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If there's a problem, there's a solution. Of course, if the issue is very specific, a simple screwdriver probably won't do the trick. Luckily, human ingenuity has more to offer. A lot more. And you can see it all on the subreddit r/SpecializedTools.
It's an interesting corner of the internet, encouraging people to post photos of niche tools, created to make our lives better in situations where nothing else fits quite as well. A real delight to satisfy our curiosity.
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#1
This Chair For People Who Love To Sit Cross-Legged
Most family garages probably have an assortment of tools and materials that could all be used to make, for example, a basic table for the backyard or even something more complex. The team at Dienamics, a company that specializes in industrial design, toolmaking, and manufacturing, says that tools are the backbone of modern industry and trade. They are essential in almost any construction project. However, we don't often stop to think about the process of making the tools themselves.
Many argue that in prehistoric times, one of the most important eras in our evolution was the utilization of basic tools. The earliest known human-made stone tools date back around 2.6 million years. Crafted and used by homo habilis (sometimes known as "handy man"), these implements marked the first in a series of major toolmaking advances among early human hunter-gatherer societies, lasting from the early Stone Age all the way up until the first modern humans, homo sapiens, made the transition to permanent agricultural settlements around 10,000 years ago. Tools allowed our ancient ancestors to have much more of an effect on the world around them, helping them to survive in more comfort, and achieve more with less.
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#2
Baby Head Protector
#3
Cow Brush
#4
A Seatbelts Attachment For Pregnant Women
As we evolved as a species, so did our tools and our ability to use them. These two elements were essential to the development of infrastructure, which spurred the establishment of trades like carpentry and blacksmithing which relied on an individual mastering the use of a certain tool or trade. While hand tools were once forged out of the natural environment, these trades fine-tuned the creation of their tools using iron, wood and other metals which were heated and remolded.
These days, the process of creating tools is a lot more specific which, according to Dienamics, means there is a uniformity in material, size, and weight of hand tools which wasn't possible before. Now, a hand tool is designed on a computer, taking into account specific measurements and densities which make it both efficient and easy to use.
#5
Tree Mover
#6
A Lift To Help This Truck Driver Get In Cab
#7
Surgical Suture Training Pad
Raven Sheridan 3 years ago
Probably dead pigs, as their skin is extremely similar to humans. Or cadavers.
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Lemoncucumber 3 years ago
You can buy these on Amazon! I got one for my sister for Christmas! She enjoyed this random gift lol
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
Thanks for telling us that. I might get one for my niece who is applying to med school.
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Michelle Scott 3 years ago
I have benefited from this type of innovation way to many times not to up vote it!!!!
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 3 years ago
probably a marketing photo from the manufacturer, or a stock photo
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Monique Reed 3 years ago
If you catch your skin on a projecting point, it's very easy to get a three-cornered tear.
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Glenn Zoontjens 3 years ago
Got one of these and they're brilliant- not quite the same as actual tissue but 1) it's reusable, 2) it's a really good learning tool & 3) no tissue to preserve in the fridge/with chemicals
Niall Mac Iomera 3 years ago
We had to get to number 7 before we see something specific to a field. And this one isn't even a tool.
Alina Rainer 3 years ago
Sorry this is just unnecessary stuff for rich kids, you can also practice on oranges or bananas or tomatoes or meat (eg chicken with skin)….a greater problem is the needles imo
#8
My Smallest And Largest Hex Keys For Working On Large Injection Molding Presses
#9
A Norwegian Shoe Drying Machine
#10
Snow Clearing Machine For Trucks!
#11
To Test Large Crane Capacity We Use Giant Water Bags... Aka The Balls Of Judgment
#12
In Case You Have Never Seen, These Baffle Balls Are Used Inside Water Trucks To Stop The Water From Sloshing Side To Side While Driving
#13
During The Australian Bushfires Any Water Source Can Be Used To Fight The Fires
#14
You Saw My Largest And Smallest Hex Keys. These Are My Largest And Smallest Adjustable Wrenches!
#15
This Titanium Coated Butter Knife With Internal Copper Alloy Heat Tubes. It’s Made To Heat Up When Held In Your Hand, So That It Is Easier To Spread Butter
Serial pacifist 3 years ago
"Titanium coated butter knife with internal copper alloy heat tubes". Really? Just to cut butter? What would you use for bread - a vibranium covered adamantium-made knife with a diamond-cutting laser beam?
#16
Curb Shaper
#17
A Street Sign Cleaning Vehicle, Complete With Soap, Water, A Brush And Some Kind Of Reflective Wax (Or Something?). First Time Seeing One In Germany
WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
In German it's probably called a Verkehrschildreinigungsmaschine.
#18
These Specialized Chain Tires That Are Used In The Extreme Heat Of Steel Mills
#19
Refueling Helicopter In Mid-Air
#20
My Buddy Made Me A Label Applicator. Just Passed 8000 Bottles/Labels
#22
The Sasumata Is A Pole Weapon Used By The Samurai In Feudal Japan. It's Also Used Today To Safely Wrangle Anyone Posing A Threat To Civilians
#23
New Type Of Parking Enforcement On My Campus Replacing The Boot, Appropriately Named “The Barnacle”
#24
Bend Rules
Maryse Faucher 3 years ago
I got one of those from my dad tool box that I got after his passing. Strangely used it to make the corner when I sew
#25
Tool That Allows One Man To Move The Whole Train By Hand
#26
Barrel-Filling Bridge
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
What on earth are they filling in those barrels? Radioactive whisky?
#27
When A Guy Walks Into Your Office With This Thing Asking To Take A Reading. It's Called A Velometer, And Measures The Speed Of Air In A Given Area. He Kindly Allowed Me To Take A Photo
Becky Samuel 3 years ago
We're going to be seeing a lot more of this now that the importance of air flow in disease prevention has become more apparent.
#28
Nasa Pistol Grip Tool - A Cordless Power Screwdriver/Drill Used By Spacewalking Astronauts To Fix The Hubble Space Telescope And The International Space Station
Serial pacifist 3 years ago
Ok, we all know this is a space zapper, stop fooling us around NASA.
#29
I Work In A Stem Cell Lab. This Is A Liquid Nitrogen Dry Shipper, Used To Transport Cryopreserved Products Like Stem Cells And Vaccines In -150c
#30
Using A Comb To Straighten Air Conditioner Fins
Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago
Yeah, but no matter how many you bring to the job you won't have the right size, they take quite a bit of effort, and don't work on heavily smashed fins. Plus you're probably going to slip and slice your knuckles.
#31
Stenographer, The Machine The Court Reporters Use To Type Everything That Is Said There
#32
Spent Shotgun Shell Lawn Sweeper Picker-Upper
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 3 years ago
aren't golf ball pickers basically the same, just larger spacing on the brush?
#33
Pedestrian Catcher In 1920s
#34
They're Childrens' Training Scissors. Like For Pre-Schoolers. The Extra Holes Are So A Grown-Up Can Co-Scissor And Help The Kid
#35
I'm A Dog Groomer. These Guys Are Chunkers Meant To Specifically "Chunk" Out The Thick Hair
Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago
In hair dressing we use smaller ones to thin out the hair. Same thing .
#36
Insulated Cryo Glove For Handling Very Cold Items (E.g. Liquid Helium). Like An Oven Mitt’s Cold Cousin
#37
A Tool Used For Straw Roofing. Dutch Word For It Is 'Drijfbord'
#38
For Right Handed, Left Eye Dominant Folks
NOLAHusker 3 years ago
I wonder if the rest of the world knows that hunting rifles exist in countries other than the US. Wouldn’t know it based on these comments.
#39
Ladies And Gentlemen, Allow Me To Present A Fabled “The Right Tool”. This Is The Only Tool That Can Be Used To Remove The Oil Filter Housing On A Lamborghini Gallardo
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Stimpy 3 years ago
I am missing the dutch bricklaying machine here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dq8C0vhwR40s&ved=2ahUKEwiivtajvrryAhXMhf0HHVLnDZ4QwqsBegQIBRAF&usg=AOvVaw1RCLnnnkCP8wCxN0zDzJrH
MuddyPuddles 3 years ago
more posts like these please! I love learning about new and interesting objects
2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
If you had a job which required these specialty tools you would think differently.
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Stimpy 3 years ago
I am missing the dutch bricklaying machine here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dq8C0vhwR40s&ved=2ahUKEwiivtajvrryAhXMhf0HHVLnDZ4QwqsBegQIBRAF&usg=AOvVaw1RCLnnnkCP8wCxN0zDzJrH
MuddyPuddles 3 years ago
more posts like these please! I love learning about new and interesting objects
2WheelTravlr 3 years ago
If you had a job which required these specialty tools you would think differently.
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