People Who Fixed Their Problems With Funny yet Effective "Engineering"

Published on 06/25/2024
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Perfect Idea for Those Who Hate Sharing Things With Coworkers

Office spaces are a territorial war, and sharing with coworkers means risking losing your stuff. Winners are declared yearly by the number of pens they now possess. This person took their office war games to another level when it came to their hole puncher. By placing a lock in the puncher, they've assured themselves that no one but them can use it. Therefore, there's no point in "borrowing" it.

This is a genius move and follows the philosophy that if they can't have it, then no one can. Even if a fellow colleague stole this hole puncher, they'd find it useless.

Perfect Idea for Those Who Hate Sharing Things With Coworkers

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You Don't Need to Be Rich to Have an Outdoor Jacuzzi

Sometimes you will just want to sit back and relax. However, the best way to achieve the optimal level of relaxation requires a hot tub or jacuzzi, which is something that not everyone owns. Fortunately, there is this guy with his innovative ways, and he won't let his lack of a hot tub stop him from his relaxation. He built his own jacuzzi with a plastic bin, umbrella, and lawn chair.

He just needs to turn on the hose, and he is good. This just goes to show that sometimes our attempts to be lazy are actually when we become our most productive.

You Don't Need to Be Rich to Have an Outdoor Jacuzzi

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Broken Guitar Hero Guitar? Here, Use a Racket

The problem with many console games or games that require specific devices is that once the controller or device breaks, then you can no longer play the game. When this guy's Guitar Hero guitar broke, that should have been the end of the game. Fortunately, this man is a natural engineer and fixed his problem with a simple tennis racket. Now he can get back to rocking and rolling.

Who knew that a tennis racket would be the solution to a Guitar Hero problem? Now he can rock his solo and wreck at the tennis courts at the same time.

Broken Guitar Hero Guitar? Here, Use a Racket

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When Your Parents Don't Knock and Your Web Surfing Is Risky Business

Privacy is important. This is something that is true from your teenage years all throughout your adult years. Sometimes getting that privacy, especially when you're younger, is next to impossible. This person innovated a workaround to get their privacy, though. They had their computer's plug attached to the door, so when the door opened up, the computer screen immediately changed to a designated tab. They might just be a future NASA scientist.

This little bit of ingenuity is sure to save them from embarrassment when their family members or roommates decide to come in unannounced. Remember always to knock.

When Your Parents Don't Knock and Your Web Surfing Is Risky Business

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We Wonder How Fast This Lawn Mower Motorcycle Can Go

Renovations are a great way to ensure that your old devices and technologies can stay up to date without spending a bucket load on purchasing something new. You might be thinking about remodeling your kitchen or adding a brand-new stereo system to your car. This person is already thinking way beyond that when they took their old lawn mower and used it to build themselves a motorcycle.

We are not sure if this is entirely legal or what the permit process must be like to be allowed to get this baby on the road, but we are impressed.

We Wonder How Fast This Lawn Mower Motorcycle Can Go

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Homemade Gaming Chair

Anyone who spends many hours a day on the computer or at a desk understands the importance of a quality chair. Whether you are staying up till dawn playing some zombie game or you the CEO of a major corporation, we are all linked by this understanding. When this gamer decided they needed to upgrade their gamer chair, they did it DIY style with this improvised, ultra-comfort desk chair.

They took one of the dining or kitchen chairs and taped some pillows onto the seat and back of it with duct tape. It's not pretty, but it probably works.

Homemade Gaming Chair

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A Genius Short-Term Solution for a Broken Valve

Biking is a hobby of many passionate people. The more athletically and adventurously inclined often take their bike miles away from civilization or deep into the mountains. The only problem with doing this is that you won't get help anytime soon if something goes wrong. Such as the case here when this guy's tire's valve broke off, and he lost all the air in his bike's tire.

This guy was innovative, though, and was able to use his handheld pump to fill up the tire and then lock it in place so that he could keep riding.

A Genius Short-Term Solution for a Broken Valve

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