Join the Fun!

#2

It Makes Sense

Final score:

657points

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San.adam 3 years ago

Genius

168points

When my colleague Liucija contacted the founder of r/RedneckEngineering, they told her that the term “redneck engineering" is still open for interpretation. However, the Redditor reassured that it's also “the kind of thing you know when you see.”

For example, “It can range from something as common as using a hand mirror to replace a side-view mirror to something complex like building a backyard water slide with a loop-de-loop.” The members of the subreddit give “bonus points if it'd make an OSHA inspector cringe.”

#3

Not The Prettiest, But It Gets The Job Done!

Final score:

649points

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PandaJon 3 years ago

A little paint could make it epic

277points

#4

A Plunger And Hot Water, Who’d A Thunk It

Final score:

619points

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Rose the Cook 3 years ago

This one is useful and unlikely to kill anyone.

287points

#5

Who's Laughing Now?

Final score:

615points

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KJ 3 years ago

Smug life!

260points

The biggest difference between now and the old days in 2013 when r/RedneckEngineering was created is growth. The founder said that he used to be responsible for most of the posts, but the community has become really self-sustaining over time.

When it comes to submissions, you’ll see all kinds of bizarre makeshift gadgets and very questionable workarounds. Most posts generally come from people finding “low-budget workarounds to everyday problems with a few high-effort engineering projects and other submissions sprinkled in.”

The pandemic might also have something to do with the subreddit's increasing popularity. According to a national survey by The Freedonia Group in December 2020, 39% of consumers reported undertaking home improvement projects because of changes associated with these trying times.

#6

Czech Engineering

Final score:

589points

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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago

Czechnology?

576points

#7

How To Keep Your Drone From Falling Down Into A River

Final score:

554points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

OooOoOoH smart!!!

121points

#8

The Birdhouse Booby Trap Device

Final score:

552points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

The birds in there be like 😂😂😂😂

254points

#9

I Work At A Warehouse In Sweden, And Recently They Halved The Speed Of All Forklifts (From 16 Km/H To 8 Km/H) For Safety Reasons. I Just Thought They Put Some Limiter In The Software, But No. They Found A Far Smarter Solution…

I Work At A Warehouse In Sweden, And Recently They Halved The Speed Of All Forklifts (From 16 Km/H To 8 Km/H) For Safety Reasons. I Just Thought They Put Some Limiter In The Software, But No. They Found A Far Smarter Solution…

Final score:

542points

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Ivo H 3 years ago

And it's configurable in the future!

215points

#10

Homemade Roller Coaster

Final score:

541points

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Tvin 3 years ago

Wee!

133points

#11

All Y'all Doing Yard Work Like Scrubs. Here's The Real Way

Final score:

510points

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H Edwards 3 years ago

I'd hate to live somewhere that I can't even have a dead plant in my own yard.

582points

#12

Found In A Group Called “Stairs Designed By People Who Aren’t Afraid To Die” But I Still Quite Like How Simple And Cheap A Solution It Is

Final score:

510points

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Ivo H 3 years ago

Few supports and I would trust it.

186points

#13

Adjustable Wrench

Final score:

495points

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Ivo H 3 years ago

This is absolutely genius!

191points

#14

Disinfecting In A Beiping Market, Smart And Timely!

Final score:

467points

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Beta 3 years ago

Wow those are really dirty

151points

#15

This Has To Count

Final score:

463points

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KJ 3 years ago

I hope they were doing sound effects too.

258points

#16

Fixed The Downspout

Final score:

455points

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San.adam 3 years ago

That's a jumper

70points

#17

Anti-Theft Protection

Final score:

451points

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Don Golosso 3 years ago

In the USA, having a stickshift is a theft protection on its own. (It's just a joke, don't hate me)

732points

#18

My Father Built His Own Observatory

Final score:

446points

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David Struve 3 years ago

Absolutely nothing wrong with this. This is how the first observatories were built and even became a thing in the first place!

180points

#19

This Guy Built A Wooden Gym So He Could Train

Final score:

433points

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Helen Haley 3 years ago

Amish swoll?

175points

#20

I Couldn't Find Any Washers That Would Fit Over The Heads Of Screws... So... Yep

Final score:

431points

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Andy Acceber 3 years ago

Smart! I like this solution. I rarely have washers around, and bottle caps are just trash. It's smart to reuse them.

159points

#21

Safe As Houses

Final score:

430points

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H Edwards 3 years ago

You see this kind of thing at construction sites everywhere in the country where I live. There have been several serious accidents and multiple deaths but nobody seems to want to do anything about it. Not home repairs like this picture, actual construction sites.

129points

#22

Humane Rat Trap

Final score:

416points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

I did this once when we had some baby mice trapped in our garage. We set them free in a park nearby~

230points

#23

Someone Suggested This Would Fit Here

Final score:

405points

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Toea Muresan Iulia 3 years ago

coolness t its best

111points

#24

Our Doorbell Has Been Broken So We Had To Improvise

Final score:

403points

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La Kalypso 3 years ago

Nah, more fun like that :-)

121points

#25

This Man Is Before His Time

Final score:

388points

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KJ 3 years ago

Glad its a parasol not an umbrella, that would raise questions of handle placement.

429points

#26

Home Made Drone

Final score:

384points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE THIS BUYABLE OMG I WOULD FLY TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY

281points

#27

A Pvc Pipe Basketball "Hoop" I Made So That My Son Could Practise

Final score:

382points

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Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Love it. I'm sure the son does too ^-^ that show caring as well as ingenuity

126points

#28

Does This Count?

Final score:

375points

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KJ 3 years ago

My coworker did a similar one when his mirror fell out, came in with his daughters barbie mirror taped on as a replacement.

117points

#29

Found This On An Old Project File, I Was Ahead Of My Time

Final score:

367points

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Bron 3 years ago

I know someone who needs this

66points

#30

This Was Very Smart

Using tree limbs chained to the wheels to free a stuck tractor.

Zeezoo619 Report

Final score:

353points

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Tom Spade 3 years ago

Got to try this. Happen to have a tractor available, lol....

62points

#31

When You Finally Decide To Re-Purpose Those Old Bombs You Had Laying Around...

Final score:

340points

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Robert T 3 years ago

Those swings are an absolute blast!

379points

#32

Saw This Volume Limiter On R/Hometheater Thought Of This Sub

Final score:

338points

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Beta 3 years ago

Somewhat effective

56points

#33

Portable AC Unit (Pumps Ice Cold Water From Cooler Through Copper Coil Over Fan)

Final score:

329points

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Thorsten M. Weisner 3 years ago

the cooler shouldn't be in the same room or the it would generate heat to cool

25points

#34

Ain't Stupid If It Works!

Final score:

327points

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Ivo H 3 years ago

That looks well thought-out and functional!

110points

#35

Back In 2006 When We Lived In Thailand I Couldn't Find A Guitar Hero Guitar For My Playstation 2 So I Hacked A Knock-Off Dualshock Controller And A Mosquito Zapper Into A DIY Guitar Hero Controller - Complete With A Mercury Switch For Star Power

Back In 2006 When We Lived In Thailand I Couldn't Find A Guitar Hero Guitar For My Playstation 2 So I Hacked A Knock-Off Dualshock Controller And A Mosquito Zapper Into A DIY Guitar Hero Controller - Complete With A Mercury Switch For Star Power

Final score:

327points

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Buren 3 years ago

The gaming experience must be electrifying

121points

#36

My 96y/O Great Grandma Was Having Trouble. Her Apartment’s Ac Vent Blew Directly Into Her Eyes To The Point She Couldn’t Watch TV Or Read Anymore. I Made A Cardboard Vent Cover To Go Over The Vent & Reverse The Air Flow Direction

My 96y/O Great Grandma Was Having Trouble. Her Apartment’s Ac Vent Blew Directly Into Her Eyes To The Point She Couldn’t Watch TV Or Read Anymore. I Made A Cardboard Vent Cover To Go Over The Vent & Reverse The Air Flow Direction

Final score:

325points

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Deborah B 3 years ago

You couldn't remove the existing vent and turn it around?

279points

#37

Feast Your Eyes… My Brother’s Gaming Chair

Final score:

322points

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eeeeeeeee 3 years ago

What's he holding it hostage for?

254points

#38

Oculus 2 Weight Balance Fix

Final score:

286points

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David Struve 3 years ago

Kinda dumb that the makers of this device (and other makers of devices like these) didn't even bother to solve this issue themselves to begin with. Unless they intend for your neck/head to get sore after a while to purposely limit how much time you use the device for??

119points

#39

The 80s In Switzerland

Final score:

283points

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Millie 3 years ago

I have so many questions

104points

#40

Pharmacy Ran Out Of Iv Holders. They Suggested To Hold It With My Hands. I Lasted Half A Bottle

Final score:

272points

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Thinker Dell 3 years ago (edited)

Poor cutie cow

97points

#41

Well It Surely Works

Final score:

272points

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GaeFrog 3 years ago

I'm so confused

38points

#42

My Dumbass Solution To The Problem Of High-Hanging Fruit

Final score:

267points

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Joonscrab 3 years ago

I think a lot of Indian homes in the countryside use something similar lol

63points

#43

Deathcart

Final score:

256points

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Eva the Egg 3 years ago

The description is literally perfect

143points

#44

Ramen Fix

Final score:

224points

POST

Millie 3 years ago

.....HOW.....

86points

#45

Only Had Two Batteries, And Also This Thing Was Crazy Bright

Final score:

223points

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Twodogsandapicnictable 3 years ago

The messed up part is that it has a three battery compartment if it never needed that much power to begin with.

68points

#46

Redneck Rotisserie

Final score:

221points

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Robert T 3 years ago (edited)

Hah, amateurs. I know of somebody with an aeroplane engined race car that has a sausage rotisserie attachment for the side of his car and he flame grills sausages with the exhaust. It even has a couple of toast holders. Sausage butties wherever he goes! Edit: Can't find footage of the rotisserie, but this is the car: https://youtu.be/Ua-0wSn0azs

15points

#47

There, I Fixed It

Final score:

218points

POST

Tassenküchlein168 3 years ago

Perfect, if a first-aid-kit was attached beneath.

73points

#48

Automatic Door

Final score:

208points

POST

C. Wade 3 years ago

I'm trying this

36points

#49

Saw This In Another Sub And Thought It Belonged Here

Final score:

204points

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Natasha 3 years ago

Wait wha- I how did they get on the cycl- how did the cycle get ther- is there someone sitting in the ca- I - what the- I- so many questions- I-

164points

#50

Bubba, Why Does Your Lawn Have Crop Circles On It?

Final score:

50points

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Lyone Fein 3 years ago

Love it

10points

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#51

We Made A Buggy At The Machine Shop By Welding Two Scooters Together

Final score:

49points

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Sue Lynn Chan 3 years ago

Ok, I really want to try that.

7points

#52

Don't Know

Final score:

45points

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Penelope 3 years ago

That’s a dredge bucket. This is certainly a safe way to keep your floor from heating up when your wood stove is hot. Maybe a little overkill, but a nice conversation piece.

36points

#53

Speaker Theft Deterrent

Final score:

44points

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A. 3 years ago

for those asking what’s going on here….. they cut the top of a gatorade bottle off and set it on top of their speaker. if someone were to see that, they’d think it was just a bottle of gatorade, not a speaker.

33points

#54

I Mean…

Final score:

44points

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Cactus McCoy 3 years ago

This is disturbing.

18points

#55

It Ain't Stupid If It Works

Final score:

42points

POST

Lyone Fein 3 years ago

Fan still blowing into the ice chest. Smart. In a pinch on a hot day.

7points

#56

My Mum And Sisters’ Attempt At Providing Air Conditioning In The Back For Me, It Did The Trick!

Final score:

41points

POST

Shelli Aderman 3 years ago

NYC taxis do this, too!

6points

#57

This Trailer I Spotted A Few Years Back

Final score:

41points

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Robert T 3 years ago

This is quite common and has been done for years, though I've seen it done better. It is funniest when the trailer is the same model and colour as the car towing it.

18points

#58

Pool Heater

Final score:

40points

POST

eeeeeeeee 3 years ago

Eight hours later..........

34points

#59

When You’re Too Lazy To Paddle

Final score:

40points

POST

San.adam 3 years ago

Not when you sight a dorsal fin

6points

#60

Drove The Chevy To The Levee

Final score:

40points

POST

Kay blue 3 years ago

In this case the levee wasn't dry.

41points

#61

Broke My Glasses, Lost My Backups. Threw This Together Out Of Desperation

Final score:

39points

POST

C. Wade 3 years ago

They actually look pretty cool and steampunky

35points

#62

That's A Pretty Cool Audi

Final score:

38points

POST

Lyone Fein 3 years ago

I wonder if the eyes light up for braking, etc.

14points

#63

Never Too Young To Start Rednecking

Final score:

38points

POST

PandaJon 3 years ago

R U kidding?

4points

#64

Ummmm

Final score:

37points

POST

Ivo H 3 years ago

Add mentos for additional thrust

89points

#65

Jetskiyak

Final score:

35points

POST

Millie 3 years ago

ill take it

9points

#66

Floating Concession Stand Towed By A Jet Ski

Final score:

35points

POST

Beta 3 years ago

Crabby patty’s!

3points

#67

Got Tired Of Losing Nerf Wars…

Final score:

34points

POST

Eva the Egg 3 years ago

Oh. oh no

28points

#68

Behold, My Homemade Pontoon Boat

Final score:

33points

POST

KimTx 3 years ago

Love the name! 😆

14points

#69

Local Shop Wanted $400 To Use Their Coil Compressor. Boss Said I Could Borrow The Pony Clamps As Long As I Brought Them Back Monday...

Final score:

32points

POST

Beta 3 years ago

Noice

6points

#70

The U Pipe Under My Kitchen Sink Refuses To Stay Connected. A Ten Pound Dumbbell Solved The Problem

Final score:

31points

POST

Valisbourne Spiritforge 3 years ago

It's called the trap and is meant to help catch items that fall into the drain as well as keep noxious gas from coming out of the drain.

5points

#71

I Think This Belongs Here

Final score:

30points

POST

Lauren Caswell 3 years ago

Teehee I hook my laptop up to a monitor too. Until i can get a new one, it works fine ^-^

8points

#72

Guess It Fits Here

Final score:

29points

POST

Ray Heap 3 years ago

Looks like a urinal in the loo at the Mos Eisley-Cantina.

45points

#73

A Menu Holder Out The Front Of My Local Indian Restaurant

Final score:

29points

POST

Angelar 3 years ago

comes with mini roof too

4points

#74

This Guy Knows Whats Up

Final score:

29points

POST

Sarcastic Cow 3 years ago (edited)

Redneck haute couture!

7points

#75

Custom Body Work

Final score:

29points

POST

Monic Krugell 3 years ago

impressive actually

17points

#76

I Want To Steam Potatoes But Don’t Have The Rack

Final score:

28points

POST

Lovin' Life 3 years ago

This just might work!

3points

#77

Trash Can Broke. Buy A New One? Never

Final score:

28points

POST

Valisbourne Spiritforge 3 years ago

The parts to repair it probably cost as much or more than a new trash can

6points

#78

I Present The Garden Multi Tool. Aka My 14 Year Old Is Learning To Weld...

Final score:

27points

POST

Beta 3 years ago

I-

5points

#79

Houma La, After Hurricane Ida

Final score:

27points

POST

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Would be highly illegal in most countries in the world because the cabin is an integral part of the construction. That's why it's not allowed to remove the roof of a car and call it a convertible.

12points

#80

Redneck Boat

Final score:

26points

POST

R Carson 3 years ago

Where's that flex seal guy when you need him?

13points

#81

Apparently, Forceps Make Great Antenna Boosters

Final score:

25points

POST

Monika Lachova 3 years ago

my late father in law used small bronze statue of Lenin with raised arm to do the same

36points

#82

Way Above Around Pool

Final score:

24points

POST

Penelope 3 years ago

The weight of that water has to be more stress on that balcony than is good for it. And emptying must be a joy for the neighbors.

93points

#83

Fisher Cat Broke My Last Cat Door Into My Chicken Coop, I Decide I Wasn't Going To Let It Win

Final score:

24points

POST

San.adam 3 years ago

What if he knows the code 😁

26points

#84

How My Husband Stirs Paint!

Final score:

23points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

Not a massive leap from the drill attachments you can buy for specifically for stirring paint.

22points

#85

I “Installed” A Temporary Solution To Stop The Downstairs Ac’s Cool Air To Escape To The Rest Of The House Upstairs And Prevent The Hot Air To Come In Downstairs. The Bubblewrap Is Like A Curtain

I “Installed” A Temporary Solution To Stop The Downstairs Ac’s Cool Air To Escape To The Rest Of The House Upstairs And Prevent The Hot Air To Come In Downstairs. The Bubblewrap Is Like A Curtain

Final score:

23points

POST

Tassenküchlein168 3 years ago

What was your grade in physics? Just asking.

6points

#86

Thought This Belonged Here

Final score:

21points

POST

Daniel Marsh 3 years ago (edited)

That's called a "swamp cooler." It relies far more on the absorption of heat energy when water evaporates than on the coolness of the ice. (in fact, the ice might make it LESS effective, ESPECIALLY if the freezer which makes the ice is running in the same environment.) VERY effective in drier climates.

7points

#87

Farm Truck Boat On Water

Final score:

20points

POST

Rijkærd 3 years ago

Did they get to the levee?

7points

#88

I Told Ya' It'd Fit!

Final score:

20points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

Well he isn't going to be able to get round any corners.

10points

#89

Hm

Final score:

20points

POST

Shelli Aderman 3 years ago

Open mouth, insert bug…

18points

#90

Behold, My Friends Butt Razor!

Final score:

20points

POST

Tvin 3 years ago

Butt-Razor? Butt-Razor!?

50points

#91

What In The Redneck Heck Is This…

Final score:

20points

POST

rspanther 3 years ago

I like that it's in stock.

8points

#92

Forgot To Get A Fork For My Salad While On The Job. Worked Perfectly For Chick-Fil-A As Well. Only Took A Few Zipties And Tape

Final score:

18points

POST

Just Browsing 3 years ago

Pencil chopsticks? :)

4points

#93

Who Wants A Marg?

Final score:

17points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

Simpson?

5points

#94

Who Needs A Gaming Chair When You Have A Folding Chair, Pillows, A Towel, And A Roll Of Tape?

Final score:

17points

POST

Andrzej Tomicki 3 years ago

Who needs a gaming chair in front of apple?

15points

#95

My Sunglasses Broke While Working On A Roof Two Days Ago. So Far, So Good

Final score:

17points

POST

Tassenküchlein168 3 years ago

How about taping the temple instead of a screw? 🤓

16points

#96

That Oughta Do It

Final score:

16points

POST

Samantha Lomb 3 years ago

This seems more like "death trap" than " engineering"

57points

#97

We've Already Thrown Out All Of Our Kitchen Without Realizing It's Gonna Take 2 Weeks To Ship The Next One

Final score:

16points

POST

Vasana Phong 3 years ago

Shouldn’t you have waited for the shipment first??

8points

#98

USB Power Bank

Final score:

16points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

So you make a 12V battery and then reduce it down to 5V with a car charger?

15points

#99

Mounted The Clock Boss. Vaccination Center, Bacau, Romania

Final score:

15points

POST

Richard Portman 3 years ago

I beg all my friends in Romania to please get the vaccine. I am also begging my friends in Bulgaria, Makedonia and Greece. I know that you don't trust governments. You have reasons for that. But in this case just please get vaccinated.

10points

#100

Private Hospital, To Keep The TV At The Right Angle...

Final score:

15points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago

Or just nip the nut up a fraction...

2points

#101

Newest Swimming Pool Heating Technology

Final score:

14points

POST

David Struve 3 years ago

I mean.. it'll work. It'll take a fairly long while TO work, since it doesn't have anything actively moving the water through the radiator, so has to rely solely on convection currents to do the job. And I can't imagine the electricity or gas bill - depending on what the house boiler uses - is going to be fun to pay by the end. But it'll work all the same.

6points

#102

Saw This On A Highway In Missouri. I Think It’s An Old Truck Turned Into A Boat…?

Final score:

14points

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Guy MacGregor 3 years ago

third picture of it in this thread

32points

#103

If It Works, It's Ok

Final score:

14points

POST

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

By the looks of it it doesn't work and it's not OK.

10points

#104

USB In A Hotel Room

Final score:

13points

POST

Beta 3 years ago

Um was that hole there already?

5points

#105

Either Or

Final score:

12points

POST

Scott F 3 years ago

Total fail...both can be on or off at the same time.

5points

#106

Redneck Engineering To Balance A Camper...

Final score:

12points

POST

gerry.garh 3 years ago

Precariously...

6points

#107

This Temporary Fix Has Been There For 6+ Years

Final score:

11points

POST

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

Don't fix the fix if the fix ain't broken.

11points

#108

Theft Protection

Final score:

10points

POST

John Baker 3 years ago

Doesn't look very effective...

16points

#109

Sun Blinds Were Not Bought, So They Built Their Own

Final score:

10points

POST

$copper-fractions avatar$

Tiny Dynamine 3 years ago

That's stretching the definition of 'built'.

4points

#110

Gotta Put That Pacific Northwest Heat To Good Use! Redneck Ingenuity!

Final score:

8points

POST

Eva the Egg 3 years ago

Imagine a car riving by and being like *YOINK* thanks for the sausage

14points

#111

Hm

Final score:

8points

POST

Robert T 3 years ago (edited)

This is an accident waiting to happen. If the wheel nut is on that tight, you are likely to break a stud rather than remove it. Also the wrench is likely to be coming through the windscreen of the car the rope is attached to.

18points

#112

Not Say I'm A Genius But

Final score:

6points

POST

David Struve 3 years ago

I really hope that "fuse" isn't for a hard or expensive part of the vehicle to replace, otherwise you may be in for a rather painful learning experience!

13points