14+ Inventions That Put The ‘Why’ In DIY

I think that this might actually have improved on the initial Smart car design. Although, I think that maybe just says more about how I feel about the Smart car.

I mean, they were surprisingly successful at making this accurate depiction of, dare I say it...Ron Peasley.

I hate this so much, but at the same time there is a part of me that really, really wants one!

I've heard of a flip phone, but a flip-flop phone? Now I've heard everything!

*Winks directly into the camera to scattered applause and groaning...

One meticulous person realized that the dart's flights were inserted backward. However, if that is what you are focusing on here, then you need to get your priorities straight!

Aside from wondering whether things will fly off, I am mainly wondering what would possess someone to do this in the first place?!

These are perfect for anyone who doesn't currently have back problems but wishes that they did.

Look, I could surprisingly live with the color, but those damn rims... Holy hell, they're something else.

Amazingly, when asked if this actually "works," the person who built it added, "Yes. button visible halfway up handle. 12V fans w. 9V battery, all spin slowly."

Well, that is one hell of a unique marketing technique. I'm sure it will appeal to fairy tale wolves everywhere.

Well, you've got to have somewhere to keep your bricks after all! Also, you want to have your bricks somewhere easily accessible so you can pick one up when you fancy and have a little midnight read.

Every time that you were cooking something on the stove this would just make you want to rip your eyes out of your head. Also, it makes me feel quite dizzy to look at.

Nothing about this makes sense. I mean, what is going on with the rest of the interior design, never mind the catastrophically bad decision to put a cinder block in the middle of it!

And the award for "Dad Joke Of The Week" goes to the mastermind behind this terrible pun! Congrats, I hope it fills an empty void in your heart!

"Look what I made! It's made of cassettes and zip ties!"

"I can see that. But...why?"

"Because it's cute!"

"Is it?"

Yes, I've always wished that my car was actually the other way up! And to think that people called me mad for having that wish!

Who really needs a fancy electronic fob for their car door? Give me a bit of plywood, a code-activated key drop box, and a classic doorknob any day!

This strikes me as something that would have pride of place in an artsy-hipster studio apartment.

Good to know I wasn't missing out on anything by throwing out my dryer lint all these years.

I think any plant that comes in contact with this would shrivel up and die immediately. Just on principle.

Out there somewhere is a child who would wear this hat until the brim is falling off, and I admire them.

This just strikes me as macaroni art but for adults.

The emotional damages this causes costs more than the one singular tile they could have purchased instead.

That's around $1500 USD for anyone wondering. That much for a barbeque someone stuck under the hood of a butchered car. Yep.

Forget the watermelon, aren't bookends supposed to be used against books that are standing? What purpose is this serving?

This isn't too bad, actually. I remember the first lifehack I ever saw was putting your phone speaker down into a cup to amplify it. This is just the evolution of that.

This is somehow less weird than just keeping it in a container somewhere.

A few people said that they looked too big. But to those people I need to say, the size ain't the problem with them!

Y'know what? Compared to most of the stuff on this list, this one isn't even that bad.

What a great and hideous way to make your perfectly fine chair infinitely more uncomfortable to sit on!