24 Sneaky Hacks You Wish You Knew Before

By Samantha in Cool On 28th March 2020
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#1 These running shoes are high visibility without broadcasting that they're high visibility

Are you down on your productivity during this time of lockdown? Perhaps you need an idea for something new and creative, gO through these clever hacks and get inspiration for your next DIY. These new hacks are not only constructive but neat too. Give it a try and you can thank us later.

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#2 This hotel alarm clock displays the time on the side as well as the front so you don't have to crane your head to see it from the bed

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#3. Thorny bushes stacked up around this plane's wheels so wildlife won't chew on the rubber

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#4. Here's a bold, visionary attempt to solve tangled headphones at last: making the wires a zipper

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#5. A hidden pattern shows up on this raincoat's fabric when it gets wet

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#6. This pizza shop uses a knot of garlic bread instead of little plastic tables to keep the toppings off the lid

Reddit | 123DanB
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#7 Very clever hack

This ice cream parlor puts a mini marshmallow at the bottom of its cones to plug them up so they won't leak precious ice cream as it melts.

Reddit | jonnyload3

#8 Noice friendly idea

These street musicians provide headphones for their audience instead of pumping their performance through an amplifier

Reddit | okkani

#9. Bar codes don't have to be boring, as this milk carton shows

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#10 Very neat

A pretty perfect solution for a profoundly imperfect situation — if you clog this restaurant's toilet, you can avoid an embarrassing encounter by using a card.

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#11. This soda dispenser's nozzles are clear, so you can easily see whether they've been cleaned recently or not

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#12. This handrail has a few well-placed bumps on it that don't mean much to anyone unless they know Braille

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#13. This fire station uses shadows to cast its signage on the building

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#14. This footrest in a Jeep has a hidden message in Morse code: "Sand, snow, rivers, rocks"

Reddit | accidentpronehiker

#15. This laundry basket has all the laundry symbols and their meanings written on it

Reddit | cryphus
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#16. Just to make sure you've got absolutely everything before you leave, the overhead bins on this plane have mirrors in them

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#17. Police in Sweden have almost gotten too clever with their unmarked cruisers, tucking the roof lights away in a roof box.

Reddit | Swee_et

#18. The best of both worlds come together in this movie rental place, which has an order window for the pizza place next door inside

Reddit | dhcrusoe
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#19. Rooms at this hotel have two peepholes, one at standing height and one much lower

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#20. One of the most welcome upgrades I've seen in a while: adding an air freshener to a toilet paper holder in a public bathroom

Reddit | LucidBurrito

#21. The one place where a bathroom window at toilet height might be welcome: on an airplane

Reddit | espiffany
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#22. Who knew you could make a skateboard that folds up?

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#24. I like this idea of adding a recipe to the back of a shampoo bottle to make what the shampoo smells like

Reddit | zerosuitmetalman

#25. Here's a USB drive I'd love to have on hand — it uses electronic ink to show how much storage has been used

Reddit | thefifthgiant