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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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Touchless Dispenser

Touchless Dispenser

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks professional and not red-neck at all. I want one.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is cool, but who cares if you touch something germy to then immediately rub hand sanitizer on the hand that touched it

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Step on that bottom part and it pushes the top part that dispenses it.

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Lucy Browne
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing ‘redneck’ or unsafe about that - great solution!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They almost always have these at the stores in Japan, they have these petal like things at the bottom, and you just step on it

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a foot operated dispenser. quite common in Asia, also for food establishment (manufacturing & mass catering) where no-hand taps are required.

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Allen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should manufacture millions of these and have them in every store and place of business

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely LOVE foot-operated sinks in public restrooms.

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Marsha Brown
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our pet food store rigged this up at the entrance, and it's wonderful. You're not possibly contaminating the bottle of gel if your hands have touched something with the virus, it's convenient to use. They also put a mat down, to absorb any spills. It is genius, and not redneck or dangerous at all.

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Fiona Morris
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

but if youre about to sanitise your hands does it matter if you touched it

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Catherine Spencer-Mills
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't you have to touch the top bar to depress the plunger? With something - hand, arm, leg...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You step on the bottom part which pulls down the top part and dispenses the sanitizer.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So now instead of having to push the little plunger on the bottle, you're just pushing a bigger plunger device...still gotta push & touch something...right?

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Protection From Escaping

Protection From Escaping

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For Remote Teaching Without A Document Camera

For Remote Teaching Without A Document Camera

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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.”

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My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding

My 12 Year Old Son Modified His Bike With Carpet For Barefoot Riding

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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.

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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.”

#8

When You Ask A Welder To Fix Something For You

When You Ask A Welder To Fix Something For You

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*snaps off other mirror on purpose* can you fix this mirror too?

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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

Found This Fork In My Brothers House And Asked Him Why He Had Done It.... Then He Ran Upstairs To Grab His iPad

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#11

A Whole Crap Load Of Amish Guys Moving A Barn

A Whole Crap Load Of Amish Guys Moving A Barn

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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#12

Would Like To Buy This Guy A Beer And Hear His Story

Would Like To Buy This Guy A Beer And Hear His Story

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#13

Man Puts Chicken On Top Of Squeegee To Eat The Spiders Trapped In The Ceiling, Natural Pest Control

Man Puts Chicken On Top Of Squeegee To Eat The Spiders Trapped In The Ceiling, Natural Pest Control

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#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.

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.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who the frick would let someone live in a house that is -40. Your landlord is an a*hole.

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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

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

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It also needs a knife, a fork, a toothpick, a corkscrew and a bottle opener!

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#16

Buoyancy

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2 korean student's made a raft out of potato chip bags to prove they have too much air in them.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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

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

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#18

Whoever Built This Might Have A Phd In Redneck Engineering

Whoever Built This Might Have A Phd In Redneck Engineering

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Steering Wheel Broke, Needed To Finish The Yard. Thankfully I Know How To Drive A Stick

Steering Wheel Broke, Needed To Finish The Yard. Thankfully I Know How To Drive A Stick

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Your Move, NASA

Your Move, NASA

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've done this with a hair dryer... but you have to be careful not to melt the hair dryer

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#21

Use A Fishing Rod To Teach Your Son Baseball

Use A Fishing Rod To Teach Your Son Baseball

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We Needed To Disassemble A Shelf In An Office And We Didn’t Have A Mallet. Rubber Bands + Hammer = Mallet

We Needed To Disassemble A Shelf In An Office And We Didn’t Have A Mallet. Rubber Bands + Hammer = Mallet

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#23

Silent Killer Mkii

Silent Killer Mkii

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Came Across This Picture And Wanted To Share

Came Across This Picture And Wanted To Share

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#26

When Covid Requires Separate Climate Control In An Auto, What Can You Do?

When Covid Requires Separate Climate Control In An Auto, What Can You Do?

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Grandpa: 1 Trash Panda: 0

Grandpa: 1 Trash Panda: 0

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#28

Redneck Security System

Redneck Security System

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

South Africa every day... we also have contraptions for the steering wheel and also the pedals

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That'll Do For Now, He Said. That Was 4 Years Ago

That'll Do For Now, He Said. That Was 4 Years Ago

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#31

Gotta Love Uhaul

Gotta Love Uhaul

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically yeah, but I'm pretty sure that is illegal. So they can likely end up paying much more...

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#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

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

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#33

This Is Why We Have The 2nd Amendment. So People Can Do This

This Is Why We Have The 2nd Amendment. So People Can Do This

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#34

Ran Out Of Washers So Drilled Through Some Pennies

Ran Out Of Washers So Drilled Through Some Pennies

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#35

Installed My Anti-Tailgater Device Today... Now I Just Need To Find Something For Folks Who Cut Me Off...

Installed My Anti-Tailgater Device Today... Now I Just Need To Find Something For Folks Who Cut Me Off...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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#36

Are Russians The Rednecks Of Europe?

Are Russians The Rednecks Of Europe?

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#37

50 Bucks Ain’t Too Bad. Just Gotta Watch The Toes

50 Bucks Ain’t Too Bad. Just Gotta Watch The Toes

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#39

Need To Relocate Your Switch?

Need To Relocate Your Switch?

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Text Means "Emergency Stop"

Text Means "Emergency Stop"

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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