Big Brain Solutions to Problems That You Probably Never Heard of Before
You're only aware of the problems that directly affect you, but there are many more issues in the world.
We each have our own problems that affect us in one way or another in life. We are aware that other people in the world also have their own challenges, but we often do not bother to learn about those issues, so for us, they do not even exist.
Many people work hard every day to solve some of the problems that a large portion of the population suffers from. Each day, we get closer to resolving many of these issues, but many more remain completely unsolved.
When only a minority of people face a certain problem, the rest of the population usually has no idea that the issue even exists, which is why it is often left unchanged. When people think outside the box, they come up with brilliant solutions that help others tremendously in their daily lives.
The designs in the picture below are great examples of people thinking creatively and coming up with amazing solutions to uncommon problems that most people overlook. Kudos to whoever designed them; their contributions to society are immense, and we should be thankful for their creativity.
1. "These Tables at My College Campus Use Solar Panels as Shade, Which in Turn Provide Power for the Charging Ports on the Table"
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Reddit3. "Home Office Busy Light - Wi-Fi Enabled LEDs in Door Jam Linked to My Work Calendar; When I'm in a Meeting, It Goes Red, and the Kids Know They Can't Come In"
Yellow for 'knock first,' green for 'come in for a chat' / 'draw on my whiteboard.'
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4. "Thailand Supermarket Ditches Plastic Packaging for Banana Leaves"
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5. "My Hotel Phone in Iceland Has a Special Button That Will Wake You Up If There Are Northern Lights in the Sky"
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6. "If You're Bored at the Baltimore Airport, You Can Learn CPR"
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7. "This Parking Lot Has Lights Showing You the Empty Spaces. Genius!"
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8. This Duck Ramp
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9. This Railing in Naples Has a Description of the View in Braille for Blind People.
10. "My Park Installed Outdoor Workout Equipment Facing the Playground"
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11. "This Park Has a Tiny Water Fountain for Dogs"
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12. "Sink Area Designed for Drying"
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13. "You Can Sit at the Ends of This Picnic Table"
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14. "My Eye Doctor's Office Uses Laminated Forms and a Wet Erase Marker to Cut Down on Paper Use"
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15. "Seems Like a Good Time to Finally Show Off the Spice Rack I Built"
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16. "This System Allows You to Know If the Package Has Been Handled Correctly"
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17. "These Benches That Turn into Tables"
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18. "Traffic Light for the Jedi. In Ukraine"
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19. "My Bracelet Came with a Paper Clip to Help Fasten the Clasp"
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20. "Books-A-Million Puts a Slip of Paper Under the Stickers on Their Books to Prevent Sticker Residue from Being Left on the Covers"
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21. "Movie Theater Tells You If There's a Scene Near the End of the Movie"
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22. "This Shopping Cart Has a Spot for Kids to Stand On While the Parent Pushes"
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23. "This Elevator with Foot Pedals for Floor Selection"
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24. "This Restaurant Figured Out That Face Masks Fit in the Napkin Dispenser"
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25. "Tinder's Warning to the LGBTQ Community"
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26. "Boards Installed at the Traffic Light So You Don't Have to Get Off Your Bike While Waiting"
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27. "A Very Clever Story-Time Chair"
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28. "Plantable Calendar Made from Recycled Paper"
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29. "New Toaster Has a Finger Pull in the Cord"
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30. "On the Walls of Madrid's Metro System Is the Entire Novel of Don Quixote, So You Can Read While You Wait and Pick Up the Next Time Where You Left Off"
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31. "University Has a Vending Machine with All the Things You Need as a Student, from Sanitary Pads to a Power Bank"
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Now that is some outside-the-box thinking! These solutions seem so simple, yet it is not easy to come up with the idea out of the blue. It takes inspiration, for sure, in addition to a lot of creativity.
I hope that one day these solutions become available everywhere and not just in specific places. They make everyone's lives easier, so why not invest in them and help many people in the process?
Either way, kudos to the people who created these designs; please continue with these amazing contributions.