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#2

"Broken Button. Squeeze The Chicken To Request Stop."

Final score:

154points

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Shelli Aderman 5 months ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

35points

The page has 81,000 members with a profile that reads, "MacGyver would be proud." It's a nod to the classic 1985 television series (rebooted in 2016) about Angus MacGyver, a man described as a "non-violent problem solver" who uses his keen handiness skills to get out of a jam. He could defuse bombs using paper clips and break zip ties using live wires.

#3

Fixed. We're Done Here

Final score:

150points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

Innovative.

19points

#4

I Tried To Paint A Little Cardinal On This Snowy Fence But It Got Smeared. Thankfully I Was Able To Fix It

Final score:

145points

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Bill Swallow 4 months ago

"Shhhh! Be vewy, vewy quiet! I'm hunting Cawdinals!"

9points

#5

In Order To Open The Oven We Mounted The Drawer Handles In This Way. It's Perfect!

Final score:

139points

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Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 5 months ago

I think it looks nice. Artistic without looking stupid or sloppy.

67points

#6

Engineer Level Jury-Rigging

Final score:

131points

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Hashim Siraj 5 months ago

Absolute genius. Harvard forgot this man

35points

You don't need to be at MacGyver level, but knowing how to properly fix something would be beneficial. For builder, author, and humanitarian Ian Anderson, begin with the small things around the house.

"Listen to your stuff, notice how things sound when they are working okay," Anderson told Apartment Therapy. "Touch things to notice how they feel. Sniff things; odd smells often mean something has changed, maybe a leak or something overheating.

#7

I Like To Consider Myself A Handyman. Gotta Do What You Gotta Do To Pass University Dorm Inspections

Final score:

117points

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Toggaph de Dratersi 5 months ago

It's all about appearances.

32points

#8

My Local Dunkin Donuts Drive Through Speaker Broke. They’re Using A Baby Monitor Now

Final score:

111points

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Shelli Aderman 5 months ago

Kind of clever, actually…

36points

#9

Deactivated Esclator=stairs

Final score:

111points

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Fart Barfunkle 5 months ago

Classic Mitch Hedberg joke

49points

#10

We Have The Technology. We Can Rebuild Him

Final score:

110points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago (edited)

I laughed at first, and now I feel guilty for doing it.

62points

#11

My Lamp Base Broke, But I'm A Woodworker

Final score:

97points

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DetriMentaL 5 months ago

Baby Siren Head

28points

#12

A Bird Started A Nest On Top Of The Air Conditioner

Final score:

97points

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Shelli Aderman 5 months ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

25points

#13

Sorry

Final score:

94points

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Clown fish 5 months ago

Ok I'll let you off because you said sorry

27points

#14

Good Car Repair 🤣

Final score:

93points

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Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 5 months ago

Can't tell from far away

37points

Practice brings precision, a concept that likewise applies to being handy. Anderson urges doing trial runs on easily disposable scrap material.

"Grab an 8-feet length of two by four and mark the first three feet up with some square lines and saw it into slices like a bread loaf. Three feet later, you'll be cutting as square as a pro."

#15

My Sis In Law Just Posted This. She Told My Brother, “Use Those DIY Books And Fix The Chair!” Done

Final score:

93points

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Littlemiss 5 months ago

Well technically he fixed the initial problem, created another

23points

#16

My Dad's Solution To Keep The Dishwasher Door From Opening Mid Cycle 😂

Final score:

92points

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Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm 5 months ago

It's not stupid if it works.

51points

#17

Someone Stole My Large Chainring And Bolts, So I Used An Acorn To Make It The Two Miles To The Train Station

Final score:

87points

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Surenu 5 months ago

Biking is good for nature, so I guess this is nature giving a little thanks?

37points

#18

Took Care Of That Stump Boss

Final score:

86points

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Peppy 5 months ago

Thinking latreely

34points

#19

Hubby Was Mad When I Dented My Car So I Fixed It. I Swear The Cement Pillar I Parked Next To Came Out Of Nowhere

Final score:

76points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago

Did you also kiss the boo boo better?

21points

#20

Jury-Rigged Mixer

Final score:

75points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

Awkward situations call for creative results.

22points

Still on the topic of practicing, Anderson advises starting with simple must-know tasks like changing lightbulbs and tightening loose screws.

"Even just keeping things clean will teach you something because it means you have to get up close and can spot something new early."

#21

It’s Safe Now

Final score:

73points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago (edited)

Thanks, just got my first dose of anxiety for the day.

60points

#22

Somebody At The Gym Threw A Medicine Ball Into The Drywall. They Fixed It By Putting A Vent Grate Over It

Final score:

72points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

Cheap and very effective.

18points

#23

Jumpstart

Final score:

71points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago

If you want it to stop moving, do not worry, it soon will.

39points

#24

You Can Fix Anything With Duct Tape

Final score:

70points

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Matthew Lindeman 5 months ago

Except for broken bones; you can’t fix those with duct tape 🤣

16points

#25

Put The Signs On The Fuel Pumps, Boss!

Final score:

68points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

Really. There was nothing else available?

10points

#26

Locked The Gate; No One Can Get Into The Field Now

Final score:

68points

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Katie Lutesinger 5 months ago

Foiled again! *shakes fist*

31points

#27

A For Effort

Final score:

68points

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Sky Render 5 months ago

A friend of mine runs a game store and her SO does custom art for the cartridges that come in with missing or damaged labels that looks a lot like this. My favorite was her cover art for Super Mario World: a horribly deformed Yoshi being jumped off of by a horribly deformed Mario, and next to them was written "I fear this creature".

25points

Fixing something and restoring its functionality can be satisfying. Likewise, you can save money on supposed repairs. As Anderson reminds us, "As a handy person, you'll save valuable resources by keeping your stuff in good repair."

#28

Hose Clamps To Keep My Office Chair From Involuntarily Descending

Final score:

68points

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David Paterson 5 months ago

OMG. I wish I'd thought of that for my bicycle.

25points

#29

Found At The Beachside Resort, Where I’m Staying. The Umbrella Was Wobbly, So They Stuck A Butter Knife In It

Final score:

67points

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Scott Rackley 5 months ago

That's called a shim

53points

#30

There, You Can Open The Door Again

Final score:

67points

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2WheelTravlr 5 months ago

I love this. Absolutely thinking outside the box and creating a darned good temporary fix.

21points

#31

A Duck Tape Masterpiece

Final score:

66points

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Agfox 5 months ago

Used duck tape to cover the quacks, sounds legit!

41points

#32

Boot Glue Didn't Hold, So I'm Making It Through The Day This Way

Final score:

63points

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Tabitha 4 months ago (edited)

Hey, I have stapled and taped many a skirt, dress, and pant leg hem, and safety pinned many a partially broken zipper (on the inside so it wasn’t blatantly obvious), just to get through the day before I could go home and properly repair it. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do to get by until you’re able to get it fixed the right way.

32points

If you're struggling with a chore because of your lack of skills, Anderson has one important reminder: there's nothing wrong with asking for help. This is especially true for chores involving potentially dangerous tasks like electrical work.

#33

Washing Machine Lid Fixed

Final score:

62points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

Well that definitely works. I'm curious to know how it was originally opened.

22points

#34

Can't Afford To Lose Another Remote... :|

Final score:

61points

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Katie Lutesinger 5 months ago

Oh man, that's a piece of railroad track, isn't it?

24points

#35

Well

Final score:

61points

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Debby Keir 5 months ago

Morris Minor estate car.

26points

#36

My Bowling Ally Got New Tvs, But Instead Of Getting New Mounts, They Just Screwed Them On To The Old Tvs

Final score:

60points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

This is probably not as silly as it seems. It saves labour and new mountings. It looks pretty tidy too.

45points

#37

Dog Ate My “S” Key So I Converted A Key I Rarely Use And Promoted It

Final score:

59points

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Fat Harry (Oi / You) 5 months ago

Not a programmer then!

23points

Becoming more handy is impossible without the proper tools. Home Depot Vice President David Passifume spoke to Yahoo and gave a list of essentials.

"This includes a tape measure, a hammer with a comfortable grip, both a Philips head and flat head screwdriver, a pair of pliers, a cordless drill, a level, a stud finder, a handheld sander, and a few adjustable wrenches in different sizes to manipulate nuts and bolts."

#38

So The Front Won’t Fall Off

Final score:

56points

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Agfox 5 months ago

For those who don't know it's speed tape, an aluminium pressure-sensitive tape used to perform minor/temporary repairs on aircraft & high-speed vehicles

118points

#39

It's Water That Falls Down From Up High Let's Not Split Hairs Here

Final score:

55points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

Technically correct. Can't argue with that.

16points

#40

I Guess That Will Do

Final score:

53points

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Agfox 5 months ago (edited)

New witch-only ride hailing service, "Broom! Broom!"

40points

#41

There, I Fixed It

Final score:

53points

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Toggaph de Dratersi 5 months ago

It's not silly if it works.

15points

#42

When You Own A Welder, Nothing Is Ever Really Broken

Final score:

50points

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Pedantic Panda 5 months ago

Tyre for scale?

16points

#43

They Will Never Know The Difference

Final score:

50points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

No.

13points

#44

My Kid Lost The Head To One Of Her Dolls

Final score:

49points

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PattyK 5 months ago

What’s with the oversized hands?

77points

Painting is another satisfying DIY activity for the home, and for expert Christina Blake, it is also an excellent place to start.

"Adding a fresh coat to an old piece also gives you the opportunity to experiment with different colors and finishes, before taking on bigger paint projects in the future."

#45

Structural Spaghetti Cans

Final score:

47points

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Peppy 5 months ago

Clean up on aisle,….the whole store please

44points

#46

Fixed!

Final score:

46points

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Hippopotamuses 5 months ago

This looks really practical. But it could do with a bit of a tidy up.

26points

#47

Toaster Oven Broke

Final score:

43points

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Shelli Aderman 5 months ago (edited)

If only there was something LIKE a toaster oven available… 🤔 (THE ACTUAL OVEN)

62points

#48

Interesting Fix. (My Pic)

Final score:

41points

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2WheelTravlr 5 months ago

Clear shipping tape, applied inside and out, would hold this together until you could get it replaced. This isn't a fix, more like a bandaid on a broken bone.

13points

Tabitha 4 months ago (edited)

A bandaid meant not as a permanent fix, but only to get it to the “hospital”, where it can be properly fixed, with a minimum of further damage, by bona fide professionals who know what they’re doing..

7points