Sometimes the world feels like it’s against us. Like, when you accidentally rip off the precious pull tab while opening a can of beans or when you are trying to figure out where is the end, the top, and the side of the sheet when making a bed. To some aliens from outer space, it would likely sound like not that big of a deal, but trust us, tiny humans, it is.
But thanks to some clever minds who were blessed with powers of creativity and problem-solving skills, life could be made easier, hundreds of times easier. But wait, let’s not hype it up too much, and let’s see what smart solutions to everyday problems Bored Panda has rounded up this time.
From tactile paintings for the blind to reversible public benches, and something as simple as a discount for well-behaved kids, these little things give us hope that no matter what, we are all going to be fine. Psst! More clever ideas to ease the stress of handling daily things can be found in our previous posts here, here, and here.
#1 In Norway, You Get A Small Amount Of Money For Recycling Bottles/Cans. A Lot Of Our Trash Cans Have These Holders So Poor And Homeless People Don't Have To Search Through The Trash To Collect Them
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#2 How The Ruins Are Displayed In Serbia
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#3 These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats
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#4 A Suitcase That Can Measure Its Own Weight
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#5 This Keypad Randomizes The Numbers Every Time So Someone Doesn't Figure Out The Password From Your Hand Movements
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#6 Refillable Detergent In Prague, Czech
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#7 This Museum In Berlin Has "Touchable" Versions Of Their Paintings For Blind Or Visually-Impaired Visitors
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#8 This Restaurant Gives You A Discount If You Have Well-Behaved Kids
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#9 Nail Polish Bottle Has A Swatch Of The Colour Attached To The Bottle So You Can See How The Colour Looks On You
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#10 These Two Different Sets Of Shopping Baskets At A Department Store In Bangkok - For Those That Need Help Or Want To Be Left Alone
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#11 This Box Pretending To Contain Boring Flour So That It Doesn’t Get Stolen
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#12 Train Seats In Japan Facing Outwards So You Can See The Scenery
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#13 You Can’t Read The Cash Machine Screen If You’re Not Directly In Front Of It
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#14 New Credit Card 3 Digit (CVV) Changes Every 4 Hours
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#15 They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shadow
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#16 My Toaster Has A Window To Analyze Its Progress
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#17 Shopping Cart Cleaning Machine In Germany
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#18 This Rooftop For Bicycles So The Saddle Won't Get Wet
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#19 Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road
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#20 This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To “Road Test” The Strollers
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#21 This Shirt Has A Piece Of Lens Cloth Sewn On The Inside For Your Glasses
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#22 This Airplane Sleeping Mask Has Different Sides Depending On If You Want The Flight Attendant To Wake You Up For Meals Or Not
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#23 This Toilet Lock That Doubles As A Tray So You Can’t Leave Without Taking Your Stuff
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#24 At The Uffizi Gallery In Florence, They Have Versions Of Paintings So That Blind And Visually Impaired Visitors Could Still Enjoy The Art
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#25 A Bicycle Escalator In Norway
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#26 This TV Remote Has A Keyboard On It's Back
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#27 This Elevator At My University Has Feet Buttons
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#28 My New Wok Has Circles For Measuring Oil
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#29 This Pitcher With A Separate Section For Ice
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#30 A Pill Bottle That Keeps Track Of When It Was Last Opened
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#31 These Flavored Batteries
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#32 The Fitted Sheet In My New Sheet Set Is Marked For Easier Bed-Making
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#33 This Maintenance Guy's Shirt Doubles As A Sign
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#34 My Wife Got Me A Magnet Bracelet For Holding On To Screws As I Fix Things
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#35 Social Distancing Escalator At Local Mall
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#36 These Public Swing Powered Chargers For Your Phone In A Train Station
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#37 This USB Cable That Always Plugs In The Right Way
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#38 This Furniture Hardware Is Sorted By Step Rather Than By Type
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#39 Our Refrigerator Has Revolving Levels So You Can Reach Everything Easily
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#40 This Traffic Light Shows How Long You Have To Wait
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#41 Smart
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#42 My Local Hypermarket Grows Some Of It's Own Vegetables
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#43 This Ladder Lift For Moving
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#44 This Clock At My Grandparents House Is Backwards So It Faces The Right Way In The Mirror While You're Getting Ready
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#45 My Spatula Has A Little Stand So It Doesn’t Touch The Counter
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#46 This Remote Has A Headphone Plug In It To Listen To TV Quietly
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#47 A Local Cafe Uses Some Ice Cubes Made Of Frozen Coffee So My Iced Coffee Wouldn't Get As Watered Down
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#48 This Beer Can Lets You Point Tab At Your Initial So You Know Which Can Is Yours
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#49 This Paper Bag That Shows You How To Pack It
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#50 This Deck Of Cards Has A Blank For A Replacement If A Card Is Lost
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#51 Had My First Robot Delivery The Other Day In UK
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#52 These Notched Chairs To Hold Bags
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#53 This Is A Mud Shovel. The Holes Help Break Suction When Digging In Mud.
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#54 These Handles Don't Connect To The Floor So The Floor Can Be Cleaned More Easily.
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#55 My University Sent Me A Wallet-Sized Diploma
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#56 In Autumn, My City Has A Public Service That Comes By And Sucks Up The Leaves You Rake To The Curb
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#57 My Veins Under A Hospital Vein Finder
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#58 This Projector That Comes Down From A Ceiling Tile
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#59 This Chess Set From 1972 Has The Valid Moves For Each Piece Stamped On Their Bases, Making The Game Much Easier For Beginners To Learn
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#60 This Restaurant’s Restrooms Change Lighting When Occupied
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#61 My Grandpa Made A Bookmark That Shows You Where On The Page You Left Off
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#62 Coconut With A Pop Top
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#63 This Luggage Store Has An Airplane Set Up For Customers To Test Their Carry Ons And Underseater Bags
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#64 These Napping Pods Offered By Jetblue At Jfk Airport
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#65 My Spoon Carving Kit Came With Bandaids
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#66 This Plug Is Designed To Go Around Other Plugs
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#67 The Color On The Doorhandle Represents If The Door Is Unlocked Or Not
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#68 This Keyboard Has A Dedicated Smiley Key
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#69 These Paper Towels Can Split Along The Other Axis, Creating Squares
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#70 These Coin Wrappers Can Be Used For Any U.S. Coin
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#71 This Goodyear Tire Has Tread Depth Measuring Built Into The Rubber
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#72 My Toaster Has "A Bit More" Button
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#73 You Can See How Much Milk Is Left Inside
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#74 My Dad’s New Car Has Cup Holders That Can Warm Up Your Drink Or Cool It Down
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#75 This Kinetic Sidewalk Generates Electricity When You Walk On It
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#76 A ‘New’ Sign Indicating That The Speed Limit Has Changed.
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#77 They Have Pet Carts In Grocery Stores In Italy
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#78 This Car Has Windshield Wiper Heaters To Melt The Ice And Free Your Wiper Blades During Winter
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#79 This Soap Bottle Lists A Purpose For Each Ingredient
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#80 A Stand For Bikers To Hold On To While Waiting For The Traffic Lights In Sweden
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#81 The Drawer In My Kitchen That Is Made To Dispense Paper Towels
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#82 If You’re An Elderly Or Disabled, You Will Receive A Card That Enables You To Cross The Road With A Longer Countdown Time (Singapore)
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#83 My Vocab Book Comes With A Red Filter To Obscure The Answers
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#84 This Sports Store Has A Mini Obstacle Course So You Can Test Your Hiking Shoes
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#85 My Hospital Has Lights In The Ceiling That Are Designed To Look Like The Sky
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#86 This Baby Pickle Jar Came With A Tiny Elevator For Them
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#87 All Of The Toilet Lights In My Town Have Been Changed To Fluorescent Blue, In An Attempt To Prevent Heroin Users From Being Able To Find A Vein To Use
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#88 Doctors Paint The MRI Machine In The Children's Clinic To Look Like A Submarine
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#89 Cardboard Tents You Can Buy At The Music Festival I’m At
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#90 These Sprinklers On The Road Near The Ski Resort I’m At In Japan To Keep The Road From Freezing Over. (Salt Water If You Were Wondering)
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#91 This Notebook With An In-Built Portable Charger
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#92 This Dispenses Honey From The Bottom
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#93 My Hotel Has A Marker To Point Towards Mecca
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#94 The Town We Vacationed In Has Red Street Lights To Not Mess With The Wildlife
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#95 This Restaurant I Went To Has Solar-Powered Phone Chargers Built Into The Umbrellas
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#96 This UV Handrail Sterilizer On An Escalator In Hong Kong
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#97 This Ruler Has Cascading Millimeter Mark That Makes It Easier To Read
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#98 My School Has Racks In The Front Office For Kids To Put Their Skateboards On During The Day
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#99 This Reusable Salad Dressing Bottle Shows You How Much Of Each Ingredient To Put In To Make Different Dressings
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#100 The Spatula That Came With The Cake From A Korean Bakery Has Matches Inside And A Spot On The Back Of The Spatula To Light Them
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#101 My Grocery Store Bags Items In Blue Bags If They're Cold So You Can Put Them Away First
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#102 Built-In Cable Management On The Back Of My TV
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#103 These Little Dots On The Stairrail Of Our Library That Indicates Which Floor You Reached Walking Up The Stairs
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#104 My Mojito’s Straw That Stops The Mint
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#105 A Very Interactive CPR Training Kiosk At The Airport
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#106 My Work Has A Special Coat Closet For Smokers
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#107 The Parking Lot Where I Left My Car Has A Free Breathalyzer So You Can Check Your Alcohol Level Before Driving
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#108 The Tear Offs On This Poster For Domestic Abuse Have The Phone Number Disguised As A Bar Code
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#109 Package Of 4 Avocados Containing 2 Ripe Avocados 'For Now' And 2 'For Later'
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#110 This Dustpan Has A Comb For The Broom
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#111 Surfers Are Putting Eyes On The Bottom Of Their Boards To Freak Out Sharks
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#112 This College Made A Water Bottle With A Map Of The Campus On It. It Also Shows Places Where You Can Fill It Up
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#113 This Dishwasher Projects A Timer Onto The Floor
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#114 My Bucket Has A Flat Side To Put Against Walls
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#115 Conference I’m Attending Warns You Which Seats Will Get Drafts From The Air Conditioning
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#116 This Bag Of Beef Jerky Came With A Flosser
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#117 Chick Fil A Over Here Living In The Future With Their Umbrella-Tents
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#118 This Pan Has A Thermochromic Indicator To Show If It Is Hot
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#119 My Carryout Box Has Sections For Each Of My Tacos
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#120 UPS In Italy Uses These "Bicycle Trucks" To Deliver Packages To Places In Narrow Streets Of Rome
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#121 This Calculator Has A Slot With No Power For Holding Extra Batteries
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#122 Chairs At My New Job Have Rollerblade Wheels So We Can Roll Quietly
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#123 These Fold Out Chairs In The Hospital I’m At
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#124 This Airport Bathroom Has Lights To Show You Which Stalls Are Free
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#125 My Lunch At Work Has Letters Denoting What Type Of Empanada Each Is
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#126 This Sanitary Door Opener
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#127 This Restaurant Has A Foot Pedal For The Bathrooms So You Don't Have To Touch The Handle
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#128 My Newly Renovated Park Has A Bike Repair Station
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#129 This Tram In Australia Has A Place To Hold Your Surfboard While Travelling To/From The Beach
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#130 My Dishwasher Doesn't Have Any External Buttons Or Display. When Running, The Remaining Time Is Projected Onto The Floor
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#131 This Cross Walk Signal Button Has Signage For Blind People Showing Exactly How Many Lanes They Have To Cross And Direction Of Traffic
Bonus points for making the signage modular which can be changed Lego blocks style. In Luxembourg city.
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#132 The Plastic Packaging Of This Paint Roller Doubles As A Paint Tray
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#133 This Shopping Cart Has A Magnifying Glass
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#134 The Tables At This Foodcourt Have Built In Wireless Charging
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#135 Pre-School Placed A "Picture Day" Reminder Sticker For Us On The Middle Of My Son's Back So He Couldn't Remove It
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#136 The Way This Clinic Offers Help To Abuse Victims
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#137 These Winter Boots Have A Flip-Down Ice Cleat In The Heel To Help With Walking On Icy Surfaces
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#138 In The Fitting Rooms At Muji You Can Change The Color Temperature Of The Lighting To See What The Clothes You’re Trying On Would Look Like In Different Environments
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#139 This Sports Store Has A Ramp With Different Types Of Terrain To Test Hiking Shoes
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#140 This Airport Has A Place For Your Dog To Use The Restroom
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#141 We Have Street Lights For People Who Like To Walk Looking Down At Their Phone
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#142 This Supermarket Has A Place To Put Stuff If You Change Your Mind
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#143 Our New Fridge Has A Filtered Water Pitcher In It
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#144 This Wearable Microphone One Of My Students Gave Me To Beam Directly To His Hearing Aids
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#145 My New Carving Knife Came With Bandages
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#146 This Book Shows How Much Percent You've Read (Fermis Filter - En Anledning Att Finnas)
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#147 This Device Attached To The Side Of A Shipping Crate To Indicate Tilt
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#148 Fur In My Jacket Has Some Reflective Strands
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#149 The Shower In My Hotel Has A Little Cutout So You Can Turn It On Before Getting In
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#150 These Gender Neutral Bathroom Signs
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#151 The Dr. Pepper Museum Has A Mirror To Look Down The Well In Case You’re Scared Of Heights
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#152 A Dog Bathroom In An Airport
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#153 These Wooden Circular Tops For Pedestrians To Sit On While Waiting For The Light To Change
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#154 My University Library Has A Wall Where You Can Quite Literally Take A Seat
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#155 My Hotel Bedside Clock Has The Time On 3 Sides
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#156 This Kettle Fits In To A Tilting Mount To Help People With Arthritis Pour
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#157 This Titanium Coated Butter Knife With Internal Copper Alloy Heat Tubes. It’s Made To Heat Up By Being In Your Hand To Make Spreading Butter Easier
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#158 That Little Black Dome Outside A Therapist’s Office Muffles The Sound Coming From Sessions Inside
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#159 My Kitchen Floor Has A Built-In Cooler
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#160 Grocery Store By My Apartment Got New Carts With Cell Phone Holders. I Thought It Was Cool
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#161 Nifty Little Device We Use To Detect If Sensitive Equipment Is Mishandled During Shipping
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#162 Grocery Store Cart Has An Adjustable Phone Mount So Your Digital Grocery List Is Easily Visible Without Holding Your Phone
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#163 Train Station's Color Coded Escalator Handrails Show You Which Line Comes To Which Platform
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#164 These New Boxes At The Post Office Come With Sealing Tape
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#165 My Local Library Has “Tough Topic Kits” That Can Be Checked Out Anonymously. Books And Resources About Topics Like Abuse, Mental Illness, Etc
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#166 The Montreal Airport Has Stationary Bikes You Can Ride To Charge Your Phone
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#167 This Hairbrush I Bought Came With A Tool To Remove Hair From The Brush
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#168 Rest Stop In Outback Australia With A Holder For Your Phone To Help It Get Better Signal
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#169 These Korean Cup Noodles Have A Small Drain For Pouring Out The Water To Make Soup-Less Noodles
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#170 My Phone Can Wireless Charge My Toothbrush
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#171 My Local Grocery Store Has Smart Carts That When You Search For An Item Tell You The Exact Isle And Shelf The Item Is On
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#172 A Grocery Store In My Town Has A Machine You Can Put Your Wet Phone In To Save It
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