People Who Look To Be Outsmarting Everyone Else

We're all looking for that next big thing to give us a leg up on someone else or make our lives so much easier.

Many times, we are looking for some big solution to a problem or to purchase an expensive product. But often it's just the simple things that end up making a big difference.

Rubber Band Saver

Asparagus cluster with rubber band around it and knife on a cutting board.
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Photo Credit: sljsvn / Reddit

This answer has been hitting us in the face for so long and we never saw it until now.

You won't have to chase the ends of the asparagus all over your counter again!

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Chopstick Cookie Dunker

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Chop sticks dunking a cookie into a glass of milk
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Photo Credit: SenpaiSativas / Reddit
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Have you ever wanted to dunk your whole cookie in your glass of milk without getting your fingers wet?

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This person has solved that problem by using a pair of chopsticks.

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Fridge Writing

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Fridge with dry-erase marker written on it.
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A fridge is a perfect surface for a dry-erase marker!

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Putting it down at the lower level means that people of all heights can join in adding and crossing things off of the list.

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Let Them Know

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Receipt:
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We love it when companies can poke a little bit of fun at themselves.

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This Subway got very creative in how they asked their customers to respond to their survey.

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In a Pinch

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Ironing shirt with a boiling pot of water.
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Photo Credit: pombocorreio / Reddit
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This person needed their shirt ironed in a pinch but did not have an iron.

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That's when they got resourceful and boiled a pot of water and pressed the hot pot on the shirt!

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Quick Pulled Pork

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Hand mixer being used to shred mean
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Photo Credit: dcmonte / Reddit
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Shredding meat for a pulled pork sandwich by hand can be quite tedious and time consuming.

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The next time you want to save yourself some time just pull out the hand mixer!

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Bold Strategy

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Newspaper headline: China may be using sea to hide its submarines
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The person who wrote this headline had to have been thinking they were pretty clever.

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If they are in fact hiding them underwater, let's sea if it works out for them.

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Cooling Toast

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Two pieces of toast leaning on one another.
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Photo Credit: Hatzi98 / Reddit
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When toast comes out of the toaster, it's too hot to take a bite of right away.

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But when you lay it on a plate, one side tends to get a little soggy. Not if you rest two pieces against each other!

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Wii-lly Clever

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Two boxes of wii steering wheels.
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The fact that they had two of these steering wheels to be able to pull this off is impressive.

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They are also apparently a big fan of Queen's smash hit "We Will Rock You."

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Shoes Lineup

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Line of shoes and people sitting in chairs.
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They needed everyone to be on board with this idea for it to work.

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Rarely can you get that many people working together on anything, let alone something so clever.

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Not Their First Time

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Two rodeo pop bottles on table.
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You do not want to mess around with this person when it comes to trying to one-up them.

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They have done it all and seen everything because...it's not their first rodeo.

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Strike Them From The List

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Lists with buckets numbered.
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Every time we hear someone talk about their bucket list from now on this is what is going to come to our head.

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Do you have a bucket list of actual buckets like this person does?

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The Comfortable Graduation

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Woman with a graduation hat made from a pillow.
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The pandemic has forced a lot of people to become creative in many ways.

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A lot of people had to graduate virtually. That didn't stop this family from making a "graduation hat" for their graduate.

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Creative Placemat

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Paper bag ripped and being used as placemat with hot dog and pop on top of it.
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Photo Credit: Zentactics / Reddit
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You don't always want to put your food down on a table in the food court.

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You never know exactly how clean the table can be. This person got creative and turned their bag into a placemat.

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The "Sunken" Boat

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Boat that appears to be sinking but that's how it's designed.
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Photo Credit: Dwayne_Hicks_LV-426 / Reddit
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How many times do you think this person has other boats float up and ask if he needs a hand?

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This is a design that is meant to turn heads and get people talking.

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Cookie Monster Garbage

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Eyes put on a garbage can that looks like the Cookie Monster.
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This is so simple yet delivers a big punch and is so accurate.

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A pair of eyes and a partially eaten cookie and we're immediately believing that this is Cookie Monster!

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Real-Life Toy Story

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Woody and Buzz toys on the back of a jeep.
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Quick, someone help Woody and Buzz!

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This is clearly someone who wanted to help the dynamic duo get back to Andy and his family. It's great to see people's love of cartoons.

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Home Run Idea

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Taking a picture of a baseball game through binoculars.
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This simple idea is making it look like he has seats a lot better than the ones he really has.

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He's also giving himself the ability to zoom in on the action.

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Extended Battery Life

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Video game controller with batteries in the back and pennies holding them in place.
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It seems like when you need a trusty AA battery, all you ever have are AAAs.

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That was not a problem for this person who used a few pennies to complete the circuit.

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Instant Fort

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Fitted sheet overtop of a couch making a fort.
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Photo Credit: notanadultanyway2017 / Reddit
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Using many different blankets for a fort can make it tricky to be sure they all line up.

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This creative parent realized that a fitted bed sheet would fit over the couch just fine.