30 Clever Inventions From Around The World That Solve Little Daily Problems
I’ve lived in the U.S. my whole life. And when that’s the only place you really know, it’s easy to assume the way we do things is just… how it’s done. But then you see all these clever inventions from other countries and realize we’ve got some catching up to do.
From small fixes that make daily life smoother to stuff that’s just plain fun, these genius ideas had me wondering, “Why don’t we have this already?”
1. “Japanese Vending Machine Adapted To The Surroundings”
2. “I Am Not Plastic – Cassava Starch Bags That Returns To Mother Nature Within Months From Bali, Indonesia”
3. “In Japan, Baggage Scales Are Flat On The Ground, So You Don’t Have To Lift Your Heavy Suitcases”
4. “A Seat To Put Your Baby While You Use Stall In Japan Public Bathroom”
5. “A Machine To Test If Your Avocado Is Ready To Eat”
6. “In Bilbao, Spain, There Are Escalators On The Sidewalks To Help Older People Up Steep Hills”
7. “A Half Pipe Table Tennis Table In Munich, Germany”
8. “Self Cleaning Roads In South Korea”
9. “When You Turn 18 In Sweden, You Get This Guidebook For How To Be An Adult”
10. “Crossing In Spain Tells You Which Way Vehicles Are Coming From”
11. “Manhole Cover In Wiesbaden, Germany”
12. “In Wroclaw, Poland Each Cathedral And Even The Rivers Have A Tactile Model Nearby For Blind People To See Them Too”
13. “Knee-Activated Water Taps At A Supermarket, Italy”
14. “Sidewalks In Helsinki Are Heated From Under”
15. “Projected Markings In Oulu, Finland, When Snow Covers The Ones Painted On The Street”
16. “This Antique Door From 1380 In Regensburg (Germany) Helps Finding The Keyhole After You Drank Too Much Wine”
17. “These Street Lamps I Saw In Iceland Are Shaped Like People Doing Kung Fu”
18. “A Little House For Ducks In A Small Marina In Galaxidi Greece”
19. “My Hotel In Switzerland Has Different Plug Sockets For Guests From Different Parts Of The World”
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21. “This Robot Uses Cameras And Machine Learning To Identify And Sucking Up Cigarette Butts. It Has Been Built To Clean Italian Beaches”
22. “Oslo, Norway Has Mobile Charging Stations That Are Powered By Solar Panels”
23. “Wine Vending Machine On German Hiking Route (Ahr)”
24. “This Tunnel In Belfast Is An ‘Influencer Free Zone'”
25. “This Gas Station In Finland Has A Tiny Library”
26. “Machine Themed Restaurant, You Call The Waiter By Turning On A Light. Cambridge, UK”
27. “In France, We Don’t Have The Tooth Fairy, But The ‘Little Mouse’. At The Dental Practice I Went To, There Is A Door For The Mouse In The Waiting Room”
28. “My Local Store Puts Out ‘Warning, Product Got Smaller!’ Labels”
29. “Everyone Knows Rocking Horses, But In Finland We Have Rocking Mooses”
30. “Hotel I Stayed At In Greece Had Wooden Bikes For Guests To Use”
