If there's a problem, there's a solution. Of course, if the issue is very specific, a simple screwdriver probably won't do the trick. Luckily, human ingenuity has more to offer. A lot more. And you can see it all on the subreddit r/SpecializedTools.
It's an interesting corner of the internet, encouraging people to post photos of niche tools, created to make our lives better in situations where nothing else fits quite as well. A real delight to satisfy our curiosity.
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This Chair For People Who Love To Sit Cross-Legged
I am intrigued... I do sit cross legged in my chair a lot, but I also would like back support still... and not sure about that multi-level... would love to test one of these in a store, because I'm quite interested but don't want to risk an expensive bad purchase XD
I had one and they did a 100 day money back guarantee
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Me right now sitting cross-legged in my uncomfy office chair at work lol I can't sit right in a chair to save my life.
I need one! My feet never reach the floor so I always cross my legs.
I need this ! I'm five foot nothing , and my feet never reach the ground when I sit . I've been sitting cross legged all my life
I used to switch between crossed legs and dangling, until my husband made me a footstool (the ones that the office provided just weren't high enough for me).
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I'm over 50 still sit leg crossed at my desk, I would love one of these
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But, then I wouldn't have this awesome red imprint of bar and mesh on my leg! And I'd be able to walk immediately after standing!
I have RLS and definitely need something like this, but god knows why none of these chairs ever have back support.
I need a chair for the way I sit. It's like if you started crossed legged like the person on the right, but lifted your right leg up so now your right foot is over your left thigh (sorry to those who try that and I'm sure at least a few will get what I mean). I get dents from office chairs but still want a back and some arm comfort. They need to improve bean bag technology or something.
Well it wouldn't be the first time I've fallen off a stool because I forgot there was no back support and I leaned back
my mom and i looked into buying one of these (or a version) and they were sold out/out of stock :'(
My cats would hate me, they love my office chair, it's covered in cat hair, but I prefer to sit with what's shown in the right picture. I'm already on amazon.
As someone who cannot sit cross legged, my legs are too long and it hurts to try to sit like that, I'm jealous.
It baffles me as to why people sit like this. I've never found it vaguely comfortable.
Most family garages probably have an assortment of tools and materials that could all be used to make, for example, a basic table for the backyard or even something more complex. The team at Dienamics, a company that specializes in industrial design, toolmaking, and manufacturing, says that tools are the backbone of modern industry and trade. They are essential in almost any construction project. However, we don't often stop to think about the process of making the tools themselves.
Many argue that in prehistoric times, one of the most important eras in our evolution was the utilization of basic tools. The earliest known human-made stone tools date back around 2.6 million years. Crafted and used by homo habilis (sometimes known as "handy man"), these implements marked the first in a series of major toolmaking advances among early human hunter-gatherer societies, lasting from the early Stone Age all the way up until the first modern humans, homo sapiens, made the transition to permanent agricultural settlements around 10,000 years ago. Tools allowed our ancient ancestors to have much more of an effect on the world around them, helping them to survive in more comfort, and achieve more with less.
Baby Head Protector
Cow Brush
A Seatbelts Attachment For Pregnant Women
As we evolved as a species, so did our tools and our ability to use them. These two elements were essential to the development of infrastructure, which spurred the establishment of trades like carpentry and blacksmithing which relied on an individual mastering the use of a certain tool or trade. While hand tools were once forged out of the natural environment, these trades fine-tuned the creation of their tools using iron, wood and other metals which were heated and remolded.
These days, the process of creating tools is a lot more specific which, according to Dienamics, means there is a uniformity in material, size, and weight of hand tools which wasn't possible before. Now, a hand tool is designed on a computer, taking into account specific measurements and densities which make it both efficient and easy to use.
Tree Mover
A Lift To Help This Truck Driver Get In Cab
Surgical Suture Training Pad
My Smallest And Largest Hex Keys For Working On Large Injection Molding Presses
A Norwegian Shoe Drying Machine
Snow Clearing Machine For Trucks!
To Test Large Crane Capacity We Use Giant Water Bags... Aka The Balls Of Judgment
In Case You Have Never Seen, These Baffle Balls Are Used Inside Water Trucks To Stop The Water From Sloshing Side To Side While Driving
During The Australian Bushfires Any Water Source Can Be Used To Fight The Fires
You Saw My Largest And Smallest Hex Keys. These Are My Largest And Smallest Adjustable Wrenches!
This Titanium Coated Butter Knife With Internal Copper Alloy Heat Tubes. It’s Made To Heat Up When Held In Your Hand, So That It Is Easier To Spread Butter
"Titanium coated butter knife with internal copper alloy heat tubes". Really? Just to cut butter? What would you use for bread - a vibranium covered adamantium-made knife with a diamond-cutting laser beam?
Curb Shaper
A Street Sign Cleaning Vehicle, Complete With Soap, Water, A Brush And Some Kind Of Reflective Wax (Or Something?). First Time Seeing One In Germany
In German it's probably called a Verkehrschildreinigungsmaschine.
These Specialized Chain Tires That Are Used In The Extreme Heat Of Steel Mills
Refueling Helicopter In Mid-Air
My Buddy Made Me A Label Applicator. Just Passed 8000 Bottles/Labels
The Sasumata Is A Pole Weapon Used By The Samurai In Feudal Japan. It's Also Used Today To Safely Wrangle Anyone Posing A Threat To Civilians
New Type Of Parking Enforcement On My Campus Replacing The Boot, Appropriately Named “The Barnacle”
Bend Rules
I got one of those from my dad tool box that I got after his passing. Strangely used it to make the corner when I sew
Tool That Allows One Man To Move The Whole Train By Hand
Barrel-Filling Bridge
What on earth are they filling in those barrels? Radioactive whisky?
When A Guy Walks Into Your Office With This Thing Asking To Take A Reading. It's Called A Velometer, And Measures The Speed Of Air In A Given Area. He Kindly Allowed Me To Take A Photo
We're going to be seeing a lot more of this now that the importance of air flow in disease prevention has become more apparent.
Nasa Pistol Grip Tool - A Cordless Power Screwdriver/Drill Used By Spacewalking Astronauts To Fix The Hubble Space Telescope And The International Space Station
Ok, we all know this is a space zapper, stop fooling us around NASA.
I Work In A Stem Cell Lab. This Is A Liquid Nitrogen Dry Shipper, Used To Transport Cryopreserved Products Like Stem Cells And Vaccines In -150c
Using A Comb To Straighten Air Conditioner Fins
Yeah, but no matter how many you bring to the job you won't have the right size, they take quite a bit of effort, and don't work on heavily smashed fins. Plus you're probably going to slip and slice your knuckles.
Stenographer, The Machine The Court Reporters Use To Type Everything That Is Said There
Spent Shotgun Shell Lawn Sweeper Picker-Upper
aren't golf ball pickers basically the same, just larger spacing on the brush?
Pedestrian Catcher In 1920s
They're Childrens' Training Scissors. Like For Pre-Schoolers. The Extra Holes Are So A Grown-Up Can Co-Scissor And Help The Kid
I'm A Dog Groomer. These Guys Are Chunkers Meant To Specifically "Chunk" Out The Thick Hair
In hair dressing we use smaller ones to thin out the hair. Same thing .
Insulated Cryo Glove For Handling Very Cold Items (E.g. Liquid Helium). Like An Oven Mitt’s Cold Cousin
A Tool Used For Straw Roofing. Dutch Word For It Is 'Drijfbord'
For Right Handed, Left Eye Dominant Folks
I wonder if the rest of the world knows that hunting rifles exist in countries other than the US. Wouldn’t know it based on these comments.
Ladies And Gentlemen, Allow Me To Present A Fabled “The Right Tool”. This Is The Only Tool That Can Be Used To Remove The Oil Filter Housing On A Lamborghini Gallardo
A Champagne Sabre, For Cutting The Tops Off Champagne Bottles
Note: this post originally had 49 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
I am missing the dutch bricklaying machine here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dq8C0vhwR40s&ved=2ahUKEwiivtajvrryAhXMhf0HHVLnDZ4QwqsBegQIBRAF&usg=AOvVaw1RCLnnnkCP8wCxN0zDzJrH
more posts like these please! I love learning about new and interesting objects
If you had a job which required these specialty tools you would think differently.
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I am missing the dutch bricklaying machine here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dq8C0vhwR40s&ved=2ahUKEwiivtajvrryAhXMhf0HHVLnDZ4QwqsBegQIBRAF&usg=AOvVaw1RCLnnnkCP8wCxN0zDzJrH
more posts like these please! I love learning about new and interesting objects
If you had a job which required these specialty tools you would think differently.
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