These 50 resourceful (and sometimes hilarious) people have managed to go above and beyond in ways we might never have thought of.
From genius workarounds to easy (but less than straightforward) fixes, here’s some inspiration from people who are too smart for their own good.
1. Bath Time
Your squirrely pup will hardly know they’re being forced to get clean if they’re busy licking peanut butter off the shower. And since they’re sure to leave none behind, all you need to do is wipe down that dog drool from the wall when you’re done.
Certainly better than mopping up all the water from an attempted escape!
2. Phone Video Hack
By turning his charger plug into a phone stand, he can watch videos hands-free.
3. Cat’s Eyes
Move over, Madonna!
4. Sausage in Your Pockets
If all else fails, at least you’ll have snacks at the ready!
5. Salted Caramel
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, whether it’s let yourself have a good cry or turn your tears into candy.
6. Dial down the dog drama
It’s not going to work for big dogs, but you’re sure to keep your little one from scampering away!
7. Makeshift Utensil
This person made it work with the closest thing on hand, a plastic hanger.
8. Keeping Tabs
It’s always good to remember the hard times so you can appreciate the good ones that much more.
9. 3017-Level Macking
Talk about a next level number exchange!
10. How to Best Hide Your Valuables
Chances are any would-be thieves would pass this over.
11. Straight Out of the Bottle
Then again, if you’re that desperate, you might need to keep refilling that water bottle as well!
12. So Cheesy
The recipe? Take one Babybel cheese, cut it in half, and fill it with shredded cheese.
Yes, it’s a cheese sandwich minus the bread – but think of the calcium content!
13. McDonald’s Remix
This isn’t going to keep you healthy, but it’ll sure make you happy!
14. Finding a Seat
Simply fall down and then when someone gets up to help you, take their seat.
Then again, it doesn’t look like anyone is in a hurry to help this prankster.
15. Iced Tea
Just make your ice cubes out of iced tea!
16. Hug Inducer
Next time you want to see if you’re cuddle-worthy, just introduce a slight chill to the air.
17. Genius Idea
And if you’re stuck in a film you don’t like, you can always catch a minute of something else to give yourself more than a bathroom break.
18. Grocery Sled
She placed all of her groceries into a bag that she could drag behind her with her cane.
It won’t work in the summer without ripping open the bag, but it’s a great winter hack!
19. Can’t Decide
Why choose when you can have it all?
20. Neverending Toilet Paper Roll
Just make sure your cat doesn’t have a field day with it – that would be a heck of a bathroom clean-up job!
21. Product Placement
If you’re craving sweets at that time of the month, look no further.
And if you’re the kind of guy who is man enough to run to the store for feminine hygiene products, you can grab yourself a reward while you’re at it.
22. Vegas Trip
But the clever kid has clearly seen too many heist movies because he created a way to show his dad a loop of a peaceful house all day long.
23. Vlad The Impala
This type of clever will never get old.
24. Fiancé for an Hour
Not only will he meet your family, but he is also willing to fake his own death to get your parents off of your back about having children, at least for a year or two!
25. Master of Puns
We’re just not sure if this makes them more or less likely to be stolen.
26. Office Hack
Attach a spoon to your monitor to act as a “rearview” mirror. That way, if your boss walks by, you can quickly switch over to work if you are doing something else.
27. A Way With Words
We’re just glad there was no nude news.
28. Wipe By Hand
It’s an arm workout and a way to make your passenger do their fair share of work.
29. The Dolly Llama
Just dont expect to find enlightenment in the storage room.
30. Box & Bowl
Then again, we’re not sure how you get the last bits out of there without rocking the box back and forth.
31. Mystery Section
Not only do you not know which book you are getting, you have no way to know if you’ve read the book before.
No peeking, you wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise.
32. Keeping It Clean
You literally can’t open the door without getting hand sanitizer all over your hands.
33. Makeup On Point
This trick allows you to wash your hair while keeping your makeup dry.
Now, you just have to wait for that goggle mark to go away.
34. The Inventive Child
It must have taken some careful thought on her part, and best of all, dad is none the wiser.
35. Mutant Snowman
If Frosty had two heads would he still have been so popular?
36. Popsticks
Take a hint from this clever eater and use chopsticks! The inconvenience probably helps keep your serving size down too.
37. Time Machine Shenanigans
38. Trimming the Hedge
Then again, think of the potential emergency room bill if he drops it.
39. Ironic Gift
Here’s one way to get back at that relative who never thinks ahead.
40. Say It With Flowers
But you better hope you don’t walk past a florist after pulling this stunt.
41. Raising Them Right
We apple-lutely adore this little girl’s first pun.
42. The Iron Chef
Just make sure to wipe off the grease before you iron your clothes.
43. Anti-Theft Camouflage
But if theft is a problem in your area, it’s a small price to pay to keep your car.
44. Word Count
Then again, if your professor has already seen it all and doesn’t care anymore, this trick will probably work.
Maybe you’ll even get extra credit for being so succinct!
45. Oh Yeah!
Kudos to the person who came up with this Kool idea.
Hopefully, they are able to fix their wall at some point, but until then, Oh Yeah!
46. Leg Protector
Instead of getting his boots all wet and muddy, he’s using a plastic shopping bag to cover them.
47. The Longer Line
Yeah, we’re going with that.
48. Making Gravity Work For You
Take a look at how the spouts are placed to have each bottle fill the next.
49. It’s a Trap!
Candy is basically job security for dentists.
50. An Easy Way To Lose Weight
Yes, it’s cheating, but if airlines weren’t charging customers for every little thing, people might not be so tempted to game the system.
51. Love Me, Love Me Not?
Maybe his girlfriend is a mathematician.
If not, we hope she has one on call and gets herself something REALLY nice.
52. Wearing Your Wine
We’d definitely want to get the know the geniuses who came up with this idea – just as soon as we find a place to set down our food and drink so we can shake their hands.
53. Mom-a-vision
We’re loving this passenger hack from a mom who had better things to do than stare out the window on a long ride.
54. DIY Infinity Pool
But just in case, don’t try this at home.
55. Hacking The Rules
56. Kid Genius
His first experiment is to try to propel his longboard with a leafblower.
We’re not sure how well that’ll work out, but it’s clearly only a matter of time before he gets that engineering PhD.
57. Spoiler Alert
A big thumbs up to this woman for finding a way to eat her lunch al fresco.
58. Love Finds A Way
There’s no keeping people apart when they’re in love – we’ve all learned that much by now.
59. Ready For Their Close-Up
And we’re willing to bet the resolution was better too!
60. Rent To Pwn
We just hope that whatever’s holding them onto the wall is sticky enough to keep them there without taking the paint job off in the end.
61. Post-Surgical Solution
Now he can see AND smell!
62. Rule-Breaking At Its Finest
No one said anything about extra-long straws!
These guys found a way to have their drinks and their pool time.
63. Next Level Workday
This is some serious workday optimization.
We sure hope these guys take weekends off.
64. Pulling Their Weight
Just like the Saint Bernard’s of the past, this pup is lugging supplies around the house. (And looking adorable while doing it!)
65. Banana Stand
Just like the kid in #2, this boy has found a way to prop up his phone – this time on some produce.
We’re not sure how he’s going to react when his mom tells him to eat his bananas though.
66. Gaming The Subway System
We hope they bought some extra seats for that thing!
67. TV Toilet Dinner
We suppose as long as the seat is new, it’s not as unsanitary as it looks.
But – among other things – we’re worried about the neckache this is bound to induce.
68. Toddler Toy Container
This parent decided to use a laundry basket to keep their kid’s toys from floating away in the tub.
69. Cheese Toaster
This person deserves some kind of kitchen hack award.
70. Teacher Of The Year
He’s going to Swiffer that board clean and get back to work.
71. Milk & Cookie Holder
Seriously, why are we even using dishes anymore?
72. Queso Warmer
Actually, you were right! You were just putting the wrong thing in there.
If there’s one secret to life we’ve learned it’s to add more cheese to everything.
73. Double Your Taco
It turns out there was a second taco just waiting for us all along – we were just too blind to see it.
74. Sneaky Cheater
75. Taking Names
It certainly doesn’t guarantee he’ll learn how to spell it correctly, but at least he doesn’t have to ask now.
These folks are certainly aren’t shy about taking advantage of creative solutions to the problems they faced.
The next time you need some ideas for a life problem (like a lack of grilled cheese), you know you can consult the Internet for wild ways to get around life’s inconveniences.
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