17+ Clever Designs That Came From Outside The Box

With just a pallet, some curtain track, and 45 minutes of work, they were able to make something that works perfectly and looks the part to boot.

If anything, the decision to add a stick shift to the chair might make it even more convenient. The handle is definitely easier to reach, if nothing else.

One big rock and a bunch of ratchet straps later and somebody had enough leverage to tow the trailer for 1,100 miles without incident.

I love it when a plan comes together.

But I suppose when only one out of 16 reviewers finds your food bland and tasteless, that inspires a fair bit of confidence in the rest of us.

I also like that they left the typos in for that extra authenticity.

I'd like to think that whoever made this originally planned to make a standard mug but couldn't bear the thought of seeing Cookie Monster without an actual cookie to enjoy.

Sure, it's situational at best and likely won't be useful when driving it, but I probably wouldn't have forgotten how to do trigonometry if I had something like this to look at every day.

In case it's not clear, they took an old computer fan and hooked it up to an RC car, making what they described as "the jankiest battery powered fan I've seen."

It only had a marginal effect on their sweltering conditions but it was better than nothing.

As we can see, he accomplished this by keeping the car's springs compressed with good ol' zip ties. It definitely achieves the aesthetic but I'm not sure how good that is for the car.

Yeah, it turns out they were able to keep that camera secure using only a guitar and a clamp.

And if they want to play a song for the little one, they've still got an even better guitar to do it with.

I wouldn't have thought this myself but I suppose I can't see any reason why a knee-high boot with a high heel on it wouldn't work just as well once you attached a strap to it.

That said, those are indeed snowmobile treads. It's just that they're being used as mud flaps instead of for traction.

Fortunately, such a prospect isn't as daunting as it may sound since this person proved that a simple shopping cart can do the trick.

Customizing a motorcycle is normally something that would require welding skills rather than carpentry skills, but I guess there's something to be said for playing to your strengths.

However, one person discovered that over a year after they built this makeshift pot handle, the hostel they were staying in at the time is still using it.

It's nice to have a legacy.

It's not terribly different from your average chain-link fence but it does have a specially made hole so this palm tree can comfortably grow through it.

I can't say that I know what context one would use this in but I'm nonetheless impressed that one person was able to make something that goes at least 25 miles per hour on their own.

But since they had a table to work with, they were able to use something a little smaller than a guitar to prop it up.

All they had to do was connect a mallet to their tablet with a bike mount and they were ready to go.

As the uploader explained, "My local grocery store has motion sensors in the elevator for pushing buttons."

Apparently, it's very common to wave your hand and accidentally visit the wrong floor but such slip-ups are still worth the peace of mind.

If that wasn't enough, they also have the layout for a Playstation's face buttons on the other side.

Since these buttons are arranged entirely differently on that console, that doesn't exactly make the new experience easier to get used to.

And it turns out that's especially true if you've got an old hockey stick lying around because this photo demonstrates that a piece of it can make for a sturdy replacement that fits like a glove.