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Life is full of problems, big and small, and everyone has to deal with them. Running away from them to a remote island won't solve them; the pesky darn things seem to know how to get around, constantly finding a way to haunt us. Most of us mortals don't have the money for it in the first place.
So we have to solve them. And, believe it or not, we can do it even without having all the answers. All it takes is a little creativity. And to show you that human ingenuity has no limits when it comes to making life easier, Bored Panda has compiled a list of clever life hacks. Can't cut an onion without tearing up? Put on your ski goggles. Don't have a coin for a supermarket trolley? Use a round-headed key instead. In a way, I guess, we're all engineers, applying rational thinking to develop solutions. We just need to remember it.
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#1
I Wanted Natural Light In A Basement That Has No Windows
Paid $10 for two old windows, painted them, frosted the glass, installed them into my wall with LED lights behind them. Now it’s always 2 pm at the basement bar.
Don't worry to implement an idea you've just come up with, even if you think it looks dumb. Bence Nanay Ph.D., who is a BOF Research Professor of Philosophy at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology at the University of Antwerp, for example, thinks that stupidity is part of human nature.
"We are influenced by various cognitive biases that we are not aware of," Nanay wrote in Psychology Today. "The music we are listening to influences our opinion of the wine we drink, the weight of the spoon influences how creamy we find the yogurt and our moral assessment of strangers depends on what movie we have just watched. I call this paradigm of empirical findings the 'We're All Stupid' paradigm."
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#2
That’s Brilliant
According to Nanay, even expert probability-theorists are very easily fooled into making the most basic mistakes about probability and wine experts routinely mistake white wine with added odorless colorant for red wine.
"I argue that we should embrace our stupidity. Rather than setting ourselves up to fail all the time, we should take our emotion-infused, irrational, oversimplifying mental setup as the baseline," Nanay said, adding that it is only in those rare and exceptional moments when we manage to overcome our stupidity and achieve true rationality.
To put it simply, you won't come up with something extraordinary if you're afraid to fail -- we all do.
#3
After Repeating 6 Times That I Want To Cancel My Comcast Xfinity, I Finally Figured Out How To Get Them To Stop Arguing And Actually Do What I Asked
#4
My Dog Rolo Has Always Been A Messy Drinker, My Girlfriend Turned His Water Bowl Into A Moss Garden To Keep The Place Tidy
#5
My Dad’s T Got Splattered With Bleach, He Decided To Fix With More. I Found It Adorable
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
My friend did this with a pair of pants and ended up giving it a tie dye look using more bleach.
#6
My Grandpa Uses The Actual Hardware For Labeling The Drawers
Dragonfruit'nrollerskates 4 years ago
Before my grandpa passed away, he was an inventor. We were looking for some solder in his old workroom the other night, but instead we found some letters that he had sent to my grandma when he was in the navy in a drawer. She had been looking for them for a long time, and we where able to return them to her :)
#7
This Gentleman At Target Who Reversed His Hooded Sweatshirt To Make A Puppy Pocket
Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
Naww, such a lil cutie. I remember when I had a customer came into my work and opened up her backpack and inside was a baby joey. It needed regular feeding so couldn’t be left in it’s own. I couldn’t tell anyone coz she could have gotten kicked out of the shop as animals are not allowed unless they are registered service animal.
#8
I Should Do It Myself As Well
#9
Friend's Sister Lost Her Car Key While Jogging, Someone Else Made Sure She Found It
#10
Changed The One Earphone Rubber To Black To Quickly See Which Is Which
#11
Putting Together Furniture? Use Some Of Its Styrofoam Packaging For Keeping Small Parts From Disappearing
#12
Hand Sewing A 1/4 Inches Hem And I Hate Juggling The Ruler
#13
He’s So Small He Can Sneak Through The Fence When He Goes Outside, So He Must Wear The Escape-Proof Wiener Bun Of Shame At Potty Time
#14
Wearing A Face Mask For An Extended Period Of Time. Sew A Button To A Headband To Keep From Destroying Your Ears
Lyra Fortune 4 years ago
An original idea which I'm sure could benefit essential workers and us alike
#15
This Bra Used To Protect A Horse's Infected Eye, Whilst Also Allowing It To See
#16
Sneaky Grandpa
#17
You Can Connect Two Ziplock Bags By Flipping One Inside Out To Make A Larger One
#18
"Grandma, Do You Have Some Rice That I Can Put My Phone In? It Got Wet." - She Pulls This Out Of A Cabinet
#19
My Husband Made This Book-Holder-Opener For Me To Ease Hand Cramping
#20
A Life Hack For Anyone In Higher Education
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
But they still have to pay for those $400 books written by their professor...
#21
When You Don't Have A Suit But Need One
#22
When Your Phone Touch Is Broken
Laura Jones 4 years ago
its these techno tips that are invaluable for us non technos who would never work these things out
#23
Instead Of Buying Those Cheap Plastic Chair Mats, I Bought A Box Of Laminate Flooring Planks And Put Them Together. Took Less Than 10 Minutes And Feels Sturdy. Chair Rolls So Smooth
#24
Someone At My Work Created A Clock Out Of Two Cups To Keep Track Of How Fresh The Coffee Is
#25
In Queensland We Get A Lot Of Insects Who Escape The Heat By Getting Inside Via The Drains. My Wife Had This Idea As A Barrier. Those Are Stocking Socks
Jessica 4 years ago
Reminds me of Rasing Hope the tv show where Sabrina wears a stocking over her face everynight BECAUSE OF SPIDERS! I enjoy my spider friends who eat other bugs
Pauline Bennett 4 years ago
We don't live in Australia but we have these hideous centipedes that come up the drains damn things give me the w*****s , thanks for the advice.
Kim Bush 4 years ago
Spiders I can handle, but yeah, centipedes creep me out too, always have, do not want them in my house! lol
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BeazleBug 4 years ago
Stockings/pantyhose also work well as a base layer to prevent tick and insect bites.
Jessica 4 years ago
good to know never thought of that... we have a big tick problem in Utah USA
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Mary Smith 4 years ago
Great for keeping hair out of the drain. Never thought about bugs coming up.
Marcia Clark 4 years ago
OMG! She is a genius. She should get some sort of patent for this to keep out any number of creepy crawlies around the world that you don't want to be sharing your intimate space with. Here comes another Joy (of QVC ). Welcome from those of us who don't want to kill all bugs but keep them in the garden and out of the bath. Also good to catch hair on the other side.
Leo Petipas 4 years ago
Keep the trap beneath filled with water and you won't have to do this.
Billy The Kid 4 years ago (edited)
This could be a good idea for guttering too. No more emptying the gutter of leaves, balls.....
Caroline Driver 4 years ago
NOw wondering if this would work against daughter's long hair going down the plughole of the shower. Not sure if the removable bit would go back in with a stocking round it, but worth a try
Ruth Beaty 4 years ago
Would be easier to clean, too. Maybe I should try this for the damn slugs in my shower...
(((Sherlocat))) she/her 4 years ago
You can also stretch old hose over a frame and use it as a pop filter in front of a mic. Preferably washed / dried first, of course! ;D
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#26
The Vet Said The Anti-Scratch Cone Would Be $50.00. Tractor Supply Had It For $19.95
ZombieGirl 4 years ago
But you can get an actual cone from a pet store for the price of that hat, lol
#27
I Was Running Late For Work And Couldn't Find Her Leash, This Is How I Walked My Dog This Morning
#28
Crazy Sore Muscles But No Bath Tub? Improvise. Adapt. Overcome
#29
To Remove Strong Adhesive Labels From Plastic Containers, Simply Put Them In The Freezer For A Few Hours Before Peeling
Steve Barnett 4 years ago
Thank you, I will try this next time. If it does work, whether you're male or female, I will divorce my wife and marry you. This has been a bane of my life for so long; my wife will understand.
#30
Got Her Spayed And The Vet Didn’t Have Cones Small Enough
#31
The Easiest Way To Water Your Garden
Eduard Korhonen 4 years ago
That will only work if it's raining. But if it's raining, they're getting watered anyway
#32
Use Bobby Pins To Untie Stubborn Shoelaces
#33
Need Tweezers In A Pinch?
#34
Soviet Lifehack
#35
If You're Like Me And Have A Broken Laptop Hinge
#36
I Use The Selfie Camera More To Plug Things Into The Back Of My Computer Than To Actually Take Selfies
#37
Why Is This Not Marketed As A Feature On All Wheelbarrows?
#38
Hate When Companies Ask For Your Email Address? This Is For You
#39
New Safe Browsing Accessory
#40
Cables Managed
Láďa Durchánek 4 years ago
This looks so good I want to buy some cables just to have them organised.
#41
My Grandma's Elderly Neighbors Have A Hook And Pulley System To Pull Groceries Up To Their Kitchen
#42
Many Thanks To The Stranger Who Let Me Know There Was No Bog Roll Today. I'll Be Doing This In Future When I Can
#43
Reuse A Pringles Can For Other Snacks That Come In Bags To Avoid Loud Bag Crinkling In The Office
#44
Use A Fork When Grating Last Bits Of Food To Avoid Possible Injury And To Shred Really Really Really Quickly
#45
My Grandma’s Technique For Cooking With Hot Oil
#46
When Disassembling Items, Punch Your Screws Thru Some Cardboard And Label The Sets. This Will Help You Retain Your Hardware, Remember Placement And Order Of Reassembly
#47
My Mom Uses Ski Goggles When She Cuts Onions
#48
How My Grandma Closes The Bag Of Chips
#49
This Genius Watching Taken Using A Clear Plastic Bag To Hold His Phone On A Plane
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What do you think ?
Julie 4 years ago (edited)
I don't know if you would consider this stupid or smart. I have loaned out so many books, or tools and such over the years that were never returned. Now I still don't refuse loaning...but instead I take a digital pic of them holding what I am loaning. I use it, to get my stuff back...infact now I don't even have to use the photo as leverage..they know and return it accordingly. 😏
Mike Crow 4 years ago
A life hack I was taught was to take a photo of your young kids when you get to a busy place like an amusement park. That way if one got lost you can show the staff exactly what they look like at that time. This is good as many parents freak when their kids go missing and forget what the kids were wearing.
Craig Silberman 4 years ago
Most of those were brilliant ideas, even a few "hacks," and not the least bit stupid, so why were they in an "it ain't stupid if it works" post?
fainasKeturatis 4 years ago
one more time I watched some many ideas which worked out for some people but I will possibly never use them in my life. I make my own 😎
Pauline Bennett 4 years ago
Very enjoyable but long missed a few because I didn't know what the hell it was. I would like to see some more complex and intricate solutions to problems.
Julie 4 years ago (edited)
I don't know if you would consider this stupid or smart. I have loaned out so many books, or tools and such over the years that were never returned. Now I still don't refuse loaning...but instead I take a digital pic of them holding what I am loaning. I use it, to get my stuff back...infact now I don't even have to use the photo as leverage..they know and return it accordingly. 😏
Mike Crow 4 years ago
A life hack I was taught was to take a photo of your young kids when you get to a busy place like an amusement park. That way if one got lost you can show the staff exactly what they look like at that time. This is good as many parents freak when their kids go missing and forget what the kids were wearing.
Craig Silberman 4 years ago
Most of those were brilliant ideas, even a few "hacks," and not the least bit stupid, so why were they in an "it ain't stupid if it works" post?
fainasKeturatis 4 years ago
one more time I watched some many ideas which worked out for some people but I will possibly never use them in my life. I make my own 😎
Pauline Bennett 4 years ago
Very enjoyable but long missed a few because I didn't know what the hell it was. I would like to see some more complex and intricate solutions to problems.
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