30 People Who Are So Much Smarter Than Me It Is Straight-Up Embarrassing
1. The absolute genius who added this small, but highly useful, feature to an oven:
my oven shows the time that you started cooking incase you didn’t set a timer from mildlyinteresting
"I wonder if the engineer who proposed that received the proper acknowledgement?"
"I hope there's cake and perhaps appetizers."
2. The earth-conscious inventor of this great idea:
Noticed cardboard hangers instead of plastic hangers while working on my shift. from mildlyinteresting
"Cardboard can be sturdy as hell. I got cabinets delivered and they were boxed is cardboard. That was the hardest cardboard I've ever had to cut up."
3. And the eco-friendly bar owner who opted for this:
"They last a whole lot longer than paper straws that disintegrate before you finish your drink AND are much better for frozen drinks and milkshakes that take longer to finish drinking. Paper straws go soggy less than half way through the frozen drink and collapse on themselves when you try to suck."
4. These young geniuses who are going to be successful business owners someday, I just know it:
"They know their clientele."
5. The smarty who packed this tube:
A customer mailed this tube with a tongue depressor attached to it to prevent it from rolling around. from mildlyinteresting
"I work at the post office. I’m told they do this so that the tubes actually get scanned going through the machines (basically a conveyer belt that scans on the top and bottom). Otherwise they spin and/or don’t get scanned correctly.
If they don’t get scanned, the tracking numbers don’t get updated and people get all mad. By doing it this way, they get scanned at each processing plant."
6. The genius who came up with this gate design:
"As someone who works on a ranch I cannot explain how useful this would be where I work. People like to drive down the private roads the farm is located on to see the horses, but we need to keep the gate open to bring the horses back after a ride."
7. The clever person who dreamed up this device:
In case you're wondering, this is in Melbourne, Australia, for the record.
8. The thoughtful theater worker who created this helpful chart:
"They want you to leave so they can start cleaning, LOL."
"Yup. I don’t waste my time sticking around and they get to clean the theater sooner. Everybody wins."
9. The genius designer who created this hidden gem:
Fun AND functional!
10. The handy cat parent who had a great idea and turned it into reality:
"Two hundred channels, and nothing but cats."
11. The landscaper who's good at their job and a friend to nature:
The guy who does the grass for my building left a rectangle of wild flowers so the bees can use them from mildlyinteresting
"Honestly the obsession with completely clear cut lawns is something I will never understand. Right now I live in a city in Germany and they adopted a policy of letting free lawn spaces grow tall and only cut them once or twice a year. It is SO much nicer. Beautiful flowers everywhere, bees swirling around. I just don't get why what's pictured in the post is the norm."
12. The designer who added this awesome button:
My hotel phone in Iceland has a special button that will wake you up if there are northern lights in the sky. from mildlyinteresting
"Iceland is such a wonderful country. When we lived there, in Reykjavík, if there were Northern Lights in the forecast they would dim the city lights."
13. The clever person who designed this feature in the store:
Parents everywhere: "YES! MORE!"
14. The absolute genius who designed this hidden feature:
I need this in all my shirts.
15. This person, who needs to come to my house and sort things:
"Bet his house is organized also."
16. Whoever designed these cool benches:
These public benches are reversible, so you can choose to look at people, or boats. from mildlyinteresting
"This is a photo of the town I grew up in. Whangarei, New Zealand, if you want to check it out on Google Maps. Search for the 'Town Basin.'"
17. The builder who incorporated these handy lil' things:
"We have them at my work. I always thought it was so you didn't need to touch the buttons, but found out they're actually for our movers who can't push a button due to them carrying items."
18. The genius who figured out a way to fix a small annoyance:
"You're going to post pics of the shirt without a brand? Please ma'am, I need to stop living in a world where I have to put safety pins on the inside of my shirts."
"Duluth does it for their flannels. Probably do it on their other shirts too (only ever had flannels though)."—trebleisin
19. This talented and clever mom:
"I’m glad your mom found a creative outlet."
20. The cheeky designer who made these cards:
Sure, it's gimmicky, but hey, useful too!
21. The damn good designer who made this cool material:
So cool, and I have no idea how it works.
22. The person who created this tiny but useful feature:
I know this isn't ~new~ but it's still such a great idea!
23. The person who designed this cool jacket label:
"If you’ve ever owned anything from L.L. Bean, you know this is legit because it lasts forever. I have a backpack from kindergarten that is still in good shape 15 years later."
24. The person who had the foresight to come up with this packaging:
"This makes me unbelievably happy."
"I bought a office chair that packaged the parts like this and honestly it made my life easier."—chunkynooodle
25. The clever tire maker who incorporated this guide:
"Should be a safety requirement on all tires! Brilliant. (The numbered design, not just the usual indicators.)"—3WarmAndWildEyes
26. The smart person who came up with this simple idea:
"This is the most 'mildly interesting' thing I’ve ever seen LOL."
27. The store owner who came up with this helpful perk:
These two different sets of shopping baskets at a department store in Bangkok - for those that need help or want to be left alone. from mildlyinteresting
"Home Depot needs some system like this. Like a 'Newbie Home Depot shopper' vs. 'I know more than you.'"
28. The smarty who added this small, but great, design:
"I have the same one. I love it!"
"Just a simple addition makes a huge difference!"
29. The canny cinephile who works at this library:
"PG-65. That's great."
30. And finally, the thoughtful foodie who works at this one:
"One of my locals does tool lending. Super helpful for pricy tools that you’re only going to use once or twice."
