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The Ultimate Mail Box Fix

What do you do when you put your mail box too close to the road?




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If you can't beat them, join them!



  • Hall of Fame

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Never Give In To U-Haul!

This defies just about every law of physics I can think of.

~NSHA




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Glowstick Glasses

Noooo, that's not how you fix your lenses with a glowstick! All you have to do is squeeze the liquid directly into your eyes. Bam. X-ray vision.

~NSHA





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Cheaper Than Student Painters

You know, until the lawsuit. ~Not-So-Handy Andy






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It's a Go-Cart-Bike-Snow-Plow-Mobile!

So, you're snowed in your house with two feet of snow and need a way out, but are too lazy to shovel. Luckily, you happened to have a welder, some steel, a bicycle, a 3.5HP go-kart, and some wood laying around. So what do you do? You make a plow to get yourself out!







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The Urge For Coffee

Necessity in the mother of invention. So I guess Near-necessity is the weird uncle of invention.




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Why Have I Never Thought of This?

After an hour or two of mowing, it always seems like a good idea to leave my initials in the lawn. ~Not-So-Handy Andy




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Not-A-Kludge: I'll See Your Treehouse and Raise You a UFO







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Awww He's Still Learning

No need to be embarrassed, you'll perfect that wheelie technique eventually.

~NSHA




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Homemade Capacitor

On the right, we see an example of what a capacitor should look like. On the left, we see a kludging masterpiece.





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Dutch Kludge: Cooler Than Your Library

The circulation desk at Delft University of Technology. I'm Jealous.




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Swiss Army Key Ring from Scraps

How MacGyver keeps his keys










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The Classic Fart Exhaust Mod

Listen to this glorious innertube attached to the exhaust mod. Honestly, this is so much more entertaining than the whistle tips.






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CooIt!

"Apparently, our local substation needed JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE cooling. There's a total of three household floor fans arranged around this transformer. Notice the use of extension cords and caution tape."







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It's Much More Versatile






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You Sure That Gravel is Secure, Dave?

"Positive." "But what about the-" "Ssshhh, only dreams now."




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It's Now Safe to Use the Toilet

Submitter TurboJens explains this fix: The fill valve split in half and the floater does not cut off the water supply. The towel keeps the water inside and the wrench keeps it from overflowing.






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Penciled In

The trigger broke on the Windex. Luckily, I had a pencil.




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You Said You Wanted Something to Dry Your Hands On

What's the problem?