In our quest to find elegant solutions to your tech headaches, we’ve stumbled across some of the most inelegant, ridiculous and downright hilarious solutions to some of the simplest problems. The solutions are insane, but there’s still some method to their madness.
A real mouse
We haven’t exactly been kind to mice ourselves, but this might have gone just a little bit too far. This enterprising netizen actually went so far as to rip apart his computer mouse and implanted the components into a (thankfully?) taxidermied mouse. We shudder to think what long, sweaty nights will be like with that thing in your hands.
Bump
It’s so frustrating when some pesky motorist bumps into your car and takes a bit of paint with him. It’s even more frustrating when that scratch is tiny and there’s nothing you can do about. Or is there? We present to you, the DI-Why car bumper. It’s made from premium, waterproof plywood and if you damage it, you just carve yourself a new one!
Bustr
What would you do if you’re in a country that has no money and woeful public transport? You go out there and build one of these. What you’re looking at is a tractor-trailer that’s been converted into a sort of bus, the Bustr if you will. It’s fascinating what people will come up with. And here we’re thinking that the world is fast running out of ideas.
A hat for chores
Chores are painful, especially the ones that require nothing more than pure manual labour. Washing dishes in particular is one such chore, where you mechanically pick up dishes, scrub, wash and dry. If you’re like the guy above, you’ve gone and made yourself this awesome hat. Plug in a phone and at the very least, you will be entertained.
Wretched hammer
Swiss army knives are too common now. It’s time to set yourself apart and what better way to do that than with the manliest of tools— the hammer and the wrench. What you see below is a product of the creative genius of some individual on the green Earth. We’re not really sure how effective that contraption is, but, well, at least it’s novel.
Fork it over!
You do break the lock on your door on occasion, but what if you’re in a hurry to lock the door and can’t wait for a locksmith? What if there are zombies outside your door, just waiting to turn that doorknob and pour in, feasting on your guts at their leisure? You get a fork, a vice and a saw and you build your own, ghetto door lock.