45 Funny Engineering Solutions They May Be Out Of The Ordinary But They Work

There’s a place online called “Redneck Engineering” dedicated to quick fixes people came up with that is anything but normal.

When you have to think fast or don’t have the time to properly fix something, that’s when a degree in redneck engineering comes in handy. I think some of these folks are smarter than most because they figured out how to get the job done using what they had.

It’s only stupid if it doesn’t work.

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4. “Spare wheel”

MillaKillaHilla

5. “My mom and sisters’ attempt at providing air conditioning in the back for me — it did the trick!”

SamboyBbqChipsRock

6. “The piece of an eraser that I cut to fit my window switch so my dog would stop randomly rolling down the window.”

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Flimsy_Researcher

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IngFavalli

10. “I couldn’t find any washers that would fit over the heads of screws… So… Yep.”

Jebedia47

11. “My family’s doorbell stopped working a week or so ago. We had to improvise.”

violinfiddleman

12. “Apparently, forceps make great antenna boosters.”

Andrewg1972

13. “A temporary drying rack for my hotel room”

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14. “Fixed the downspout”

tsmeagain

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16. “When you don’t have a Ceiling Fan”

PsychedKdogg420

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18. “Sun blinds were not bought, so they built their own”

Zerfallsgesetz

19. “My dumbass solution to the problem of high-hanging fruit”

BlueOysterCultist

20. “A PVC pipe basketball ’hoop’ I made so that my son could practice”

Tominator2000

21. “Turned an old washing machine drum into a fire pit”

jjnefx

22. “In a private hospital to keep the TV at the right angle…”

Chalky3

23. “Never too young to start rednecking.”

AffectionateMix5654

24. “Out of tape”

Tuncarrot2472

25. “No cup holders? No problem.”

AmishElectrician92

26. “Master Lock 100”

superkaifas

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dustindee

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31. “Stick Fix”

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32. “Slavic Redneck Piping”

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33. “Redneck bed liner.”

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36. “Faucet handle shift knob….”

preludachris8

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h/t: RedneckEngineering

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.