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69 Everyday Problems That Got Solved By Smart People With Lots Of Creativity (New Pics)
Being creative and open-minded, trying out new ideas, and thinking outside the box are all great skills to have. And we think they’re slightly undervalued! With some unconventional thinking, you can devise quick and innovative solutions to real-life problems. Problems that some people might not even realize exist.
Bored Panda has compiled this list of super smart, simple, and creative ways that people and companies solve everyday problems. Scroll down to get inspired by their ingenuity.
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#1
My Dentist Office Has A Therapy Dog That Will Sit With You If You Are Feeling Nervous
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#2
My Fitted Sheet Has An Amazing Innovation
#3
I Had To Chop Up A Load Of Wood, He Wouldn't Leave My Side But I Think We've Found A Solution
#4
Tropical Airport Has A Bunch Of Changing Rooms For Passengers Who Arrived From Colder Places
#5
The City Is Utilizing Goats To Clear Overgrowth At A Park Near Me
#6
Seems That Old Couch Springs Make For Pretty Good Plant Climbers
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
My mum has whole bed bases with springs as trellis in her garden. I just have bedheads as the edges of my raspberry beds.
#7
My Dog Was Neutered Yesterday & He Hates A Cone, So I Had To Come Up With A Better Solution - The Pants. This Is His Favourite Pose
I don't know what's going on with my dog, but he looks like he has a panic attack every time he wears a cone (no matter what kind of cone). He can't calm down; he just stands in the corner and refuses to lie down, he drools a lot, and you can just feel how miserable he is. I haven't tried a neck pillow yet, but it somehow sounds similar to a cone... I just hope the pants will work.
#8
This Restaurant Has A Foot Pedal For The Bathrooms So You Don't Have To Touch The Handle
#9
At Fan Expos There Are Costume Hospitals In Case Pieces Of People's Cosplay Come Loose Or Break Off
#10
Used A Beard Trimmer To Remove The Cat Scratch Threads From My Couch
#11
Honestly, Whose Bright Idea Was It To Give A Cat A 360° View Of An Aquarium?
Toujin C'Thlu 6 months ago
I think I saw this cat and aquarium in a video once. It's an awesome idea
#13
There’s A Sink In The Middle Of This Fast-Food Restaurant Lobby For Customers To Wash Their Hands
#14
This Gas Station Has A Pump To Fill Your Windshield Washer Fluid
#15
Put A Mirror In A High Cabinet To See Where Everything Is
#16
Tire Tread Marker Shows You When You Should Replace Your Tires
Bill Swallow 6 months ago (edited)
"Replace by 2"??!? But it's 1:45 now! (C'mon, we've all met people like that!)
#17
This Middle School Has A Skateboard Locker
#18
This Lake Had A “Little Library” For Lifejackets
#19
The Employees At This Venue Have The Location Of The Restroom On Their Shirts
#20
This Resort Has A Step Ladder For Children To Ask Receptionists Questions At Eye-Level
I saw a kid use it just now to ask for some candy they have behind the desk.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Surely it would be better to have a section with a lower desk height which would also benefit people using wheelchairs?
#21
This Hospital Parking Garage Gives You Cards To Remember What Floor You Parked On
#22
She Refuses To Be Towel-Dried After Her Baths. Getting Her A Plush Dinosaur Robe Was My Solution
No more sprinting through the house and getting water all over mom’s floors and furniture!
#23
Grilled Cheese Cooked In A Waffle Iron (The Holes Hold Extra Soup)
Beak Hookage 6 months ago
As an Aussie I'd never heard of this being a thing - where grilled cheese and tomato soup are paired. But once I found out it was a major "no duh" moment.
#24
You Can Buy Cat Food From The Vending Machines In Istanbul
#25
Use Letter Trays As Additional Freezer Shelves
#26
Keep Your Toddler Safely In The Grocery Cart Seat (And Prevent Abductions) With A Carabiner
#27
I Have A Small Kitchen So This Was My Solution
#28
Used A Leaf Blower And A Funnel To Inflate A Pool. Actually Worked Fairly Quickly
#29
Usually, Bath Day Is A Nightmare With Our 12-Year-Old Aussie Rescue. New Life Hack, A Smear Of Peanut Butter Around The Edge Of The Tub
She didn’t pitch a fit and even let me trim her pants and completely blow-dry her.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Took me waaaaaaay to long to realise they were talking about a dog.
#30
My Local Park Has A Vending Machine For Things You Might Have Forgotten To Bring
Lily bloom 6 months ago (edited)
What even is that with the smiley face in the middle of the top shelf??? Edit - google image search suggests it is a vibrating "head massager" but methinks that is an oddly specific item to stock amongst more common uses like a poncho, charger, deodorant, and something to occupy your kids....unless that thing is a toy to entertain adults?
#31
This Mountain Peak Has A Free Beer Station (Donation-Based)
#32
To My Fellow Gardeners: If You Need Less “Chunky” Soil Use A Litter Scoop
#33
My Office Chair Has A Pull Out Instruction Manual
#34
These Apartments In Japan Got Trapdoors On The Balconies That Lets You Reach The Ones Below You When You Need To Escape During Some Emergency
#35
The Boots Are Great, But The Tread Was Worn Down And It's Slippery Outside. Problem Solved, Hopefully
#36
This Display In A Hotel In Seoul Allows You To Adjust Your Shower Temperature To Within A Fraction Of A Degree
#37
I Store My Push Pins In A Rubber Bouncy Ball
#38
The Visual Indicators Projected On The Floor By This Hospital Bed
#39
This Italian Restaurant I Had Lunch At Uses Straws Made Of Pasta
I’ve gotten three refills over the meal (45 mins) and it’s been the same straw. It warped very slightly but no crumbs at all and I don’t taste pasta. Consider me sold!
#40
Been Wearing Suspenders To Help My Lower Back, Just Discovered This Today While Installing A New Door
#41
Hotel Shower With Hole In The Glass So You Can Turn It On Without Getting Wet
#42
This Restaurant I Went To Has A Stone Path Through The Gravel Car Park For People With High Heels
David Paterson 6 months ago
We need this everywhere. Especially on gravel paths leading to bird hides. The birds can hear the crunching gravel from hundreds of metres away.
#43
Splatter Shield Was Too Small For My Pan
#44
Using A Mechanic’s Tool To Re-Thread A Hoodie
Lee Gilliland 6 months ago
If you don't have one, an extra-large safety pin is equally effective.
#45
Steel Mesh Fitbit And Smart Watch Bands' Magnetic Fastener Doubles As A Handy Screw Holder
#46
My 13-Year-Old Daughter Invented A Way To Clean Hair Brushes
Just use a fork and swirl it like spaghetti.
#47
Local Indian Restaurant Has A Breathalyzer In The Lobby
#48
If You Own A Pickup, Use A Ratchet Strap To Keep Your Groceries From Moving Around And Spilling
#49
This Beer Can Lets You Point Tab At Your Initial So You Know Which Can Is Yours
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Or you could use it to keep track of how many you’ve drunk!
#50
This Restroom Has A Vomit Station
#51
I’ve Had No Idea This Was A Thing For 45 Years Of Grocery Shopping. Hang Your Crunchables On The Back Of The Cart
Pencil McGovern 6 months ago
And kick them with your knees with every step. Just put them on top of the other bags.
#52
Using Medical Gloves Instead Of Bubble Wrap
#53
Throwing Away Paint Roller Trays Is Just Wasteful, And Cleaning Them Is A Mess. Here's Your Smart Solution
Chocolate llama 6 months ago
Weird, I always found cleaning the paint roll itself the most messy. Might as well clean the tray while I'm at it
#54
This Device That Helps You Select A Breville Coffee Machine
#55
Squirrel Proof Feeder. Wrapped On A Slinky, Squirrels Cannot Climb It, Or Jump To It From Another Tree
#56
This Washing Machine For Eyewear At The Airport
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Isn’t just shoving them under the tap and drying them with the edge of your top as easy and cheaper?
#57
Cheap Home Security Solution. $15 Ebay Dashcams. I Just Stick My Old Memory Cards In There. If Anyone Tries To Mess With My Car Or Break In, I'll Have Evidence
#58
Don't Want To Mess Up 10 Bowls For Tacos? Use Muffin Tins
#59
This Coffee Shop Has A Riddle You Can Solve To Get A Discount
#60
You Have Guests Coming In 15 Minutes, You Want Your Place To Smell Nice But Forgot To Light A Candle. Use A Heat Gun
Use a heat gun on the candle until it's liquid on the top layer, and keep going for as long as you want. Then light afterward. It will spread the scent nicely.
LillieMean 6 months ago
When the candle wax remains unmelted on one side of the candle in the glass container, usually because the wick leans on one side while burning, I melt the wax evenly by heating the outside of the candle with a hair dryer.
#61
When Aerator Is Stuck To Faucet Due To Mineral Buildup
AtMostAFabulist 6 months ago
Or...now hear me out, soak a papertowel in vinegar, put it in a baggie, and bungee it on with a rubber bad.
#62
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
#63
On This Nice Day Off, I Wanted To Lie In The Sun But Also Wanted To Play Some Games. It Was Too Bright To See The Screen Outside. I Found A Solution
#64
Solution: If You Don’t Like Stairs
#65
Innovative And Functional Menu Display In Czech Bakery
Blue Bunny of Happiness 6 months ago
Wouldn’t a chalk board be easier and more environmentally friendly?
#66
First Day Back In This Office This Year. I Never Typed The Wrong Date Once
#67
I Use My Fan To Vent The Fumes Away From Me When Onion Chopping
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 6 months ago
A balled-up paper towel dampened with water sat near the chopping board absorbs the eye-burning chemical. (It goes for your eyes because it's attracted to dampness)
#68
Homemade Smoker
Kabuki Kitsune 6 months ago
To be fair, it's not a bad improvised design. Quite a few pellet type smokers work of the same principle.
#69
Automatic Hand Washing Machine At New Restaurant
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What do you think ?
Tea Drinker 6 months ago
I'm a sucker for stuff like this even though I'll probably never use them.
Papa 6 months ago
I might use them, but the chance of me remembering one when the time came approaches zero.
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Tea Drinker 6 months ago
I'm a sucker for stuff like this even though I'll probably never use them.
Papa 6 months ago
I might use them, but the chance of me remembering one when the time came approaches zero.
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