Simple ideas, big results—these hacks turn everyday problems into “wow, that was easy.”
Like this clever person who figured out a way to “encrypt” their message to someone whose wallet they found.
The smart (and helpful) movie theater owner who put up this sign to let you know if a movie has end credits or not.
The brilliant venue manager who put the location of the bathrooms on the back of employees’ shirts.
The librarian who made the genius decision to have a “library of things” for residents to borrow like toolkits and power washers:
The clever owner of this pizzeria who started using a dough ball instead of the plastic thing to keep the box from smushing the pizza.
This crafty seamster who shared a simple, but genius hack to sew in a straight line.
The smarty who created this smart door latch that doubles as an accessories holder in a public restroom.
And the person at DFW airport who added these lights to the bathroom stalls so you can tell which are available.
These young Girl Scouts, aka geniuses, who posted up outside a local dispensary to sell cookies.
The brainy person who designed this ruler to have cascading millimeter marks so it’s easier to read.
The sharp AF person who added this small, but highly useful, feature to an oven — showing the time you started cooking.
The retail store designer who had the wisdom to make this hanger for a dressing room.
The restaurant owner who had these neat lights installed to get your server’s attention silently.
And the restaurant owner who had the foresight to install both unscented (for before eating) and scented (for after eating) soap dispensers.
The person who had the idea to sort this furniture hardware by step rather than type.
And this bird of a feather who laid it out REALLY simple.
The person who came up with this simple life improvement — fan pull chains that have a light bulb and fan blades at the end to indicate which chain to pull.
The absolute genius who designed this shirt to have a lens cloth sewn in at the bottom.
The clever person who designed this store to have different surfaces to “road test” strollers.
The intelligent paper bag designer who came up with this.
This super smart grandpa who sorted his extra sauce packets into a case.
The person who designed this umbrella to only show the logo when it rains.
The smarty who designed this spatula with a little stand.
The canny person at this library who created “binge boxes” to loan out.
And the equally clever person at this library who made cake pans available to check out.
The genius traffic light designer who made this one with an hourglass to help count down the time left before the light changes.
And the person who came up with the idea of adding crossing lights on the ground that turn green/red — helpful for people who are basically glued to their phones!
This clever cook who shared a neat truck to measure honey in a baking recipe.
And the smarty who added this drawing on a pasta box to help gauge the quantity of pasta you need/use.
This mom who painted an outlet to blend in with its surroundings.
And THIS mom who painted an outlet to blend in with its surroundings.
The person who made this bench on rails so you can always be in the shade.
And this clever designer who came up with this bench/ad, which is just really cool-looking IMO.
The smarty pants who designed this toilet to have a sink attached to the top — this is so you can reuse the sink water in the next flush in order to help save water.
The helpful person who designed these stairs with a groove on the side to make carrying bikes easier.
The genius that designed this shirt with buttons on the inside as well to help prevent annoying boob-gap.
The person who incorporated kick buttons on these elevators.
Whoever designed these benches to be reversible so you can choose your view.
The earth-conscious inventor of these cardboard hangers in a store.
And this eco-friendly bar owner who opted to start using pasta as straws instead of plastic.
The person who packed this tube with a tongue depressor attached to prevent it from rolling around.
The wise person who came up with this gate design that allows horses but not vehicles.
The thoughtful person who dreamed up this device that shows how much blood a local blood bank has.
The designer of this hotel phone in Iceland that has a special button to wake you up if there are Northern Lights in the sky.
The person who designed this cool jacket with a hand-me-down label.
The clever tire-maker who incorporated a tread depth measurer built into the rubber.
The store owner who came up with this idea — two different sets of shopping baskets for those that need help or want to be left alone.
This landscaper who leaves a rectangle of wildflowers so bees can use them.
The handy cat parent who repurposed an old TV into a lovely cat bed for their cat’s birthday.
Finally, the high-key genius who created this Oreo cookie holder that attaches to a glass, thus making them smarter than literally all of us.
Source: www.buzzfeed.com