Life is full of annoyances and sometimes you just don't have the energy to deal with everything thoroughly. That's when you decide to give 35% and just do something almost halfway. However, that doesn't mean that because a solution is quick and possibly dumb it's not going to work.
These people witnessed that with their own eyes. When the occasion called for it, they took action that might've seemed dumb, but worked wonders. They shared their stories in an online thread where a person asked: "'If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid.' What's a good example of this?" And, as it turns out, most of these solutions to problems weren't stupid at all.
#41
From what I remember reading, a Russian spacesuit uses what is essentially a rubber band to seal the suit. It goes back to the Russian mentality that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
14points
#42
“I can smoke all I want, just not the first one” helped me quit.
14points
#43
Taking a nap to avoid depressive episode.
13points
#44
Me not knowing my times tables past 6x6
“6x6 is 36, plus 6”
“6 is made up of a 4 and a 2”
“6 plus 4 is 10, so now the total is 40, plus that 2 is 42”
I’ve been doing this for so long that you’d think I’d know by now that 6x7 is 42. But no.
I can literally do some Algebra II equations in my head- no problem, but still don’t know my times tables.
“6x6 is 36, plus 6”
“6 is made up of a 4 and a 2”
“6 plus 4 is 10, so now the total is 40, plus that 2 is 42”
I’ve been doing this for so long that you’d think I’d know by now that 6x7 is 42. But no.
I can literally do some Algebra II equations in my head- no problem, but still don’t know my times tables.
13points
#46
Hitting/kicking something that doesn't work.
12points
#47
My car motor mount is incredibly old so the previous owners wedged pieces of rubber between the motor and the motor case? (idk much about cars) and it gave the car and extra 7 yrs. My dad plans on shoving more rubber pieces in there.
11points
#48
Google “Toilet Seat Plate” and hit images.
Makes a good tray for a TV Dinner.
Makes a good tray for a TV Dinner.
10points
#49
Fix a leaking pipe with a pool noodle (cut a slit down the middle) and duck tape.
10points
#50
Ever wonder how tiny amounts of solid are measured out? I did until my PI handed me a pen cap. I laughed at first but honestly I still can't think of another way to measure 0.01 grams.
9points
#51
If the code works, don't refactor it or you'll get like a week of extra work just trying to make it work again.
8points
#52
The pythagorean theorem. It’s just stupid math, but somehow it works
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
it’s like something a five year old would come up with.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
it’s like something a five year old would come up with.
6points
#53
I saw a video of a man who was wearing a chain necklace sitting at a rest stop off of the interstate. Basically, something (im not smart car-wise)at the bottom side of his car fell off on one side. It was barely hanging on. he then asked the rest stop attendant if they had any rope- they didn't. He then crawled under his car and used his necklace to secure the part in place.
TL DR- "always carry the lock to your chain in your car".
TL DR- "always carry the lock to your chain in your car".
6points
#54
My friend owns an early 2000s F-150. We were driving around one night with only one headlight. Well it blew and we were driving around blind in the dark. So naturally, we got two 300ish lumen flashlights and duct taped them to the hood of the truck.
We drove around like that for another hour without any problems. His girlfriend bout had a fit when we got back. Freaking hilarious night.
We drove around like that for another hour without any problems. His girlfriend bout had a fit when we got back. Freaking hilarious night.
5points
#55
Depending on the vehicle, the dynex spring on the starter can snag up too. My old man took a hammer to the starter on his old Cadillac, first time he impressed my mum's dad.
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5points
#56
I used an old Happy Meal toy as a box knife once.
5points
#57
My husband Jedi mind tricked me into staying the night our first date. I called him up to invite him to my law school’s casino night. Tickets came with drink tickets but he lived in LA and my school was in Orange County. Knowing this he invited me to drive to his place and he would be the DD. In my head I thought “great! DD!” So immediately agreed. However, after I hung up I realized I had just agreed to stay the night at his place (this was before Uber plus I lived 50 miles away from LA).
My husband points out this isn’t stupid. It was a simple mind trick but it totally worked.
My husband points out this isn’t stupid. It was a simple mind trick but it totally worked.
1point
#58
Watch hairsprings are notoriously difficult to manufacture, you have to take a wire and thin it down to a coiled blade thinner than a human hair: Once coiled they are difficult to separate without destroying them, Schwarz Etiennes solution was the tap the tube containing them, has a lower failure rate than any other way including vibrating them apart.
-1point
#59
Instead of eating spaghetti with a fork and spoon, I use a fork and scissors.
Much quicker to just cut off the hanging spaghetti than twirl it up.
Much quicker to just cut off the hanging spaghetti than twirl it up.
-2points
