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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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#1
Touchless Dispenser
Id row 5 years ago
Took me a sec to realize you could use your foot. Thought you'd still have to use your hand to push down the bar on top.
you_see_davis _ 5 years ago
lmao the bar on top and bottom are the same bar, they go through a larger bar that holds the hand sanitizer
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LuckyPineapple 5 years ago
This is cool, but who cares if you touch something germy to then immediately rub hand sanitizer on the hand that touched it
Panda Kicki 5 years ago
But the purpose of the sanitizer is to sanitize. As you clean your hands straight after touching it, there is no risk of infection anyway.
Roxanne D'souza 5 years ago
I've seen this kind of contraption at my local mall and in several of the stores there as well. It's quite common in Asia.
Shull GaRett 5 years ago
At first i thought.. You still need to touch it on the top... Second look... Waaaaaait a minute... Its FOOT operated! That is genius :D
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#2
Protection From Escaping
Amanita Virosa 5 years ago (edited)
HA! Did the same thing for our Cheweenie Stuart after he slipped through our fence. My sister said besides not escaping, he can make pancakes.
Joe Reaves 5 years ago
I wonder how many times they had to chase the little asshole down before they came up with this moment of genius.
#3
For Remote Teaching Without A Document Camera
kjorn 5 years ago
did he use the laptop camera and the reflexion from the cd to get the image on screen?
Andrew Gibb 5 years ago
would make more sense if it were the Wicked Witch
Load More Replies... BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
My cousin is a teacher. He needs this. Thanks to the brilliant person
Nela Rothenbach 5 years ago
This freaking works. I used a make up mirror.
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VANILLA 5 years ago
The CD disk reflects the notebook on to the screen, to show the work, but without any expensive equipment
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Margot Piasecka 5 years ago
The CD disk reflects the notebook on to the screen, to show the work, but without any expensive equipment
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Bored Panda reached out to the founder of r/RedneckEngineering to find out more about their community. It turns out, the term “redneck engineering" is open for interpretation, but the redditor assured us that it's also “the kind of thing you know when you see.”
For example, “It can range from something as common as using a hand mirror to replace a side-view mirror to something complex like building a backyard water slide with a loop-de-loop.” The members of the subreddit give “bonus points if it'd make an OSHA inspector cringe.”
#4
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.
Pelleh Din 5 years ago
this is how it's done in much of the world. indeed, before laser levels, a garden hose with clear tubing at each end was used for leveling over long stretches.
Allen 5 years ago
I remember reading (and even seeing in a silent film, if I recall) that alot of construction men in the 1900s and 1910s did exactly this with a water bottle to level surfaces they were constructing
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Craig Silberman 5 years ago
A few years out of college I visited a friend on a downtown high-rise job site. They were pouring the concrete that made up the central core a few floors at a time, and when they raise the forms, they checked the water level of hoses at each corner to ensure it was level. Of course a bubble level used by every carpenter uses water too.
#5
Fixed The Gate Problem...
Cyndie Varin 5 years ago
I'd like to see the pictures of how he fixed the seat belt problem now :D
Heather Ob 5 years ago
I was so enthralled with the seatbelt latch that I almost missed her spatula handle-handle
dingliusyeeeeeeeeeee 2 years ago
wouldn't the metal bit near the wall rub up against the bricks?
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#6
My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
Why not? If you can make a pun, always do. It’s a cycle
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Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
I rode barefoot when I was a kid. Until I had to put my foot down at speed. Road rash on the bottom of your food takes forever to heal.
Just JoLynn 5 years ago (edited)
I rode my bike barefoot as a kid and my foot slipped off the pedal and my toes were tangled in the spokes, flipped my handlebar and more. Used to do it all the time, never did it again.
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Saico Hipe 5 years ago
Jesus, that's dangerous. It's all fun and games til someone loses a damned toe.
ChickyChicky 5 years ago
My dad taught me to never ride barefoot or with open toe shoes. I've met so many people who've hurt themselves.
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Chris Arlott 5 years ago
Which room did the carpet come from, are you living with to neat squares missing from the middle of the lounge :D
brattysub21 5 years ago
Wtf have bike makers been doing...wait bike makers...is there like an actual name for them??? Google??
brattysub21 5 years ago
FOUND IT!!! Bike maker = A bicycle mechanic is a mechanic who can perform a wide range of repairs on bicycles.
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The biggest difference between now and the old days in 2013 when r/RedneckEngineering was created is growth. The founder said that he used to be responsible for most of the posts, but the community has become really self-sustaining over time.
When it comes to submissions, you’ll see all kinds of bizarre makeshift gadgets and very questionable workarounds. Most posts generally come from people finding “low-budget workarounds to everyday problems with a few high-effort engineering projects and other submissions sprinkled in.”
#7
Rear Parking Sensor
Katy McMouse 5 years ago
Have you ever heard one of these things? They probably can hear it a block away!
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DforDorothy 5 years ago
The chicken looks astonished by this invention...or is just holding on to dear life. 🤔😅
Pascale Pierloot 5 years ago
Why did the chicken cross the road? This one clearly had ambitions...to jump onto the back of a car and find a job as a parking attendant. Ok, that is maybe stretching it too much but there's no denying this chicken is going places, lmao.
Molly Block 5 years ago
Hahahah I have bought my beagle 2 or 3 of those chickens and trust me, they do make the loudest funniest noise!
#8
When You Ask A Welder To Fix Something For You
#9
Master Lock 100
Mr. Whatshisface 5 years ago
This lock is master difficulty. Equipment required to get past? Key OR Blowtorch
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sorlag110 5 years ago
You're not getting through drop forged tool steel with a hacksaw, you'd have more luck with an axe to the door.
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Mary Peace 5 years ago
The head of the wrench stops it one way, and the padlock, through the hole, stops it the other way.
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#10
Found This Fork In My Brothers House And Asked Him Why He Had Done It.... Then He Ran Upstairs To Grab His iPad
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
$89.99 would be the price 20 years after they "invent" iFork next year.
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Elaine Mattingly 5 years ago
I respect people who solve problems themselves at very low cost and time saving.
Marsha Brown 5 years ago
Saw something similar on sale for mucho money. He can make it a little fancier and make a fortune.
#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
Brett Layton 5 years ago
Also most of the Amish and Mennonite folks live in the heartland of the US, hurricanes are not a concern for them at all. Tornados do occur but if you've ever seen the craftmanship of Amish goods ( construction or otherwise) you would understand that anything they make is extremely well built.
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Connie Hirsch 5 years ago
I've heard of barn raisings, but this is the first time I've seen a barn moving.
#12
Would Like To Buy This Guy A Beer And Hear His Story
#13
Man Puts Chicken On Top Of Squeegee To Eat The Spiders Trapped In The Ceiling, Natural Pest Control
Wendillon 5 years ago
Well...the guy is happy cause no more spiders and the chicken is happy cause spider snack.
Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I hope her reward is not just Winna Winna Spider Dinna but to live out the rest of her normal life.
Load More Replies... Erin Kavik 5 years ago
Seen videos of people holding their chameleons on a stick to eat the flies. Same idea I guess.
Mary Peace 5 years ago
Very true. What about the smaller pests that the chicken would eat?
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Bored Little Panda 5 years ago
Once we had a roach come in from the out so I got my chicken and she enjoyed a tasty snack.
#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.
rgr8 5 years ago
Who the frick would let someone live in a house that is -40. Your landlord is an a*hole.
Anne 5 years ago
The whole area had a decree from the county (state?) to be 15 Celsius (I don't know the Fahrenheit) max for heating as there were energy shortages due to all people having to use more to combat the extreme cold. They were asked to do this so the power surge was not so high that parts would have to go without. That would have caused people freezing to death inside their homes. The landlord was not an a- hole - he was following orders. And 15 degrees is not comfy, but you can put on a bit of clothes and be ok.
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Greg Hoggarth 5 years ago
Would be a lot more effective (and safer) with some cast iron pans on the elements to increase the surface area for convecting the heat away.
Go Hawks 5 years ago
Yeah, really. Maybe throw some pots on the stove with water, steam up the place? It doesn't seem like that would do the trick by itself? But, when you're freezing, hard to think straight- scary!
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Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago (edited)
I keep my thermostat at 18 degrees Celcius when I'm home and 15 when I'm out... I can always put on a jumper or cardigan if it's not warm enough. No need for 23 degrees for healthy (younger) people... PS lighting an array of tea lights- six for a small room- will make it bearable too :)
Rachel Lacow 5 years ago
You trickle the water on each faucet and open the cabinet doors to prevent frozen pipes
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#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
Cip IESAN 5 years ago
It also needs a knife, a fork, a toothpick, a corkscrew and a bottle opener!
#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
Hayley Futter 5 years ago
And the gas in them actually helps them from going stale. I never understood why people don't get that they will be crushed without the air, I worked that out when I was a a child...
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Niffler_13 5 years ago
The air inside bags of chips is Nitrogen, it helps keep them from going stale, and also prevents the majority of the chips from being crushed during transport and stocking.
StrawberryParfait 5 years ago
So, they'd rather chips be vacuum packed? Enjoy your bag of crumbs, idiots.
Peter Hall 5 years ago (edited)
Why does nobody here realise that too much air in each bag is the issue, not how many chips are in the bag or how they're stored. Most chip bags are over full with air. So more air=less bags in the carton=more cartons in the truck=more trucks to deliver more cartons. Its about reducing the amount of Carbon Monoxide in the atmosphere from the amount of trucks on the road. One truck won't make a lot of difference but 10 million will.
Erin Kavik 5 years ago
They can't overfill them too much or the bag will pop. The cartons are a set size that hasn't changed in my years handling them, and the cartons have a set number of baggies in them by brand that also hasn't changed in my years handling them. If that box holds 32 bags and 32 doesn't fit in it then the box won't be sent and the machinery adjusted. All of this stuff is so tightly regulated and standardised that your situation will not happen.
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They should start making chip bags without air. People will soon be begging to get that air back.
wandile dludlu 5 years ago
but the air is there to protect the chips from getting crushed... I never understood why people have a problem with this
#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
jevais 5 years ago
Redneck Americans maybe? Donald trump said it's only a flue, right?
Load More Replies... Heather Ob 5 years ago
One of the local Chinese takeouts where I am did something similar, but they actually went all out with plexiglass and wood. Less likely for rogue customers to break through.
beautiful plumage 5 years ago
in all the businesses i've been to during the pandemic, none have taken exposure as seriously as chinese restaurants. i've seen several that are as outfitted as this one. maybe we should all take the hint?
WildBerry 5 years ago
Maybe we all should have taken the hint from the Asians wearing masks all these years too. They started long before this SARS 2 outbreak. CoV-SARS-2
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Kimberly Cline 5 years ago
That’s to protect them from you, not you from them. They’re still breathing on your food!
WildBerry 5 years ago
So you heat it back up when you it home and the virus/bacteria is killed. Perfecto!
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#18
Whoever Built This Might Have A Phd In Redneck Engineering
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Yes. Seems safer than any other place near it.
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Thomas Ewing 5 years ago
Four-by-fours break like matchsticks compared to steel. I'd be mighty careful.
D. Pitbull 5 years ago
This person should (or maybe they already have or do?) work for a movie-prop company... seriously - all those awesome rides are usually 'regular' cars with amazing covers.
#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
beautiful plumage 5 years ago
"note to self: swap out for clean pants in the morning. crotch stank is bad."
Mari Bryant 5 years ago
Are they blowing cold air? If it was warm air, they could just use a blanket? Lol
Elaine Mattingly 5 years ago
Somebody loved them so much to take the time to do this. Precious and wonderfull.
#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.
Someone 5 years ago
Oh he could still lose his grip on that bat and send it right into those crown jewels lol. If there's a way, a child will find it.
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That is BRILLIANT. No running after the ball if he hits it either!
wandile dludlu 5 years ago
The only thing missing here is a beer. He is both too lazy and actually doing it
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
That's because you can't hear him yell, :Martha! Put the damn camera down and bring me a beer!"
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arjelio mas 5 years ago
That's a good way to play with a cat, as well. Tie a toy on the end and let the cat chase it then reel it in and the cat will have a great time catching the toy. You don't have to keep getting up to retrieve the toy and happiness abounds.
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
My husband did this for the cats with a fishing pole and cat toy.
#22
We Needed To Disassemble A Shelf In An Office And We Didn’t Have A Mallet. Rubber Bands + Hammer = Mallet
Paul Davenport 5 years ago
it is stupid if the impact splits the bands and they fly back at your face and eyes :P
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Diandra “Mss Didi” Blackthorn 5 years ago
Just saved Me a bunch o' bucks as I don't normally EVER need a rubber mallet!
#23
Silent Killer Mkii
Saico Hipe 5 years ago
Haha, no. Some states require it, but many (Most?) do not. In Colorado you just have to get an emissions test every 2 years, and that's it. Unless you are visibly violating the law and get stopped by a cop, you could be driving a total death trap and no one would know.
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Juan Alcorta 5 years ago
The doors don´t match. I hardly believe this was made from to equal model cars
IlovemydogShilo 5 years ago
In the UK and Ireland we have very strict road tests for all vehicles. Seriously the vehicle would nearly have to be new to pass. If they saw this car they would just have a good laugh and instantly fail it.
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Not true at all. Watch James May's Toy Stories, specifically the one where he builds a motorbike with sidecar out of only meccano + tires then drives the full TT Man circuit: That had to be inspected to be on the road, and indeed passed.
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Adam Hart-Dyke 5 years ago
For those wondering if this is for real. Yes, but the caption is probably garbage. This is a real thing made by a guy from Canada and not some American dude who "wreck his two Pruis's" and decided to weld them together. You can see the build pictures here: http://www.dieselstation.com/cars/custom-6-door-toyota-prius-a722.html
Marek Yanchurak 5 years ago
Thank you. That is definitely not "just two prius's welded together" by any stretch of the imagination. That's a full custom job.
Load More Replies... Cris Olson 5 years ago
I know the guy who built that; his kids went to school with my son. He owns a Prius repair shop and built it the same way they make stretch limousines from SUVs, so it is in fact safe and street-legal. I guess they decided to build it because they had more kids than could fit in a 4-door car, but wanted a hybrid because they commute from an hour away from town.
Edward Hara 5 years ago
Wow! That's impressive!! This guy is an artist wtih the welding sticks!
#24
Came Across This Picture And Wanted To Share
Corey Smith 5 years ago
They're imitating the car from Escape From New York. vlcsnap-20...30bd45.jpg 
#25
*Beep Beep*
Linda Robinett 5 years ago
I was on a highway, and that means everybody was going 65 mph. some idiot had an open truck and a bath tub fell off it. We called the highway patrol. A tarp would help.
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Christel Nellemann 5 years ago
Almost got killed on a danish highway, when some massive box had dropped off a big truck, utterly scary. At least this is a normal road.
#26
When Covid Requires Separate Climate Control In An Auto, What Can You Do?
#27
Grandpa: 1 Trash Panda: 0
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
Trash panda: takes one look, and sneaks into your Grandpa's garage to get the chainsaw.
Elaine Mattingly 5 years ago
How to make your garbage attractive and visually appealing class# 101
BoredPundits 5 years ago
Would be fun to have a surveillance camera on there, to see if any critters come lookin'.
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Redneck Security System
wandile dludlu 5 years ago
South Africa every day... we also have contraptions for the steering wheel and also the pedals
Jelly the Bean 5 years ago
Oh yes... my friend used to live there and said that she had to lock up everything that could be taken away.
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Stephen Lyford 5 years ago
In America, the stick shift alone is enough to deter most car thieves, since most people don't know how to drive stick.
DogMatic 5 years ago
It's the polar opposite in the UK. I drive an automatic now due to disability, & finding one wasn't easy.
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E Menendez 5 years ago
In the U.S. it is enough to have a standard transmission to keep people from stealing. I have brought my five speed to the repair shop for an oil change and had them need to find the guy that can drive the stick, so...
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
That lock adds at most 1.5sec to pick it; cost you more time if you have a key. Just shim.
#29
That'll Do For Now, He Said. That Was 4 Years Ago
mph seti 5 years ago
Yep. It's always now, it always was then, and it always will be soon.
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Luther von Wolfen 5 years ago
Any temporary fix that works will become a permanent fix. This is an important thing to know. If you want your employer to actually fix something, do not create a temporary fix that can become permanent.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
So 4 years ago he was already a very innovative lighting designer.
A Random Panda 5 years ago
I'm gonna hang my clothes on the chandelierrrr, on the chandeierrrr...
Mike Procaccini 5 years ago
THAT IS THE MOST REDNECK TRAILER PARK THING I HAVE EVER SEEN. I LIKE IT!!
#30
My Life Has Been A Lie
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 5 years ago
If it is where riots are, or hurricanes, plywood might be sold out.
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Steve Barnett 5 years ago
I'm guessing that riots were impending and it gives the illusion of being boarded up.
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CharliAnn Olney 5 years ago
WHY! Does he really think THAT will protect his windows from the Hurricane?
Sue Clasen 5 years ago
And you make it public? I wouldn't. Do you want peaceful protesters to know they are not plywood?
zims 5 years ago
It's not like they're name-dropping the specific store that did this.
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Gotta Love Uhaul
Stimpy 5 years ago
Technically yeah, but I'm pretty sure that is illegal. So they can likely end up paying much more...
Oskar vanZandt 5 years ago (edited)
Probably get a better deal (way lower than 3K) from a farmer with a tractor to pull that mobile home a relatively short distance... slower but safer.
Molly Block 5 years ago
You really do have to have permits and a safety vehicle in front and in back of you with lights.... this is highly illegal. Unless you are moving it on your own property and only using it as a storage building. If you wanted to move your own home like this on your land, and then live in it in a new location, you'd still need permits and inspections..... unless you just move it and use it as a storage building.
Su Hall 5 years ago
Probably did a better job, too! My mover laid the front full bay window on the floor, open bottom end forward! Took off and the wind whipped it upright, scraping walls and destroying a chandelier, not to mention all the road debris we found!
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
And after suffering from that idiot's "services" you still call them a mover? Home wrecker should be more fitting.
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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
Johnny 5 years ago
You can buy plastic adapters that do the same thing -- they come in C and D sizes and you can snap it on a AA battery. You don't get much battery life out of a AA in place of a D, but it'll work for a short time.
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Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
It'll just run out soon, not the vendor's concern.
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#33
This Is Why We Have The 2nd Amendment. So People Can Do This
Sue Clasen 5 years ago
You are right, guns don't kill people, other people do, Brits have a serious problem with knife killings, you don't necessarily need a bomb to kill a lot of people, with a big truck is sufficient look what happened in Niza, France, it's people, not guns.
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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
I can do plenty with a gun besides kill. I can do a lot with a kitchen knife, a baseball bat, and a rock, too. It's how readily you can kill with it that makes the difference, IMHO.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
A gun is a tool, just like a knife, a hammer, or a wrench. Is a gun evil? Only if the wielder is evil. You could feasibly kill someone with most anything. However, guns were designed with one purpose in mind: eliminating a target. Unlike other tools, they make killing much easier than it has any right to be, so they should certainly be more restricted. Guns make killing very impersonal, one just could put a couple rounds in someone from 50 feet. If you’re going to kill someone, having to do it with a knife would be a deterrent to a lot of the second degree murders.
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Jane W. 5 years ago
Best use I've seen for a gun. Better yet, turn it in to the police station.
Christel Nellemann 5 years ago
Guns do not kill people, and people are insane, idiotic or even incapable to monitor/contain own feelings before acting on it kike a five year old. Hence the USA has a massive world record for death by firearms . A part if these accidental. Even dogs have shot their owners in US.
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
I like the three year old who got his Mom from the floor of the back set because he got into her purse while she was driving. Nobody has said (in my reading, at least,) WHY this kid was loose on the back floor while she was driving, and what idiot would leave a purse with a gun in it unattended, but...
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Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
And if someone breaks into your house while you’re taking a dump, you can waste them from your porcelain throne.
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#34
Ran Out Of Washers So Drilled Through Some Pennies
Thomas Duncan 5 years ago
Is true. In Canada we ditched the penny as they cost more to coin & circulate than their value. $1CDN will only get you a small handful of washers, probably same in US. They are just really stubborn about changes to the currency
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Steve Barnett 5 years ago
I like this a lot, there's been times when I could've done this when I've run out of washers. Also, it might be cheaper than actually buying washers. But remember you need a proper metal drill bit, not wood or masonry.
beautiful plumage 5 years ago
depending on application, this could be a problem. zinc (primary metal of us pennies) is only about half as strong as steel. but kudos for the quick thinking!
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
Pennies are the only coin you are legally allowed to deface, which is why those souveneer coin machines ask for a 'penny here', and X amount of quarters in another slot. (To unlock the gears to make the thing.) Trivia; gotta love what sticks in your mind.
#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.
Caroline Driver 5 years ago
Mind you, who'd want to take the chance of running into that back bumper if it stopped suddenly. It would take out your whole radiator
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
I ha a 73 Delta bumper that could do *that*. They don't make bumpers like that any more!
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Margot Porter 5 years ago
or they'll want to stay away so they don't get knocked out by a dude who is tired of tailgaters.
Harold Houfek 5 years ago
Awesome, I wanted to put a 4 inch steel bumper on the front and rear of my Jeep, 2016. I am not an altar boy but I am a polite driver
Karen Klinck 5 years ago
I had a friend who used steel I-beams front and back on his truck. He stopped a 'I'm-gonna-go-through-that-toll-barrier-at-speed' idiot by putting the truck in park and just letting them hit. He also wanted to put synchronized machine guns that fired paintballs for the idiots in front of him, but his wife wouldn't let him.
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Are Russians The Rednecks Of Europe?
mph seti 5 years ago
The MAGA variety sure loves Putin-style governance, and wants it here.
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#37
50 Bucks Ain’t Too Bad. Just Gotta Watch The Toes
Erin Kavik 5 years ago
An ordinary drum sander can easily eliminate your fingers. Hospital is what would happen.
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beautiful plumage 5 years ago
where the heck did this guy get a sanding belt that wide and long?
Go Hawks 5 years ago
That's the real question! Followed by many others....
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Holly Allen 5 years ago
...until my sister visited and I forgot to tell her not to use the treadmill
John Savage 3 years ago
I could punch myself in the face for getting rid of my treadmill while shopping for a belt sander.
#38
Flex Seal Can Do Anything
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
In most states, no: the rear-view mirror has no vantage point. Only with a trailer may one block the rear-view mirror legally, although this is rarely enforced here in CA. However, the license plate says Idaho, and who knows what's legal or not, in the last state that allows execution by firing squad and hanging in state penitentiaries, and neo-Nazi campgrounds/compounds.
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A homemade cap for the pickup with the tailgate serving as a door. A very stupid homemade cap.
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Brandy Grote 5 years ago
It's like Henry's Roof Sealant. Made for small areas, but my friends had a lot of small areas. After a year of patching, they realized they had an entire new roof!
#39
Need To Relocate Your Switch?
Debby Bright 5 years ago
It would've taken less energy to just install another switch in the next room!
#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.
Alexandra Nau 5 years ago
We so have laws against this. It's german, Looks like 'aprove adapt overcome' to me.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 5 years ago
Looking at the setup, this is a computer-improvisation. there's a keyboard underneath the plastic-covering and there's a bit of a monitor-like think in the left upper part of the picture visible. Yes, it's German (or Austrian or from parts of Switzerland, but let's go with German) . M guess? Something in University. Cut the wires and the computer stops working. I don't think something really life-threatening is connected to this. I don't get why people think this can't be German - of course it can! If it's not a dangerous machine, nobody will say anything.
Beatrice Multhaupt 5 years ago
You saw this in....GERMANY!!!???? Not the Germany I once knew, that's for sure
Marek Yanchurak 5 years ago
"Using" the wire clippers will cut right through, what I'm assuming, is a power cord. Certainly an effective means of stopping a machine quickly, but you might have trouble getting it started again. But hey, safety first.
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In the world of unconventional solutions, 'Redneck Engineering' embraces improvisation and resourcefulness. While some might view these hacks as impractical, they offer a fresh perspective on problem-solving.
Similarly, exploring unconventional methods can offer unique insights, as seen in the concept of unethical hacks that challenge traditional norms of navigation through life.
#41
The Ultimate Redneck Engineering From Russia
Bathsheba 5 years ago
A lot of Eastern block apartments only had one plumbed room. Relations of ours used to rent one in what was East Germany - a rare unmodernised one. Had the shower in the kitchen (though not a toilet, thank god! That was in the hallway and would have been shared but theirs was the only unrenovated apartment, so they had sole use). At least this keeps it contained most of the time!
A Random Panda 5 years ago
That's an odd place to put a toilet, but I guess if you're that low on space...
#42
I'll Just Knock, Thanks
Jyri Hakola 5 years ago
Those probably connect a 9v battery or couple of 1,5V ones. Not useful but not dangerous.
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#43
No Foundation? No Problem...
swearingen metroliner 2 years ago
one mintue, some tires are gone, the next minute, the whole house is gone.
M O'Connell 5 years ago
The tires were used as forms to pour concrete piers.
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#44
When The Crap Gets Clumping, You Get Jumping!
#45
Not Stupid If It Works
hydrostatic joints 5 years ago
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not...
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#46
Where Can I Get One!
#47
Engineering Level: Redneck
Tim Douglass 5 years ago
It's actually a pretty normal thing to use cans or pieces of cardboard tubing or soda cups filled with sand to create a hole for the post to be set in later. You have to use something to leave the void, why not a pop can?
#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!
Cip IESAN 5 years ago
Be happy: it means the wall is not so old, it was build after september, 2012!
MarcAngelina Alcober 5 years ago
I used a pizza hut box once for a hole in my kitchen wall.... it was perfect... covered it with plaster and called it good. im sure its still there to this day.
#49
So There Was A Hole In The Window And This Is How Our School Decided To Fix It
Zenozenobee 5 years ago
In France, it's like they flip a coin every time something needs to be done in a school, or at least in my kids's public schools. Most of the time, it's done in this type of "engenering style", but they spent 125.000€ renovating the bathroom... that needed a renovation, but still, I would need nearly 30.000€ to renovate my 7m² bathroom if I decided to pay the same price per square meter.
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Blackheart 5 years ago
DeVos needs to get on her broom and rise out of here
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#50
Failed To Realize There Was No Shower Rod When I Was Moving In, But The Show Must Go On
#51
Next Level Lawnmowing
JessG 5 years ago
Great! I’ll just go round up six lawnmowers somewhere. With all that effort and price, why not just get an actual riding mower?
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
I’m guessing he fixed up a few old push mowers
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Kelli Lindsay 5 years ago
Are we to assume the blades don’t work on the riding mower? Is that what we’re looking at?
M O'Connell 5 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E65wMy58tYw&app=desktop
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Jane Holtzbert 5 years ago
But you're cutting in front of you, not behind. This doesn't make sense.
#52
I Got A Heated Pool Now. Yup
#53
Our Hose Broke At Work But Luckily We Got A Redneck In The Kitchen
Megan Curl 5 years ago
And how the heck would you empty that with how heavy is is?
Load More Replies... Steven Essex 5 years ago
A lot of people are asking the reason for a garbage can full of water in a food service environment. Having worked food service, many places buy garbage cans specifically for food preparation. Trash never touches them. They use them for things like soaking beans or potatoes or anything that requires that amount of water. As for emptying them, they use scoops to empty out the product, then dump them over the floor drain somebody mentioned in the comments.
#54
The Way My In Laws Fixed Their Garbage Can
Artoonist Corine 5 years ago
In my area - we buy the bins. If they get damaged - you buy another....
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Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Corona = too much time on your hand = steampunk-bin.
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#55
This Van Blessed Me With Its Presence At My Place Of Work 2 Years Ago Today
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
Reminds me of an 80s SF about crossing a post-apocalytic US with giant multiwheeled cars. Has the same rounded-angular-offwhite futurist aesthetic.
M O'Connell 5 years ago
Auto design critics to the Trans Sport as having "dustbuster styling" and the resemblance is uncanny.
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M O'Connell 5 years ago
Nope, it's a Pontiac TransSport body stretched over a C1500 chassis.
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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.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
Yep. I grew up where this would get you fined, and your car off the road. Now live in Virginia. Continue to be amazed what is allowed as "street legal".
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Little Wonder 5 years ago
haha, my dad did this with a coffee tin. Lasted years, only took it off to fix the pipe before selling the car.
Someone 5 years ago
Well since he said it was quoted at more than the car was worth I think it's permanent. If you're gonna pay more than a car is worth for a repair it's time to get a new car...or live like this.
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Innovative
Zoe's Mom 5 years ago
This is actually sad that this person cannot afford a pair of sneakers. You don't need high end name brand; just a new pair say from Target or Walmart.
#58
A Hot Water Tap In Vietnam
Sueca BMO 5 years ago
I can't see how this could work. It's not the tap that needs to be heated as the water only passes through for a millisecond, thus not long enough to get heated up. Correct me if I'm wrong?
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
The candle is there so that the tap doesn't get frozen in those long bittercold winters in Vietnam.
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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
I'm thinking this isn't to heat the water, but a place to hang the candle.
#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
Emilingo (strawberry seeds) 5 years ago
No, not really. I don't personally know anyone who owns a gun.
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Europeans would just replace that trigger with one from another bottle. That's why we don't need guns.
#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 :)
lara 5 years ago
This means that all the filters, the air "exhaust" and everything else is stopped up with lint. This happened at a villa we rented. I called maintenance because the previous tenant had taped the button down. The maintenance man said, "oh, oh" and I said "oh, oh, what?" And he said, "it is really clogged, this is a safety default so that the dryer doesn't over heat and set everything on fire. You have to clean ALL the filters, not just the one in the tub." And he did and it worked fine.
#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.
Marcellus the Third 5 years ago
If the job is ripping off the collar of the nearest shirt, then yes it does.
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What do you think ?
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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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
In NZ we refer to 'redneck engineering' as 'No.8 wire ingenuity ' (No.8 wire was/is a common fencing wire, handy for a lot of quick farm fixes I guess, probably how we got the term)
Susan Egan 5 years ago
My dad was an engineer. He would say if someone else can fix this, why can't I? We never paid for a repairman. If a specific tool was needed, he'd make it with what we had. Since I was his "helper" from the time I was little, I've had the same feeling. I maybe the only woman in the auto parts store or the tool area of a Lowes but we have saved a lot of money doing things ourselves, plumbing, patching, electric wiring, painting, minor car repairs (used to have VW, Dad and I pulled the engine 3x's) if it's on YouTube or I can find a manual I'll give it a try. The only time I worry looking at some of these repairs is if they look unsafe. Some risks aren't worth it. Be safe.
AnnieLaurie Burke 5 years ago
Many of these are not unsafe, and show an amazing ingenuity. How do people think many of the slick, mass-produced tools we have today got invented?
Jenifer Riggs 5 years ago (edited)
Why is it called Redneck Engineering? From what I see you don't have to be a Redneck to come up with this kind of stuff.
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.
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
In NZ we refer to 'redneck engineering' as 'No.8 wire ingenuity ' (No.8 wire was/is a common fencing wire, handy for a lot of quick farm fixes I guess, probably how we got the term)
Susan Egan 5 years ago
My dad was an engineer. He would say if someone else can fix this, why can't I? We never paid for a repairman. If a specific tool was needed, he'd make it with what we had. Since I was his "helper" from the time I was little, I've had the same feeling. I maybe the only woman in the auto parts store or the tool area of a Lowes but we have saved a lot of money doing things ourselves, plumbing, patching, electric wiring, painting, minor car repairs (used to have VW, Dad and I pulled the engine 3x's) if it's on YouTube or I can find a manual I'll give it a try. The only time I worry looking at some of these repairs is if they look unsafe. Some risks aren't worth it. Be safe.
AnnieLaurie Burke 5 years ago
Many of these are not unsafe, and show an amazing ingenuity. How do people think many of the slick, mass-produced tools we have today got invented?
Jenifer Riggs 5 years ago (edited)
Why is it called Redneck Engineering? From what I see you don't have to be a Redneck to come up with this kind of stuff.
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