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Human development has allowed us to build skyscrapers and land rovers on Mars. But for everyday problems—like needing an adapter for your speakers, fixing a broken lawnmower wheel, or stopping a door from slamming shut—we don’t need the help of billion-dollar industries. Oftentimes, a little creativity is enough.
People who come up with these clever fixes proudly share them on the subreddit r/LowTechBrilliance, alongside with others’ ingenious solutions they’ve spotted out in the wild. So, as a reminder that we regular folks are often far more resourceful than we give ourselves credit for, we compiled some of the best examples below.
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#1
The Real Hydrohomies
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#2
Lost Finger Can‘T Stop A Gamer
#3
A Stack Of Cups That You Can Turn To Indicate When Coffee Was Brewed
#4
Old Dude In The Seat Next To Me On My Flight Used A Partially Inflated Baggy As A Phone Stand... Brilliant
#5
Attractive And Humane Mousetrap Vase Made By Aakash Dewan In India
#6
No Funnel, No Problem
#7
Six People Can Have Their Own Lock And Each One Can Open The Gate!
#8
This Low Maintenance Reversible Bench
#9
Successfully Used String To Direct AC Unit Condensation Down Into A Pitcher
#10
My Puzzle Came With A Stand For The Box
#11
Made Floaties For My Avocado Seeds So I Don’t Have To Remember To Add Water To Them
#13
Need A Level?
#14
No Stop Sign? No Problem
#15
For Remote Teaching Without A Document Camera
#16
Cool Mechanical Hand Sanitizer Dispenser W Foot Pedal, No Batteries Or Hand Sensor Needed
#17
Just Found This Sub, This Was A Functioning Lawnmower I Saw While In Bulgaria, Great Use Of Limited Resources
#18
How To Link Up Multiple Barrels For Rainwater Collection
LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 hours ago
I feel like this is exactly what I used to do in the game Satisfactory with storage units XD
#19
We Needed To Disassemble A Shelf In An Office And We Didn’t Have A Mallet. Rubber Bands + Hammer = Mallet
#20
Painting The Ceiling Brilliance
#21
Low Tech Cooling
#22
300 Year Old Device That Lets You Open 7 Books At Once
#23
My Brother Got Tired Of Holding His iPad Up
#24
"My Dad ""Fixed"" My Lawnmower"
#25
Face Shield - Cut Plastic, Punch Wholes, Attach To Glasses (Image Via The Inventor - Tokujin Yoshioka, Japanese Olympic Torch Designer)
#26
Turned An Old Trampoline Into A Greenhouse!!
Not totally done yet but I’m already brainstorming what to grow in here. I’m in CT USA. any advice on what vegis I can grow overwinter in it? I’m thinking cold crops might have a chance of survival through most of the winter but I’ve never had a greenhouse before. The plastic isn’t as clear as I thought it would be but I’m reading that might be beneficial heat-wise anyway so I’m Leaving it as is for now.
#27
Vertical Gardening Using Plastic Bottles And A Drip Irrigation System (Bottle On Top Is Upside Down With A Small Hole In The Bottle Cap Allowing A Slow Water Drip), Project For And With Refugees And People Living In Poverty
#28
Foot Operated Hand Wash Station I Built For My Wife. Clean Water In Bottom; Waste Water Collected Above
#30
Bent Mirrored Steel Turns One Candle Into Four
Auntriarch 6 hours ago
Four candles? I'm laughing already... (UK comedians "Two Ronnies" if anyone wants to look them up)
#31
Ingenious Doorstop
#32
This Device Was Used To Listen For Enemy Planes
#33
Teacher's Solution To Cheating
#34
Switch Remote Control
#35
Can’t Have Lower Tech Than A Sundial (Slightly Cheating To Be Made With 3D Printer Tho)
#36
Just A Branch And A Marker Will Do
#37
Finally Something To Do With An Old Cd Rack: A Ramen Holder
#38
No Air? Just Use A Pvc Elbow
#39
Years Ago I Needed To Prop A Camera Pi Up On A Tripod. The 1/4-20-Thread-To-USB-A-Male Adapter Was Born
MotorcycleDoggo 14 hours ago
USB connectors are not know for their structural strength, but awesome while it lasts
#40
Set Up A Siphon Out Of Old Pipe To Drain The Kid's Paddling Pool Quicker, And With Less Mess, Than The Drain Plug. (Or Watering The Plants, Which I Also Did)
#41
To Be Hung Next To A TV And Connected To It With An Hdmi Cable
#42
If It Works Then Why Not?
#43
How To Stop The Remote From Going Missing
#44
Defrosting The Freezer Mess-Free With Nothing But A Hose, A Bucket, And Some Duct Tape
#45
Driving Your Rear Wheels Into Blocks To Transform Your Trailer Into A Ramp
#46
Combination Beer Cooler BBQ Grill
#47
No Need For A Slack To Transport Things
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What do you think ?
David Paterson 13 hours ago
My person favourite I have here is a trolley made from an old computer desk that the fridge sits on. To lift the fridge up 10 inches so I can get to the inside of the bottom without back strain.
David Paterson 13 hours ago
My person favourite I have here is a trolley made from an old computer desk that the fridge sits on. To lift the fridge up 10 inches so I can get to the inside of the bottom without back strain.
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