Nate
Despite the last year, we’re living in pretty amazing times. Yes, there are a lot of dumb people out there but there are also some brilliant minds finding solutions for common everyday problems that we didn’t even know needed to be fixed.
There will always be someone trying to find a cure for a disease, but we all can’t be that person. Some of us also have to figure out how to fold a fitted bed sheet. Say goodbye to these everyday problems.
1. “A discrete way of calling for help”
2. “How the ruins are displayed in Serbia”
3. “In Norway, you get a small amount of money for recycling bottles/cans. They’re often collected by poor people, the homeless etc. A lot of our trash cans have these holders around them so people don’t have to search through the trash to collect them.”
4. “They put rails under the benches in this park so you can always be in the shadow.”
5. “This museum in Berlin has ‘touchable’ versions of their paintings for blind people”
6. “This furniture hardware is sorted by step rather than by type.”
7. “Train seats in Japan facing outwards so you can see the scenery.”
8. “This restaurant gives you a discount if you have well-behaved kids”
9. “Crosswalk projected on a dirty winter road.”
10. “These public swings have powered chargers for your phone in a train station.”
11. “Our refrigerator has revolving levels so you can reach everything easily.”
12. “This keypad randomizes the numbers every time so someone doesn’t figure out the password from your hand movements.”
13. “This TV remote has a keyboard on it’s back.”
14. “The fitted sheet in my new sheet set is marked for easier bed making.”
15. “These notched chairs to hold bags.”
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17. “These public benches are reversible, so you can choose to look at people or boats.”
18. “This shirt has a piece of lens cloth sewn on the inside for your glasses.”
19. “Doctors painted the MRI machine in the children’s clinic to look like a submarine.”
20. “This soap bottle lists a purpose for each ingredient.”
21. “This baby store has different surfaces to “road test” the strollers.”
22. “A bike escalator in Norway.”
23. “My university sent me a wallet-sized diploma.”
24. “This airplane sleeping mask has different sides depending on if you want the flight attendant to wake you up for meals or not.”
25. “At the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, they have versions of paintings so that blind visitors can still enjoy the art.”
26. “A very interactive CPR training kiosk at the airport.”
27. “This toilet lock that doubles as a tray so you can’t leave without taking your stuff.”
28.”My spatula has a little stand so it doesn’t touch the counter.”
29. “A pill bottle that keeps track of when it was last opened.”
30. “My wife got me a magnet bracelet for holding on to screws as I fix things.”
31. “This chess set from 1972 has the valid moves for each piece stamped on their bases, making the game much easier for beginners to learn.”
32. “If you’re elderly or disabled, you will receive a card that enables you to cross the road with a longer countdown time (Singapore)”
33. “These two different sets of shopping baskets at a department store in Bangkok – for those that need help or want to be left alone.”
34. “This elevator at my university has feet buttons.”
35. “They have pet carts in grocery stores in Italy.”
36.”This rooftop for bicycles so the saddle won’t get wet.”
37.”You can’t read the cash machine screen if you’re not directly in front of it.”
38. “My local hypermarket grows some of its own vegetables.”
39. “My hospital has lights in the ceiling that are designed to look like the sky.”
40. “Shopping cart cleaning machine in Italy.”
41. “The tear-offs on this poster for domestic abuse have the phone number disguised as a bar code.”
42. “The plastic packaging of this paint roller doubles as a paint tray.”
43. “This kinetic sidewalk generates electricity when you walk on it.”
44. “My work has a special coat closet for smokers.”
45. “This dustpan has a comb for the broom.”
46. “This is a mud shovel. The holes help break suction when digging in mud.”
47. “My spoon carving kit came with bandaids.”
48. “A suitcase that can measure its own weight.”
49. “This deck of cards has a blank for a replacement if a card is lost.”
50. “This ruler has a cascading millimeter mark that makes it easier to read.”
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