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40 Times People Had Such ‘Genius’ Solutions To Various Problems, They Got Posted On ‘Redneck Engineering’
Don’t you ever feel like we take things too seriously? I mean, if the heating stops working, there are many very questionable, yet bizarrely ingenious ways to go about it—like putting a fan next to the oven. It’s totally not smart, not safe, it doesn’t work, and it’s basically a plain horrible idea.
But in the bizarre and crazy world of “Redneck Engineering,” things are always far from the norm. Before we step into the Reddit community r/RedNeckEngineering, I should warn you not to try this at home under any circumstances. Because safety will likely be breached, and the gadgets you’ll see will raise an alarming level of suspicion.
So let’s see what the buzz is all about in this hilarious subreddit with 354k members that has been rolling since 2013. Whether it's a curse or a blessing, we will find out.
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Protection From Escaping
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For Remote Teaching Without A Document Camera
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Looks Level To Me
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago (edited)
Something so simple and genius. I never would of thought of doing that, yet seeing it makes it seem so obvious.
#6
My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding
#7
Rear Parking Sensor
#8
When You Ask A Welder To Fix Something For You
#9
Master Lock 100
#10
Found This Fork In My Brothers House And Asked Him Why He Had Done It.... Then He Ran Upstairs To Grab His iPad
#11
A Whole Crap Load Of Amish Guys Moving A Barn
wandile dludlu 5 years ago
Why is it that we Africans use brick or concrete to build walls even though we don't have hurricanes and tornados and america with it's hurricanes are like... we'll see which is the easiest thing for a bit of wind to blow away
#12
Would Like To Buy This Guy A Beer And Hear His Story
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Man Puts Chicken On Top Of Squeegee To Eat The Spiders Trapped In The Ceiling, Natural Pest Control
#14
Landlord Decided To Turn Down The Heat Today In My Mn Apartment As It Reached -40°. But The Idiot Must Have Forgotten He Pays My Electric And Doesn't Realize That I Value My Comfort Over Safety Or Energy Conservation.
#15
I’m Bad For Using Whatever Tool Is Handy As A Hammer, Usually A Crescent Wrench. My Husband Learned A Bit Of Welding And Redneck Engineered This For My Birthday
#16
Buoyancy
2 korean student's made a raft out of potato chip bags to prove they have too much air in them.
Saico Hipe 5 years ago
It annoys me every time I hear people complain about the amount of air in snack chip bags. 1.) The air is necessary, because without it, the chips would get crushed during shipment. 2.) THEY'RE SOLD BY WEIGHT. It doesn't matter if there's empty space in the bag, 5 ounces (or however much in a given bag) is 5 ounces. Learn to read labels
#17
Local Chinese Restaurant. The Entire Kitchen Is Walled Off With Plastic. There’s A Cardboard Flap To Pass Money, And The Box On The Right Acts As An Airlock With Two Flaps To Pass The Food Through. It’s All Plastic Sheet, Cardboard And Duct Tape
#18
Whoever Built This Might Have A Phd In Redneck Engineering
#19
Steering Wheel Broke, Needed To Finish The Yard. Thankfully I Know How To Drive A Stick
#20
Your Move, NASA
Lord Mysticlaw 5 years ago
I've done this with a hair dryer... but you have to be careful not to melt the hair dryer
#21
Use A Fishing Rod To Teach Your Son Baseball
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
No more accidentally hitting dad in the crown jewels with the bat or the ball.
#22
We Needed To Disassemble A Shelf In An Office And We Didn’t Have A Mallet. Rubber Bands + Hammer = Mallet
#23
Silent Killer Mkii
#24
Came Across This Picture And Wanted To Share
#25
*Beep Beep*
#26
When Covid Requires Separate Climate Control In An Auto, What Can You Do?
#27
Grandpa: 1 Trash Panda: 0
#28
Redneck Security System
wandile dludlu 5 years ago
South Africa every day... we also have contraptions for the steering wheel and also the pedals
#29
That'll Do For Now, He Said. That Was 4 Years Ago
#30
My Life Has Been A Lie
#31
Gotta Love Uhaul
#32
Bought A Used Toy For My Kids At A Garage Sale. I Guess They Didn’t Have Any C Batteries. But They Did Have An Aa Battery And A Wood Dowel Though
#33
This Is Why We Have The 2nd Amendment. So People Can Do This
#34
Ran Out Of Washers So Drilled Through Some Pennies
#35
Installed My Anti-Tailgater Device Today... Now I Just Need To Find Something For Folks Who Cut Me Off...
Chris Kane 5 years ago
Oh! I just figured it out, took me a minute. So if someone is tailgating they will see the wrench, think it's unsecured and back off.
#36
Are Russians The Rednecks Of Europe?
#37
50 Bucks Ain’t Too Bad. Just Gotta Watch The Toes
#38
Flex Seal Can Do Anything
#39
Need To Relocate Your Switch?
#40
Text Means "Emergency Stop"
Kari Panda 5 years ago (edited)
Wow... We have laws against such stuff and various instances who regularly check the safety standards. If any of those see this, s**t hits the fan.
#41
The Ultimate Redneck Engineering From Russia
#42
I'll Just Knock, Thanks
#43
No Foundation? No Problem...
#44
When The Crap Gets Clumping, You Get Jumping!
#45
Not Stupid If It Works
#46
Where Can I Get One!
#47
Engineering Level: Redneck
#48
The Wife And I Were Tearing Down A Wall And Saw This And Found This Sub Appropriate As Hell, An iPhone 5 Box Being Used As A Fan Control Holder! Yet Completely Drywalled So You Couldn’t Tell!
#49
So There Was A Hole In The Window And This Is How Our School Decided To Fix It
#50
Failed To Realize There Was No Shower Rod When I Was Moving In, But The Show Must Go On
#51
Next Level Lawnmowing
#52
I Got A Heated Pool Now. Yup
#53
Our Hose Broke At Work But Luckily We Got A Redneck In The Kitchen
#54
The Way My In Laws Fixed Their Garbage Can
#55
This Van Blessed Me With Its Presence At My Place Of Work 2 Years Ago Today
#56
Fixed Hole In My Exhaust With A Baked Bean Tin (Was Quoted More Than The Car Was Worth)
Luther von Wolfen 5 years ago
I've done the same thing using flex pipe. If it's tight enough to create a seal, it will pass inspection in Virginia.
#57
Innovative
#58
A Hot Water Tap In Vietnam
#59
Hand-Drilled Speaker Grill In An Elevator In A Newly Built $100m Building
#60
Broke My Spray Bottle Trigger, Turns Out A .223 Bullet Casing Fits Perfectly
#61
I Guess The Dryer Relay Went Bad, It Runs When Pushing Start, It Doesn’t Stay Running. I Fixed It, Just Didn’t Repair It Yet
Anna McHugh 5 years ago
I like the distinction between 'fix' and 'repair'. It's one my ex-husband used many times. And eventually one I used on him, which is why he's an ex-husband :)
#62
This Is How My Friend’s Apartment Maintenance Man Decided To Hang The Clothes Rack
Steve Barnett 5 years ago
I don't profess to be that good at DYI, but at least I make the effort. Okay, it looks like it does the job, but still.
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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Grow up poor. You make do or do without. Mock at your own peril. Assume at your own peril, as well. I've seen crazy-as-eff hacks in more than one nation. Also, ti's not just about money. Sometimes it's about "need it to work until I *can* replace it after I'm off the clock and finish the laundry and feed my kids and can get to the place that has them..."
Junebugjump! 5 years ago
Poverty should never be mocked. For the most part the ingeniousness is being honored.
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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Grow up poor. You make do or do without. Mock at your own peril. Assume at your own peril, as well. I've seen crazy-as-eff hacks in more than one nation. Also, ti's not just about money. Sometimes it's about "need it to work until I *can* replace it after I'm off the clock and finish the laundry and feed my kids and can get to the place that has them..."
Junebugjump! 5 years ago
Poverty should never be mocked. For the most part the ingeniousness is being honored.
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