Do you remember when the iPhone was first revealed? The sensationalism, the way everyone simply knew that this was a turning point in modern technology, how our lives would be forever changed by this huge evolution in cellphones?
Well, the designs on this list aren’t quite that life-changing, but they still are pretty cool, and they’ve got a lot of ambition too. They feel pretty ready to take the world by storm.
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“Came across a typewriter for writing music.”
Though something I’d never thought about before, looking at it, it does make a lot of sense! This is probably a lot easier than writing it all out by hand, that’s for sure.
“These gummy bears come with gummy hats to celebrate the 100 year anniversary.”
I never want to see any type of food company celebrate an anniversary any other way. If I can’t get party hat-shapped versions of your product, I don’t want it.
“A dedicated bench for Jim, some miles into a hiking trail.”
You know what, Jim? Me too. Most people wouldn’t call me old, but I feel old at heart, and my goodness to I simply love to sit. We should sit sometime, chat it up, I think we could be friends.
“Using cardboard instead of the plastic 6 pack rings.”
Many beer companies have been turning away from the plastic sings of the past and embracing a new, more recyclable future. It’s nice to see corporations with a lot of power doing their part.
“Mcdonald’s in the netherlands now serve drinks with a cardboard lid instead of a plastic lid.”
Speaking of, here’s another example! Not everyone is a fan of straw alternatives, especially paper ones, but this might be a nice middle ground. Still recyclable, but also won’t turn all mushy in your drink.
“Makeshift ‘disco ball’ at an old club venue.”
This actually looks kind of sick, in the good way. Like something you’d see in a hidden nightclub in a dystopian future sci-fi movie. I wonder how well it actually works, would love to see it in action!
“I’m a bartender and I found this shaker no one told me about that gives about 10 cocktail recipes when you twist.”
And as a bartender, this probably is a nice thing to have on hand, yeah? Sure, they’re supposed to memorize all these, but have you never had a panic moment at work where you forget even the fundamentals?
“One of [my] neighbors built a mini skate park for his kid.”
This guy must love his son in order to put all this work in to make an at-home skate park. He must also not have a car, because that was definitely a garage that was bricked shut at the front there.
“Japanese label-less plastic bottle for easy recycling.”
Most of those plastic labels are just to promote branding and logo-viewing anyway, there are plenty of ways that ingredients and nutritional info could be compacted just like this!
“Geese have right of way in steel plant.”
Have you ever met a goose? They don’t give you a choice when it comes to right of way. They will march in front of you without a care and hiss at you if you get too close like you’re the bad guy!
“Local pizza place turns generic boxes inside out, stamps with their name and nothing else.”
A lot of people in the comments mentioned how this might be a danger, like one person who wrote, “Ex box plant safety guy, I’d avoid eating the pizza that has steamed that ink; ton of different chemicals in them from carcinogens to teratogens…”
Stay safe out there.
“I was in the hospital for a procedure and the hospital buzzers were broken. So they attached a little cowbell to shake if you needed anything.”
Oh man, was one of your symptoms a fever? And the doctors discovered that the only prescription that helped you at all was more cowbell?
“My local grocery store has a ‘lost spouse’ section.”
While a cute idea, how hard is it to lose a spouse in a grocery store? They’re not that big, and all you have to do is jog down one end of the aisles until you spot them. Put some work in!
“The lost and found in this Dutch park.”
There is not a single doubt in my mind that at least one rambunctious little teenager came to this park after dark with their friends and climbed inside that thing. Presumably, they also climbed back out seeing as it’s empty, but you never know.
“A jeep wrangler with a vanity plate that looks like the wrangler front.”
There’s something about this rendition that makes it look kind of cute. The O’s are two big eyes and the lines in the middle are it blushing, all embarrassed that you’re staring at it like that.
“A public cat food dispenser.”
Aw! This is just nice. I’ve seen lots of stores with water and food bowls out for dogs, but not a station specifically meant for cats. And seeing as both tubes are full, it’s really well taken care of!
“Clever child’s menu at this steakhouse I visited.”
Maybe this is just where I grew up, but I never knew of a child under 12 that would want jump gulf shrimp and cocktail sauce. Now though? I’d be ordering that all night long.
“Blankets for sale in a food warmer to make the blankets warm at a gas station in New Mexico.”
To be able to get that dryer-fresh feeling while on the go would be so, so nice. Not always convenient and definitely a fire hazard for this gas station, but nice nonetheless!
“My penknife is about five years old. It looks nearly identical to a friends that is over forty years old.”
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? I’m not fully in the loop with this stuff, but I can’t imagine there’s been a huge evolution in penknife technology that a redesign would be needed.
“My local grocery store has canned fruit you can look at.”
As someone who lives a very paranoid life and is always convinced I’ll open cans of things just to find out they’ve gone bad, this is great! I can keep a close eye on all my foodstuffs.
