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75 Times People Solved A Problem In Creative And Unhinged Ways
If something looks and sounds stupid, but it really works, then it’s not actually stupid! Problems don’t always need to be solved with fancy, expensive, and high-tech approaches. All you really need is a bit of creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to test things out till they work.
Our team at Bored Panda has collected some of the most brilliant DIY solutions to mundane problems that people came up with, and they might just inspire you to think outside the box. Scroll down to load your brain up with some imaginative inspiration.
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#1
This Gentleman At Target Who Reversed His Hooded Sweatshirt To Make A Puppy Pocket
Sara Frazer 8 months ago (edited)
I did this with my youngest cat; he was a rescue who came to me at 7 weeks old (their mother had unfortunately passed while they were tiny babies). I had a fuzzy hoodie I carried him around in for weeks, he slept and ate kitten formula in this hood. He just turned 1 year old, the hoodie is still in my room and he still sleeps on it. He's also the snuggliest, sweetest little cat I've ever known. He was the runt of his litter and is the bestest baby 💕
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#2
Seamless Fix
#3
Use Letter Trays As Additional Freezer Shelves
#4
Steering Wheel Broke, Needed To Finish The Yard. Thankfully I Know How To Drive A Stick
#5
Used A Leaf Blower And A Funnel To Inflate A Pool. Actually Worked Fairly Quickly
#6
Cut A Pool Noodle In Half To Make A Comfortable Armrest For The Truck. From Australia
#7
The Snacklebox, Perfect For A Day Trip
#8
A Whole Load Of Amish Guys Moving A Barn
#9
Keep Your Toddler Safely In The Grocery Cart Seat (And Prevent Abductions) With A Carabiner
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 8 months ago
Then when the little feral tries to climb out it can dangle upside down screaming.
#10
Who's Laughing Now?
#11
If You Run Out Of Aa Batteries For Anything, AAA Batteries And A Small Crumbled-Up Ball Of Aluminum Foil Will Make A Good Replacement
#13
Master Lock 100
#14
Parenting Hack #2446
#15
Found This Fork In My Brothers House And Asked Him Why He Had Done It.... Then He Ran Upstairs To Grab His iPad
#16
When You’ve Got Too Many Groceries For Your Reg Cab Pickup
Jeremy James 8 months ago
This could work for getting all the bags in the house in one trip. I love it.
#17
To My Fellow Gardeners, If You Need Less “Chunky” Soil Use A Litter Scoop
#18
Water Powered Sausage Rotisserie
Me and my brother-in-law made a water-powered sausage rotisserie yesterday in my backyard (we have a very small creek on the property) using a bike wheel, bike fork, coroplast sign, paint stirrers, zip ties, and a wheel (12 hot dog rotisserie for a grill from the 1950's) I bought off eBay. Cooked up some Saugy Franks on potato rolls with French's mustard.
#19
I Think This Qualifies?
#20
Drill A Bunch Of Holes In A 5 Gal Bucket And Use That To Collect Your Fruits/Vegetables And Wash Them All At Once
#21
Door Bell Backup
I was expecting the gas company to come by today to change out my propane tank, and they said that they rang the doorbell, but no one came to the door, and when I tried to call them, they just went to voicemail. I don't know what was wrong with the phone, but it turns out my doorbell and pick malfunctioned at that time. I need a tank changeout bad, so I came up with the emergency backup doorbell.
#22
Redneck Repurposing Of Kids' Recreational Toys
#23
Putting A Hair Tie Over Your Wrist With Box Dye Gloves Makes Them Almost Useful
I Like Tea 8 months ago
I do this with washing up gloves so that water doesn’t get inside them
#24
Been Sick This Week, Taking A Lot Of Baths To Steam My Sinuses. Water Cools Down Too Fast And Never Enough Steam. With A $10 Vinyl Sheet, I Made A Steam Room
#25
My Dad "Fixed" My Lawnmower
#26
Daughter Wants To Work In The Garage With Dad. Needs Hair Pulled Back. Dad Hack 101
#27
My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding
#28
That Is Something That Was Ever Found In A House Floor
Seventy-odd years ago, someone blocked a mouse hole in the barn granary by nailing a corncob into it. Today, I found it in the floor of my master bedroom. I'd say it wouldn't work, but it apparently did, since the mice never chewed it back out.
#29
Clothes Pegs Fit Nicely Between Brick To Hold Lights
#30
Home Made Smoker From FB
#31
My Gas Cap Stopped Closing Properly, So I Came Up With A Solution
#32
A Woman On My Timeline Has A "Remote Stick", Because Her Family Loses The TV Remote So Often
#33
Guy On The Plane Put His Boarding Pass In His Phone Case, Holding It Up With The Tray Table Latch
#34
Who Would Ever Pay For One Of Them Fancy Projector Mounts? Courtesy Of My Local Dive Bar
#35
My 13yo Daughter Invented A Way To Clean Hair Brushes
Just use a fork and swirl it like spaghetti.
#36
The Temporary Fix Has Become A Permanent Fix
The temporary bucket has been sitting on the floor for months collecting a leak. It was recently upgraded to a permanent fix with a drain hose plumbed into a pipe that leads to a nearby sink.
Sally Moen 8 months ago (edited)
There's industrial leak control that looks quite similar to this setup, only it's about $2000 for all the parts combined
#37
Spray Bottle Storage
With only two of us living in the house now with extra towel holders. I found this to be quite effective.
#38
Anti Frost Devices
#39
Spotted This Beauty At A Walmart
#40
Show Me You’re In Florida With One Picture
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
The local milk bottler closed the plant. Still have some milk crates, they work just fine.
#41
Found That On A German Sub, Text Means "Emergency Stop"
#42
I Use My Fan To Vent The Fumes Away From Me When Onion Chopping
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 8 months ago
A couple of wet, balled paper towels placed near the onion will absorb the eye-watering-causing chemical in them. It goes for moistness, which is why it attacks your eyes. Sounds stupid, but it really does work.
#43
I Hit Something Sharp And It Ripped Them Open. Fixed My Pants With Zip Ties
#44
I’m Basically A Mechanic. Glovebox Won’t Work? $5 And Some Superglue For A Fix
#45
Why Use Nuts When Wood Doesn't Rust?
Snapped off a rusted bolt and couldn't get the rest out. Ground the nut hanger thing off and ran a screw into a piece of hardwood until I can get a replacement. The most permanent fix is a temporary one.
#46
Automotive Excellence
#47
Heavy Duty Office Chair
#48
Safe Way To Run With Keys: Thread The Aglet Through Your Car Keys And Then Put The Aglet Through Eyelet With The Key Firmly Attached In The Middle
#49
I Call It The Madness Mobile
Essentially a Coleman cooler on wheels. Does about 45 mph and gets a lot of “wtf” looks.
Rali Meyer 8 months ago
mate of mine has a motorized "Biergarnitur", a double 4-seater bench with table. Goes well over 70 kph - same speed
#50
Feast Your Eyes… My Brother’s Gaming Chair
#51
Saw An Amazing Mailbox Today
ShortAttnSpanTheatre 8 months ago
One does what needs must in WI. We routinely lose our mailboxes to the snowplow.
#52
Ran Out Of Clothesline Space, House-Help Hacked A Clothesline
#53
Impressive Ngl
#54
Signal Booster
Seen at a rental place I was doing work at.
#55
Somebody Was Proud Of Their Custom Antenna For The Garage TV
For $50, you too could get a garage TV mount and a "sweet custom made antenna".
#56
Homie Thinks Duck Tape Structural
Bro literally hung a 24in monitor and Xbox up with duck tape bc land lord said not holes in da wall.
Sally Moen 8 months ago
Strapping tape with fibers in it would be better. Same area of the hardware store
#57
Bucket Is Full Detector
The heater is leaking. I put a bucket under the leak. Put the sensor in the bucket. Home Assistant tells me when I have to change the bucket.
#58
Soap Holder At My Friend’s House
#59
Use A Plastic Egg Carton If You Don’t Have A Module Tray For Planting Seeds. Cut Holes In The Top And Bottom With A Razor Blade And Fill With Potting Mix
#60
High Chair For Inconveniently Tall Deck Railing
My hunting mentor brought me to a friend’s ranch to wait for some hogs that kept digging up his yard. The problem was his deck railing was too tall for just sitting in a normal chair to rest a rifle and have a clean shot down into his yard. So this was my solution. I had conduit on hand and picked up a cheap steel chair. Ended up being the perfect height, too bad the hogs didn’t show up again… lol
#61
Half Price Two Room A/C Installation
#62
Didn't Feel Like Having Company Today
Bi.Felicia 8 months ago (edited)
They are in a bathroom stall, that doesn't have a lock any longer.
#63
Use A Knife To Cool Down Your Crisp Toast So It Won't Get Soggy! That's Right! Not Just For Bagels!
#64
The Mark Of An Expert Dishwasher Installer
#65
Redneck Anti-Theft. It Was The Same On Both Sides
#66
Broken Toilet Handle Fix
#67
Damp Fabric And Cold Drink In Front Of The Stupid Fan With The Window Open Better Cooling
#69
My Christmas Themed Repair
#70
How Can I Improve This?
#71
Uh Huh
#72
Slowish Leak On Water Pipe, No Plumber Available Today. 10 Layers Of Paint And 2 Burlap Bags Cut In Strips
Rusty’scate 8 months ago
This person just cost them a lot more money in the long run. Something that could be repaired with one tee now needs a tee two coupling and a ball valve. It would have been more affective to turn the water off temporarily.
#73
My Razor Blade Scissors
#74
Roommate Accidentally Bought Paper Towels Instead Of Toilet Paper, So This Was His Solution
Alex Kennedy 8 months ago
They don’t break into small pieces in water like toilet tissue does; this will clog your drainpipe.
#75
So If You Want To Reheat Pizza Without It Getting Soggy. Put It In The Toaster
Sally Moen 8 months ago
No, the toaster will smoke with the grease. So you've gotta clean out your toaster before you next use it
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Arthur Waite 8 months ago
SO MANY critiques, snarky corrections, 'won't-work' blah-blah. The idea was to appreciate the solutions, not bring them down! BP is to enjoy, not overcome.
Arthur Waite 8 months ago
SO MANY critiques, snarky corrections, 'won't-work' blah-blah. The idea was to appreciate the solutions, not bring them down! BP is to enjoy, not overcome.
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