker never costed me another $ in "false alarm fees".
Dad Built A Deer Blind Out Of A Gravity Wagon
If you leave it out near where you hunt for weeks maybe months they ignore it then you sneak into it and they won't think anything of it so the hunters can hunt from there.
I don't know what a gravity wagon is used for- BUT I WANT ONE!! It would make a great place to sit and have a drink after getting out of the hot tub when the Florida mosquitoes want to drag you away. A bench seat on either end...
You put grain in it - corn, soybeans, things like that. You can see the slide to empty it, others have the door directly on the bottom of it
Load More Replies...Nah, just refers to how it's emptied. You just open the slide on this type and the grain flows out. Other types of wagons need to be hooked to a conveyor to be emptied
Load More Replies...This Man Could Fix My Country
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
I understood barely any of that headline beyond it's going to be cold and you've ruined a hat of some description.
basically they had to make sure that there pipes didn’t freeze but the proper tool wasn’t at the store so they to an insulated coffee mug put a wool hat inside and taped it in place (note it did not ruin the hat)
Load More Replies...You should have a shutoff for that in the basement. Close the valve inside then open the outside spigot and no freezing issues.
Where i live there are no basements. In much of the local area 3 to 6 feet down you hit rocks and caliche. Putting in a basement might be easier with mining equipment orbexplosives. 1 shutoff for the entire house that is located at the street often. In all honesty it has only gotten that cold here about 3 times in the last 50 years.
Load More Replies...Came Across This Interesting Fence. Think It Qualifies For This Sub
Why...why didn't they move the car? Also when they move the car just lower the fence
It's supposed to be Pin Art : https://www.walmart.com/ip/THY-COLLECTIBLES-3D-Pin-Art-Board-Classic-Pin-Art-Toy-Sculpture-Pin-Impression-Mold-3-dimensional-6-x-8-Green/682461111
Load More Replies...Pin Art! Loved those gadgets and this is a pretty cool recreation of one.
It's an optical illusion. The taller gate is recessed and the car is parked very close to the fence so the view is blocked. Look how far the back of the car is to the gate to get an idea of how far the front of the car actually is from the gate.
Aluminum Foil Used As Wrapping Paper. It's Cheaper And Looks Cooler
If You're Familiar With Alaskan Car Mods, You've Probably Seen This Geo Metro
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.
When You Forget Your Drill But Ain't Got Any Quit In You
You use that and you'll know all about slow, lol.
Load More Replies...Well, if you used a sharp tool to dig a correctly sized circle groove, and made some sort of a frame pushing it down, and used a shorter handle with something sticking up, it could work. Would be very tedious, but possible.
I am having trouble believing this will work. Even if somehow he managed to do it, the egdes will fray like crazy. The rotation speed is too slow for a clean cut.
Load More Replies...My New Panhandle Gets Super Hot So I Whipped Up A Custom Panhandle Potholder
Thought I’d Save Some Money By Cutting The Chops Myself… Realized When I Got Home I Had Bones To Contend With
I once saw my brother cut a pork roast into chops with a miter saw. I'm not certain how sanitary that was.
Eh, only the paint and metal shed from the blades are concerning. Otherwise, with proper alcohol sterilization it is no different from an OR.
Load More Replies...Should’ve removed the paint from the blade first. Otherwise a good idea.
Battery Charger Stopped Working. I Had The Things On Hand To Cobble Together A Replacement 👍
Operation, But It Shocks You When You Touch The Metal
Wish I was young and dumb again... would totally try this! Says the cat that who is old and dumb.
I remember when I was younger I used to press the ignite button on our grill with the gas off while touching the wire.
Load More Replies...THAT would take a lot of the fun out of the game, except perhaps after several cocktails, lol.
so... you touch the metal, your arm contracts, and you touch the metal again, but this time, you are locked under it.
My Partner Made A “Shed”
No Microwave In The Office, But Portable Heater To The Rescue
When I lived in central Florida, I'd warm my lunch on the hood/bonnet of my car!!
The the rising costs of electricity, you might want to start saving up for a microwave oven. That heater can burn enough electricity in a month to pay for the oven.
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
I have a draw full of those things. You never know.
Load More Replies...If you can I'd tell him you're going to replace it yourself and take it off your rent the following month. I get maybe waiting a few weeks but if he's collected rent from you and others, he has the money to replace it with a fully working appliance. That's the cost of being a landlord. And document it all because you may end up having to sue him if he says no or tries to keep your security deposit.
Posting In Solidarity To An Earlier Post
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Is that a WiFi infrared security camera? They could be using a 110v. converter here and/or there are always unattended electrical outlets. I imagine the interior can get quite cold.
Probably a minimum of several hundred. I think they wanted about $300 to do a vacuum evac and leak test on mine, without any fixing. A compressor is at least $1,000 to replace, and on some cars a *lot* more. This they probably already owned and just added a voltage inverter, which might be $50 or so even if they don't already own one.
Load More Replies...Next Level Heating
It's probably like the temporary thing in IT. Stays there for a decade
Load More Replies...Redneck Jumper Cables
If it gets the car going again ... worth the cost of the wrenches me thinks.
I've done this a time or two. Getting two batteries that close is often the real trick!
Load More Replies...Front Of Homemade Hummer
Body work regulations? You ever hear of custom cars? You think the oscar meyer weiner mobile is crash tested? what nanny state do you want to live in?
Load More Replies...YOU MADE AN ENTIRE HUMMER!? why? those things have HORRIBLE has mileage.
Dust, What Dust?
I'd have thought that was more useful to keep the blade from sticking. Bit Concerned about where the water might end when run, like in the electrics!
It's to keep the blade from overheating, and to prevent a massive cloud of stone dust.
Load More Replies...Its not cooling. Its to avoid to much dust. The amount of dust produced when cutting rock is mad
Load More Replies...i've seen guys just holding a vacuum cleaner nozzle by the dust blast,... works fine.
That Is Some Next Level Redneck Engineering
The camper mounted to the roof rack is of the "pop-up" variety. You couldn't drive the truck with it deployed or it would be wrecked.
Load More Replies...This looks like something out of the Beverly Hillbillies. I expect a Clampett to be driving it.
What makes you think they'd get out?
Load More Replies...I assume this is actually what they are living in. Either due to cost of housing or the job they work moves around a lot
Don't fall out of bed; it's a long ways down.Any body know where that ladder blew off?
Exhaust Was Rattling Against The Rear Axle
The UK's practice of making cars have an annual safety check/roadworthy, is a good one. Must recommend to other countries.
Given how hot exhausts get, I don't see that shoe lace lasting long and the pan scraper won't be far behind!
Minty Faucet
Love this. Needs a red tap for hot and a bit of tidying up around the wall holes and it's a keeper.
Im confused.. is it like a sink for cleaning out your mouth when you brush your teeth? what is the "Minty" part of it? IM SO CONFUZZLED
With wall plug just above that bronze pipe, the risk of electrocution went up a notch.
When You Absolutely Have To Have A Microwave Lunch On The Job Site
Next Level PC Cooling Setup
Looks like a "Linus Tech Tips" entry. There's a guy on that who tries all manner of gizmos to accomplish this.
Seems a common thing with redneck engineering. it is always worth the squeeze.
Load More Replies...From The "Quick And Dirty" File
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
I am very disappointed in the "Older Gentleman" for letting this one go. It means he has given up on life.
My Uncle Trying To Smoke Out A Beehive
Where I live bees are saved species and you are not allowed to remove or harm them.
Yes same in the Netherlands. You need to call someone to remove them safely
Load More Replies...Note from the OP: This did absolutely no harm to the bees, in fact it did nothing; they just slid deeper inside. Had the same effect of a hive smoker - which mask alarm pheromones and so calms them. Call a beekeeper.
Killer bees are a thing where I live. They can destroy the local hives and landed an elderly person in the hospital and k8ller their dog. That was outside a retirement center. That said, call a professional. Locally we can call the county extention agent for advice and a list of beekeepers.
Broken Chair Wouldn’t Stay Up
Another solution is getting some hose clamps and screwing them onto whatever the hell the inner metal pole thingy is called, above the gas cylinder.
Redneck Masterclass From Fb Marketplace (Missoura)
Missouri has red clay soil. Water is red tinged from abundant clay... in almost every creek and river in Ozark area. Same in Oklahoma.
Load More Replies...Duct Tape + Map = Fender
Without ducktape, many of us would be dead now, including me.
Load More Replies...Gods Real Perfect Car. The Orange Monster Mustang. Iowan Made. I Used To Pass This Almost Daily!!
Looks amazing but won't you hit your head on the inside of the roof when going over big bumps?
My Flight Sim Rig 😂
Because In The Event Of A Power Outage, The Only Thing You Need To Save For Your Family Is The Beer
A Tesla Pickup Truck
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/
This is why I visit this site: obscure knowledge on every conceivable subject. Well done, Om.
Load More Replies...Multi-Room Air Conditioning
Now if you rigged a bare system, driven by 220v motor, made from an old R12 A/C system driven by a Chrysler RV2 compressor, THAT would be tits. Those systems could cool a small house, EASILY.
Load More Replies...Customers Front Vents Inop. This Is His Solution
Costco Modification
Car costa thousands more than a stolen grocery cart. Why do this to a decent car??
I Never Expected A Washer To Hold Up For This Long But It’s Been Years
I have one of those old wood handled hammers. I keep expecting the head to fly off and hit someone.
Same we even have a wooden handle pick axe and sledgehammer.
Load More Replies...Helping My Partner Move Today And Had To Use The Bathroom. I’m Genuinely Impressed Tbh
It's in the place where he was moving to, or moving from? I hope it's the second one.
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
As I scrolled to this I thought wth, popsicle sticks?
Load More Replies..."Glamping"
Fridge Wasn't Cooling, Spare Roll Of Insulation Set It Right
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.
Feel free to not belive me but... If you have a fridge that's running - has no leaks and is just not getting cold. Unplug it and turn it up side down for 24 hours. Turn it back up and leave for 2 or 3 hours then plug it back in. Feel free to thank me by telling everyone you know. I have kepy many fridges from the land fill this way.
That looks like the fridge I grew up with in the 80s. I can't believe it still works.
Looking at the fridge, I suspect that the insulation is worth more. Also this could make it worse. Look into proper repairs.
Power Was Out And Had To Charge Phone
I call BS unless someone can confirm that the rectifier circuits in the charger will accept DC as being a constant form of AC
there is a bridge rectifier right after the inrush resistor. 13 x 9v is 117v. This could definitely work. Its stupid though because two or three of these batteries in parallel would work far more efficiently to charge the phone directly.
Load More Replies...hmm this worries me, those look like 9v batteries, I thought USB was 5v ?
Hopefully one of those batteries is dead? Otherwise, the phone battery will make a very loud bang.
Going Thru Papers At Work And…
Alternative is to dip the corner in any kind of runny glue and let it set.
When You Can’t Quite Reach That Bolt Hole
Totally almost read that wrong.. I was thinking.... butth... oooohhh bolt hole.. lmao makes sense hahah
They're trying to get to the back side of the top hole to capture the last bolt. Difficult to see where the access is but, I've been forced to do this as well.
New Tool Day!
"If all you have is an adjustable wrench/spanner... everything is a nail?"
As Seen At One Of The Largest Cruise Ships Being Built
Saw This Jerry-Rigged Truck Made From A Van A Few Minutes Ago
Originally A Conversion For Mail Delivery
And officer where on my steering wheel may I find these turn signals to which you are referring? Also, I couldn't see the little old lady crossing the street what with all the rain obstructing my vision through the windshield, if only I had a sort i squeegee to wipe them periodically...
Load More Replies...I hope he disabled the passenger side airbag. Otherwise that steering wheel could become a projectile in an accident.
My mail person has the same get up in her mini van. The gas and brake pedal was done with a "conversion kit" she bought and paid a local mechanic to install. There is a cable on the pedals that has to be replaced once a year.
I don't get this, why would you swap the driving side unless you were in another country?
Water Heater
this isn't functional. not enough BTUs from that candle to make a significant difference. Amusing though.
its a joke. Its an old old joke. this picture has been around longer than most people posting on BP.
Load More Replies...The candle falls into water and the wick goes out.
Load More Replies...Okay, the title is incorrect. It's not heating the water, it's stopping the pipe going to the shower head from freezing.
If This Isn’t Redneck I Don’t Know What Is (Laptop Elevated Cooling)
"Durrrr that guy has shells so they must be illiterate. Source: I'm a snotty jerk" Tucker Cohooter, 2023
Load More Replies...lol, on ship i used to use lead slugs we used on the anchor chains. kept laptop cool and in place with the weight even at 40° heel. handy with 18m rolling swell.
I Didn't Want To Pay 60$ For A Soldering Iron, When I Know I Can Make It For 20-30$, But I Was Too Lazy To Make One. So Instead I Bought The Essential Parts And Made This For 5$
a decent adjustable one at that. Not this piece of trash in the picture. What a waste of parts...
Load More Replies...no way that is $5. That Type c adapter is $10. You can literally buy a working iron for $20 instead of this junk monstrosity. The amount of stupid here is off the charts. Nothing but a monster waste of money here. There is no reason for the large gauge cables. The Type C limits the input power to well under what those wires can handle. Such a waste...
Great! And the capacitor does ...? Serious question folks ... I really wanna know!
The capacitor is an output filter for the switching power supply circuit which is presumably to control iron temperature (which would work very poorly. Good irons have thermostatic controls).
Load More Replies...I think this person just wanted to nerd out. $3. https://www.wish.com/~/tools/soldering-irons/
USB-C has provisions for providing higher voltages to devices capable of receiving them (5, 9, 15 or 20V at up to 100W) . I have a hot-plate for SMD rework that uses a UBS-C power supply drawing 65W at 20V.
Load More Replies...DIY Privacy Protector. Painters Tape And 2 Paperclips For Weight. Been Using It For 2 Years
I have a camera a bit like this, they are wobly. You don't want to clip it on and off all the time because it means adjusting all the time
Load More Replies...I have a bit of bent card over my laptop camera for the same reason.
A 3am Blackout On A Humid Night With No Wind Inspired This Simple Rig
Why the voltage regulator though? The fan is just a basic DC motor, it doesn't care if it sees 5V or 6V.
or https://www.wish.com/product/handheld-misting-fan-small-cooling-usb-rechargeable-fan-battery-operated-portable-electric-fans--61775e187f687f7566261a9b?hide_login_modal=true
How My Friend (Who Has A Mechanical Engineering Degree) Installed His Mailbox
Since I don't have an engineering degree, I would have done something stupid, like buying the whole thing.
Take an engineer out of their element and they're pretty helpless.
I can't understand what is unusual here except it's cobbled from parts?
The point is that you would expect a mech eng to achieve something less crude.
Load More Replies...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
Highly understandable. Here, the batteries for wireless drills basically cost as much as the drill itself.
Introducing: "The Mudstang"
Why do people do this to a classic? Oh wait they own a 90's z 28 nevermind.
The Z is on blocks tho 🥺. Aside from the look of the Mustang the ride is probably better now. Owned a mint condition 66 in 2014 and the poor thing rode like a log wagon. It was brand new underneath but it wasn't a comfortable ride.
Load More Replies...Got The 750cc Bicycle Welded Up
Fixed The Microwave
I would like to see the proud in the face of my wife... but probably she would have "that other face".
Need More Air To Get Your Fire Going? Stool, Leaf Blower, Croc
At least it's battery powered - significantly quieter!
Load More Replies...Depends on where you camp at. Where my family does you need to clean up the fallen leaves or a small biting bug infests them and tries to eat you alive. Bug spray doesn't do anything to them
Load More Replies...Vote for me for world dictator. First thing I will BAN is leaf blowers. /jk
Soap Holder At My Friend’s House
My Cousin: 13.99 For A Lightswitch Extender For Kids? Nah, I Got Some Scrap!
Just use a yardstick, a spatula, a regular stick, a Barbie doll leg, etc like everyone else does.🙄
A yardstick is kinda too long, a spatula you need to use, who wants an amputated doll leg freaking out your kid.
Load More Replies...I used to have a long cardboard tube so I could hit the switch from the top bunk. Was also effective for turning the TV off. I tied string around the k**b to turn it on and adjust the volume.
Resting Your Tablet On Your Knee For A Long Bus Journey Is Annoying. Improvise, Overcome!
Looks like a keyring cable that would have retracted into a reel. They may ride the bus alot and now carry it with them.
Load More Replies...Pouring Coffee From My Bowl Of Coffee Into My Water Bottle With A Small Opening Using A Makeshift Siphon Made Out Of 2 Straws
The unanswered question is the bowl of coffee. Aren't there better vessels to make coffee?
Indeed! Employed it often to siphon gasoline/petrol!
Load More Replies...I Don't Have Springs To Hold The Pickups In My DIY Guitar, So Scotch Brite Will Do It
Seems a bit soft? For the past 40 years, microporous PU has been perfect for such work.
Customer Asked If I Could Remove Their “Bidet”
Hope they don't live in a cold weather climate region using that in the middle of winter would be a shock.
Give This Man A Beer!
It is technically off the road but the 4 wheel drive is now a lie.
Take A Look At My Newly Made Soil Compactor!
you better not or mario will steal your liver
Load More Replies...While We're Posting Alaskan Car Mods
The only way a Benz is gonna survive in Alaska snow. Getting stuck with that pitiful ground clearance is inevitable.
Load More Replies...This is the standard method for attaching a "dinghy" hitch to a vehicle for flat-towing. Used car dealers use this method all the time when bringing non-running vehicles back from auction. It's very hard on the transmission in front-wheel drive vehicles.
Spotted In Traverse City, Mi
A step to get in the truck and a rope to pick up the step after you are in the truck.
Needed An Electric Sander For A Flooring Project. My Dad: "If Osha Stops By, You Didn't Get This From Me"
I made a belt grinder out of an old table saw, it’s extremely powerful.
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…
Did You Know Electrical Tape Can Hold 140psi?
That's Some Nice Cooling System
How does a desktop computer get so hot that the normal cooling fans are not sufficient? I have overclocked many with no overheating issues.
Could be trying to keep heat out of the room too. I don't have AC and my room gets hot AF in the summer with the PC running. Was thinking of doing something like this
Load More Replies...My Camera Mount
Most popular backup camera on Amazon - $40.99. That Canon camera on Amazon (didn't look up the extra lens or mount) - $399.
I have a feeling this is for filming something, not for backing up. Cars have mirrors for that.
Load More Replies...Backup ... take shot ... transfer photo to see position ... backup ... take shot ...
Making The Truck Fit In The Garage
I have to imagine this is from one of those extremely stupid communities where the HOA won't allow you to park a truck in your own driveway.
It Works Guys
I would have at least packed some epoxy putty all around the exposed connections to insulate them.
For Any Dipsticks That Wanna Mess With My Truck
? Please clarify. Also, ngl but I just pictured you as Roscoe P. Coltrane.
A Homemade Car Urinal
WW II fighter planes had a "relief tube" that was pretty much just this.
Still Better Than Your Monkey Wrench
you tighten all of the bolts by hand or something else, and you spin it like a ship wheel.
Load More Replies..."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.
If you come up with easy and convenient fixes to even the smallest problems, you might just be a redneck!
I like the term "Shade tree engineering" better than "Redneck engineering".
With only two exceptions, these are by no means "stupid"! Rather clever people coming up with very good ways to handle situations that would have been foolish wastes of time and money if a pro was called in. Even the two were probably acceptable in the short term. I'm not clever enough to come up with any of these, so can't really even judge those two.
"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.
If you come up with easy and convenient fixes to even the smallest problems, you might just be a redneck!
I like the term "Shade tree engineering" better than "Redneck engineering".
With only two exceptions, these are by no means "stupid"! Rather clever people coming up with very good ways to handle situations that would have been foolish wastes of time and money if a pro was called in. Even the two were probably acceptable in the short term. I'm not clever enough to come up with any of these, so can't really even judge those two.
