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It's 11 p.m., your faucet starts leaking, and there's no way your plumber will answer their phone. What do you do? You could, of course, wait for the morning and probably watch your room fill up with water in the process. Or, you could slap some duct tape on that baby and call it a day.

The latter sounds like it's straight from the Redneck Engineering subreddit, doesn't it? Well, maybe because it is. That's a community where people share questionable, sometimes even silly solutions that shouldn't seem to work, but somehow do. Scroll down and see what the DIY engineers were up to since the last time we featured the subreddit on Bored Panda!

#1

Who's Laughing Now?

Who's Laughing Now?

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Charles McChristy
Community Member
1 year ago

We are... still.

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    #2

    Kitten Proofing The Underside Of My Couch

    Kitten Proofing The Underside Of My Couch

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    Blue Bunny of Happiness
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Also applicable to bunnies….no prizes for guessing how I know that.

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    #3

    In-Laws Visiting. They Kept Pushing Buttons On The Remote To The Point The TV Was Wrecked, And The Dvr Was Full And Programmed To Record Till Next Century. Cardboard And Tape Solution

    In-Laws Visiting. They Kept Pushing Buttons On The Remote To The Point The TV Was Wrecked, And The Dvr Was Full And Programmed To Record Till Next Century. Cardboard And Tape Solution

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    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    We did this for my grandma when her dementia got bad.

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    #4

    Is This Normal Anywhere?

    Is This Normal Anywhere?

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Clever!

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    #5

    Hold The Door!

    Hold The Door!

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    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Designer level

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    #6

    This Actually Works Great

    This Actually Works Great

    "Why does my son have a spoon stuck to his gaming screen?"

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    Armac
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago

    It’s not only his “gaming” screen 😉

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    #7

    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

    Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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    Gustav Gallifrey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    In rural Australia, things like old microwave ovens are not uncommon as mail boxes on posts at the gates of properties. Thye're durable, weatherproof, animal proof, have a good capacity, and a door with a good latch on it.

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    #8

    Budget Cybor Truck

    Budget Cybor Truck

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    🤣🤣🤣🤣

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    #9

    So My Kitchen Faucet Snapped And The Stores Are Closed

    So My Kitchen Faucet Snapped And The Stores Are Closed

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    Troy Parr
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I did that for my shower once and didn't feel any need to rush into making a proper fix, as it worked ok.

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    #10

    King Of The Flea Market Atop His Chariot

    King Of The Flea Market Atop His Chariot

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    Tvin
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I thought he was ferrying around a tiny woman for a second.

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    #11

    Maine Winter Improv

    Maine Winter Improv

    WHAT IN THE STATE OF FRIGGIN MAINE IS HAPPENING HERE

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    Sand Ers
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Give the job to your smartest lazy worker. (Or your laziest smart worker) They'll figure out the most efficient way to do it, and then you tell everybody else to do it that way.

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    #12

    Floor Fan You Say?

    Floor Fan You Say?

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Actually, that’s pretty clever!

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    #13

    Meanwhile, In Florida

    Meanwhile, In Florida

    Milton prep, let's see if she holds.

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    JR
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Hey, as long as you thump your house and say 'this baby ain't goin nowhere' you're good

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    #14

    Home Made Smoker From Fb

    Home Made Smoker From Fb

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    K Tigress
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    My dad has one that looks like an outhouse. 😁

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    #15

    Tennessee Makeshift Bridge Using 2 Trailers

    Tennessee Makeshift Bridge Using 2 Trailers

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    Urbangirlatl
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    My community recently replaced a 40 y.o. bridge that was actually an old train flatbed. If it works!

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    #16

    Added A Bicycle Bottle Holder To My Desk

    Added A Bicycle Bottle Holder To My Desk

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Clever!

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    #17

    Tried Glue First, Didn’t Hold

    Tried Glue First, Didn’t Hold

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    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    This person doesn't have duct tape?

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    #18

    No Saftey Violations Here Boss!

    No Saftey Violations Here Boss!

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    Emma London
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Would it have been better to turn the owen on?

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    #19

    Oddly Satisfying Towel Holder

    Oddly Satisfying Towel Holder

    Wife is painting the bathroom so removed all hanging items, includes of the towel holder. With a redneck engineer in the house, that will not stand. A finger tight screw in a wall anchor and problem solved.

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    Sand Ers
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Until it falls on your foot.

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    #20

    Gotta Love Uhaul

    Gotta Love Uhaul

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    Biytemii
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    lolol the front of the haul is barely touching the ground. you can see how the tires are almost lifted off the ground. looks like he needs to weight the front somehow lol

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    #21

    Drying My Pants In A Hotel Room

    Drying My Pants In A Hotel Room

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    Human #1,232,867
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    How to start a fire.

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    #22

    Found This On Facebook

    Found This On Facebook

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    Sand Ers
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Cheaper to buy and operate than a 4wd truck. And disposable when it finally breaks in half.

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    #23

    Does My Poor Mans Radio Antenna Count?

    Does My Poor Mans Radio Antenna Count?

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    Iampenny
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Ah, brings back memories of the days we used wire coat hangers for the TV antenna

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    #24

    My Wife Kept Accidentally Turning Off The Dishwasher

    My Wife Kept Accidentally Turning Off The Dishwasher

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    Devyn Nagy
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I have that same dishwasher. Such stupid design.

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    #25

    Glue Hoding Together This Old Chairs Legs Gave Out

    Glue Hoding Together This Old Chairs Legs Gave Out

    The glue that was holding together this chairs’ support gave out cause the legs to to open up when sat upon.
    Nothing a nail sandwiched between some scotch heavy duty filament tape can’t “temporarily” fix.

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Impressive!

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    #26

    Passive Amplifier 4G Signals

    Passive Amplifier 4G Signals

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    Iampenny
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    It's a no from me. I'm clumsy AF, so all I see is cut arms and wrists.

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    #27

    Mounted A Police Riot Shield To My Bike As A Windshield

    Mounted A Police Riot Shield To My Bike As A Windshield

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    Strings
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Pretty sure those are bulletproof.

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    #28

    My Brother Sent Me This

    My Brother Sent Me This

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    Fran Parry
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    This is a thing, adapters are available on amazon 👍

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    #29

    Local Savannah Engineer

    Local Savannah Engineer

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    Armac
    Community Member
    Premium
    1 year ago

    Is this an elaborate sűiciḏe?

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    #30

    Father In Laws TV “Mount”

    Father In Laws TV “Mount”

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    Bmo
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    It's not a mount. The tv is on a flat surface. It's so it doesn't fall if it gets bumped

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    #31

    Wrenchammer

    Wrenchammer

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    Jessica Shookhoff
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    F**k yeah!!!

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    #32

    Liquid Nails Used For Ship Lap Boards, No Brad Nails

    Liquid Nails Used For Ship Lap Boards, No Brad Nails

    Needed to apply pressure to all four walls. This was a balancing act. We got the job done.

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    Michael None
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    They make instant grab construction glue that sets in 10 minutes. It's like 5 bucks at the hardware store.

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    #33

    Thoroughly Impressed With This One

    Thoroughly Impressed With This One

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    giku T
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    mobile explosives

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    #34

    Pulled Behind A Tractor

    Pulled Behind A Tractor

    Saw on facebook. Pulled behind a tractor. OP states the mower with the handle was clipped on so he could remove it to mow around trees. I'm not sure how he started the on with no shroud over the flywheel/pull start handle. But if he's this handy, I'm sure he had his ways.

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    Gustav Gallifrey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    That must sound tremendous!

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    #35

    Too Tall For A Normal Shower Head. This Setup Is Just Right

    Too Tall For A Normal Shower Head. This Setup Is Just Right

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    Angelina Petrich
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    nice

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    #36

    Forgot To Pack A Spoon

    Forgot To Pack A Spoon

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    DC and S
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    😳 well now, that ones seems to have slipped by the overly enthusiastic censors.

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    #37

    What's A Man Gotta Do To Get Some Privacy Around Here

    What's A Man Gotta Do To Get Some Privacy Around Here

    Left hand door opens onwards and right hand door opens outwards. The right hand door is actually to my shared bathroom and it only locks from the inside with a privacy lock.

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    George Costanza
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Share bathrooms with multiple doors are such a nightmare.

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    #38

    My 70 Yr Old, Wife Picked This Up At Walmart For Ten Bucks A Few Years Ago. She Absolutely Loves It And Refuses To Let It Go. The Handle On The Lid Finally Broke - So She Grabbed Some Duct Tape And Made A ''new'' One... When I Saw It This Morning, I Was Like Wtf? But, If She's Happy? I'm Happy

    My 70 Yr Old, Wife Picked This Up At Walmart For Ten Bucks A Few Years Ago. She Absolutely Loves It And Refuses To Let It Go. The Handle On The Lid Finally Broke - So She Grabbed Some Duct Tape And Made A ''new'' One... When I Saw It This Morning, I Was Like Wtf? But, If She's Happy? I'm Happy

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    G A
    Community Member
    1 year ago

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    Bloody stupid. And dangerous. But a new one you tightwad.

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    #39

    We Don’t Need No Stinking Simpson Strong Ties!

    We Don’t Need No Stinking Simpson Strong Ties!

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    G A
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    No thank you very much.

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    #40

    Spotted In The Wild

    Spotted In The Wild

    My guess is that it’s a homemade “pickup truck”.

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    Sand Ers
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Too small to carry much, and no apparent way to secure anything. My take is portable work bench.

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    #41

    I Told My Landlord The Flush Wasn’t Working So I Come Home To This…

    I Told My Landlord The Flush Wasn’t Working So I Come Home To This…

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    G A
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I truly hope this is a temp fix

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    #42

    This Is Why All Cars Should Be Gray

    This Is Why All Cars Should Be Gray

    Someone did an H&R on my mirror. Multiple layers of JB weld and duct tape and my engineering degree paid off.

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    michael reid
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    But didn't pay off well enough to get a new mirror.

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    #43

    Made This Guitar A Few Weeks Ago For A Friend's Birthday

    Made This Guitar A Few Weeks Ago For A Friend's Birthday

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    Chris the Bobcat
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I thought this was a balalaika at first.

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    #44

    Borrowed Some Gardening Tools From My Father. That's Not Going Anywhere

    Borrowed Some Gardening Tools From My Father. That's Not Going Anywhere

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    #45

    Hell Yeah

    Hell Yeah

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    CatD
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    All it needs is some truck nutz.

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    #46

    Working On My Car. Couldn't Find My Vice Grips

    Working On My Car. Couldn't Find My Vice Grips

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    geezeronthehill
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Why I own a half dozen vice grips.

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    #47

    My Insurance Denied Me A Cane, So I Recycled Some Shipping Materials Into A One. Been Using It For A Month

    My Insurance Denied Me A Cane, So I Recycled Some Shipping Materials Into A One. Been Using It For A Month

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    Shelli Aderman
    Community Member
    1 year ago

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    #48

    Couldn't Find The Bathroom Key

    Couldn't Find The Bathroom Key

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    Sarah Bailey
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Is the plunger on the broomstick? Hahahaha

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    #49

    My Younger Me Trying To Cool My Second Cpu (I Didn't Have A Second Heatsink)

    My Younger Me Trying To Cool My Second Cpu (I Didn't Have A Second Heatsink)

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    Queencat523
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I'd be worried about condensation dripping into the parts

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    #50

    I Built A Dust Resistant Computer Into The Ceiling Of My Workshop Because Why Not?

    I Built A Dust Resistant Computer Into The Ceiling Of My Workshop Because Why Not?

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    michael reid
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    No such thing as a dust resistant computer.

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    #51

    Cork Kept Comming Off My Mead.... I Added A 5lb Dumbbell

    Cork Kept Comming Off My Mead.... I Added A 5lb Dumbbell

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    Blue Bunny of Happiness
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Why do I feel this isn’t going to end well?

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    #52

    That's One Way To Get Sound On The Patio Of A Coffee Shop

    That's One Way To Get Sound On The Patio Of A Coffee Shop

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    Hippopotamuses
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    This seems like a very practical idea. Not redneck in my opinion.

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    #53

    This Is How You Keep Your Webcam At Head Level

    This Is How You Keep Your Webcam At Head Level

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    #54

    Be The King Of Buc-Ees

    Be The King Of Buc-Ees

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    #55

    Bath Time With My Sousvide

    Bath Time With My Sousvide

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    Lyone Fein
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    No

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    #56

    I Forgot My Charger At Work But It's Home Office Day

    I Forgot My Charger At Work But It's Home Office Day

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    The PanDA
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    I mean, Wow. I wish I had this knowledge...

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    #57

    Maintenance Guys Are The Bane Of My Existence

    Maintenance Guys Are The Bane Of My Existence

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    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago (edited)

    I used to repair guitar amplifiers. Many times amps were brought in because the main fuse kept blowing. It is an obvious sign of a short inside somewhere. But the owners would wrap aluminum foil around the blown fuse and shove it back into the fuse holder. Then what happens is there is no more current limiting from the fuse and whatever is shorted gets to draw as much current as possible until the circuit board burn up.

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    #58

    Charging The Off-Grid Batterypack With This Homemade Generator Built From A Car Alternator And A Power Washer Engine

    Charging The Off-Grid Batterypack With This Homemade Generator Built From A Car Alternator And A Power Washer Engine

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    Regina Holt
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Red Green would love this. IYKYK

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    #59

    Made A Taser From A Broken Electric Kettle This Morning

    Made A Taser From A Broken Electric Kettle This Morning

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    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Wh...why do you need a taser?

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    #60

    BBQ Tailgate Style. The Shopping Cart Pig Roast BBQ NFL Game Tailgater

    BBQ Tailgate Style. The Shopping Cart Pig Roast BBQ NFL Game Tailgater

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    Sand Ers
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Stolen shopping cart, round two.

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    #61

    Both Of My Old Powerbanks Broke So I Combined Their Parts Together

    Both Of My Old Powerbanks Broke So I Combined Their Parts Together

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    #62

    Found This While House Hunting

    Found This While House Hunting

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    The Goo King
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Automated early warning fire detection system!

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    #63

    BF Fixed The Issue With The Gas Stove That Kept Switching Off

    BF Fixed The Issue With The Gas Stove That Kept Switching Off

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    Sand Ers
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Somehow I think fixing whatever is broken would be a better idea. Forcing it to stay on if it's turning itself off sounds like overriding a safety mechanism. Which in turn sounds like a good way to blow up your house.

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    #64

    I Built My Own Monitor Holder So I Can Game In Bed

    I Built My Own Monitor Holder So I Can Game In Bed

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    iseefractals
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    When i still lived in the states, part of our garage of the place we were renting had been converted into a little office. Like 400sq ft, AC and it's own bathroom, detached from the house, so i claimed it as my room. There were like 2 levels of shelves along all of the walls the lower of which was at the perfect height to mount a cheapo monitor arm, upside down over my bed. Twas heavenly.

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    #65

    This Thing I Built Years Ago To Shoot Ultra Fine Glitter All Over A Guy's Desk When He Pulled His Keyboard Tray Out. I Hid It Behind His Monitor

    This Thing I Built Years Ago To Shoot Ultra Fine Glitter All Over A Guy's Desk When He Pulled His Keyboard Tray Out. I Hid It Behind His Monitor

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    keyboardtek
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    Just what ever workplace needs: an a*****e who plays mean tricks on the other workers.

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    #66

    Here’s A Good One

    Here’s A Good One

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    Jeff White
    Community Member
    1 year ago

    This is literally insane. By any standard, Redneck or not.

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