We all encounter things in life that present us with a challenge or obstacles to overcome. Sometimes it takes a little clever thinking or out-of-the-box ingenuity to come up with a solution to those pesky problems.
These folks put on their thinking caps and discovered ways to make their lives and the lives of those around them a little better with some good old-fashioned brain power and we salute them.
If one thing is clear it is that these people have found the cheat codes for life’s most challenging situations.
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“The Uber Eats driver couldn’t find my address, so he had to light the beacon.”
2
“Guy at a drive-through handed me my change like this. It’s genius because I always drop the coins.”
3
“A year ago, I went blind. But it didn’t prevent me from modifying and solving a Rubik’s cube.”
4
“The spotted dog has a tendency to wander off. Stubborn old Mr. Basset Hound does not. Problem solved!”
5
“I’m tired of being my cat’s door crew. One shoe makes it so the cat can’t open the door too far and the other makes sure it closes behind her.”
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“I work for a cell phone carrier and my boss broke his finger so he glued the tip of a stylus to the end of the splint.”
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“My mother is a taco shell genius. She just blew my little mind.”
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“I don’t like sweets so my daughter figured it out and made me a pizza cake.”
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“My dad’s goat kept getting his horns stuck in the fence. Problem solved.”
10
“My parents gave me a gift for college today, which was all the money that my mom found in my pockets when doing my laundry.”
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“I use a beard trimmer to shave off all the pull threads left by my cat clawing furniture. Makes it a lot less noticeable.”
12
“This is a spray for my daughter who’s afraid of spiders. I mixed some perfume with water and now she uses it whenever she thinks there’s a spider.”
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“My brother’s girlfriend asked him to make the house cozier. He wrapped the staircase and put a montage of their life together on it.”
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“A smart car driver parked far enough back so people wouldn’t think there was an open spot.”
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“My parents-in-law solved the struggle of moving around a Christmas tree. Even the height can be adjusted.”
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“I painted my remote white and now it’s easier to find.”
17
In a Munich sports shop, customers get their feet scanned to make the best shoe choice, allowing them to fit anatomically.
18
“My tattoo artist husband made art for our daughter’s first kindergarten field trip so she’d know which lunch bag was hers.”
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“I hate crying while chopping onions.”
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“I made my own home office ’busy light’ so that the kids know when not to disturb me.”
