“If It Looks Stupid But It Works, It Ain’t Stupid” – People Share Their 40 Creative Life Hacks

There are times where we have to face problems that are either too expensive or time-consuming to be solved what would be called the ‘proper way’. That’s when we have to get a little creative and come up with solutions using the things we have on hand – which often leads to some pretty hilarious results. Well, but you know how the saying goes – if it looks stupid but it works, it ain’t stupid (or it is stupid but somehow actually works).

#1 That’s Brilliant

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#2 I Wanted Natural Light In A Basement That Has No Windows

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Paid $10 for two old windows, painted them, frosted the glass, installed them into my wall with LED lights behind them. Now it’s always 2 pm at the basement bar.

#3 My Dad’s T Got Splattered With Bleach, He Decided To Fix With More. I Found It Adorable

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#4 My Grandpa Uses The Actual Hardware For Labeling The Drawers

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#5 After Repeating 6 Times That I Want To Cancel My Comcast Xfinity, I Finally Figured Out How To Get Them To Stop Arguing And Actually Do What I Asked

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#6 My Dog Rolo Has Always Been A Messy Drinker, My Girlfriend Turned His Water Bowl Into A Moss Garden To Keep The Place Tidy

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#7 I Should Do It Myself As Well

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#8 Changed The One Earphone Rubber To Black To Quickly See Which Is Which

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#9 He’s So Small He Can Sneak Through The Fence When He Goes Outside, So He Must Wear The Escape-Proof Wiener Bun Of Shame At Potty Time

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#10 Wearing A Face Mask For An Extended Period Of Time. Sew A Button To A Headband To Keep From Destroying Your Ears

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#11 A Life Hack For Anyone In Higher Education

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#12 This Gentleman At Target Who Reversed His Hooded Sweatshirt To Make A Puppy Pocket

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#13 Friend’s Sister Lost Her Car Key While Jogging, Someone Else Made Sure She Found It

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#14 Putting Together Furniture? Use Some Of Its Styrofoam Packaging For Keeping Small Parts From Disappearing

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#15 Sneaky Grandpa

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#16 Crazy Sore Muscles But No Bath Tub? Improvise. Adapt. Overcome

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#17 This Bra Used To Protect A Horse’s Infected Eye, Whilst Also Allowing It To See

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#18 Hand Sewing A 1/4 Inches Hem And I Hate Juggling The Ruler

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#19 I Was Running Late For Work And Couldn’t Find Her Leash, This Is How I Walked My Dog This Morning

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#20 When You Don’t Have A Suit But Need One

#21 When Your Phone Touch Is Broken

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#22 My Husband Made This Book-Holder-Opener For Me To Ease Hand Cramping

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#23 “Grandma, Do You Have Some Rice That I Can Put My Phone In? It Got Wet.” – She Pulls This Out Of A Cabinet

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#24 Someone At My Work Created A Clock Out Of Two Cups To Keep Track Of How Fresh The Coffee Is

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#25 Instead Of Buying Those Cheap Plastic Chair Mats, I Bought A Box Of Laminate Flooring Planks And Put Them Together. Took Less Than 10 Minutes And Feels Sturdy. Chair Rolls So Smooth

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#26 You Can Connect Two Ziplock Bags By Flipping One Inside Out To Make A Larger One

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#27 Need Tweezers In A Pinch?

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#28 In Queensland We Get A Lot Of Insects Who Escape The Heat By Getting Inside Via The Drains. My Wife Had This Idea As A Barrier. Those Are Stocking Socks

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#29 The Vet Said The Anti-Scratch Cone Would Be $50.00. Tractor Supply Had It For $19.95

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#30 Soviet Lifehack

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#31 The Easiest Way To Water Your Garden

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#32 Use Bobby Pins To Untie Stubborn Shoelaces

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#33 If You’re Like Me And Have A Broken Laptop Hinge

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#34 To Remove Strong Adhesive Labels From Plastic Containers, Simply Put Them In The Freezer For A Few Hours Before Peeling

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#35 Got Her Spayed And The Vet Didn’t Have Cones Small Enough

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#36 Hate When Companies Ask For Your Email Address? This Is For You

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#37 New Safe Browsing Accessory

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#38 My Grandma’s Elderly Neighbors Have A Hook And Pulley System To Pull Groceries Up To Their Kitchen

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#39 Cables Managed

#40 Use A Fork When Grating Last Bits Of Food To Avoid Possible Injury And To Shred Really Really Really Quickly

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