When seeking a faster, easier or better way to do things, a capitalist-programmed industrial designer may try to create a new product that solves the problem. But as our world becomes cluttered with more junk, I’ve come to appreciate those whose solutions rely on cleverness and improvisation with or repurposing of existing stuff. Here are the best such DIY shortcuts, tricks and hacks we saw in 2019:
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Guy Develops Clever Way to Unload Huge Concrete Pipes By Himself
Workers Develop Clever Up-to-Down Brick Transportation Method
An Easy Way to Hang Pictures: Use a Fork
DIY Defense During Hong Kong Protest: Cordless Leafblower vs. Tear Gas
DIY Defense During Hong Kong Protest: Tiny Brick “Stonehenges” vs. Police Water Cannon Trucks
Clever Trick for Neatly Pouring Oil Into an Engine, Without Using a Funnel
Package Design Trickery: Bike Company Prints Flatscreen TVs on Shipping Cartons, Reduces Damage by 70%-80%
More Package Design Deception: Signal Snowboards Ships Theirs Disguised as Fluorescent Light Bulbs
Design Solutions for Boot Jacks, Part 3: The DIY Farmer’s Hack and More
Different Methods for Using Pencils All the Way to the Freaking End
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How to (Quickly) Use Your iPhone as a Super Magnifying Glass
The Car, Gadgets, and Tricks Used to Drive From NYC to LA in 27.5 Hours Without Getting Caught by Police
Laura Kampf’s Clever Repurposed Workbench Modifications
A Trick for Putting Someone Out if Their Clothes Catch On Fire
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