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The genius-level electrician who made a fridge magnet that glows in the dark (in case of a power outage!):
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The designer at this pet toy company who knows what’s up:
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This person’s clever father who opens their cable tie packets in the middle so they’ll never spill them all over the floor again.
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The genius who came up with this smart door latch that doubles as an accessories holder in a public restroom.
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The person at DFW airport who added these lights to the bathroom stalls so you can tell which are available.
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The absolute genius who added this small, but highly useful, feature to an oven that shows the time you started cooking (in case you didn’t set a timer):
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This cool choice some smarty made for this eyeglass store bag:
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The librarian who made the genius decision to have a “library of things” for residents to borrow like toolkits and power washers:
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The creator of this sink sprayer, which has a tough spot remover that shoots a high-pressure stream down the middle, but also has a cone of water around it that blocks all the splashes:
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The clever owner of this pizzeria who started using a dough ball instead of the plastic thing to keep the box from smushing the pizza.
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The smarty who installed a heated driveway at their house that melts away fresh snow:
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The damn smart designer who made this yoga class sign:
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The good thinker who came up with this gate design that allows horses, but not vehicles through:
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The landscaper who left a rectangle of wild flowers at this building so the bees can use them:
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The owner of this hotel in Iceland who added a special button to wake you up if there are northern lights in the sky:
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The builder who incorporated these handy kick buttons for the elevator:
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The person who had the foresight to come up with this furniture hardware packaging that is sorted by step instead of type:
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These smart Girl Scouts who set up outside a local dispensary to sell cookies:
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The smartypants who mailed this tube with a tongue depressor attached to it to prevent it from rolling around:
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The clever person at this blood bank who created signs to show how much blood they have of each type:
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The thoughtful theater worker who created this helpful chart that tells you if there’s a scene near the end of the movie:
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The genius designer who created a dining room table with a secret spiral staircase inside and underneath it:
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This handy cat parent who repurposed an old TV into a bed for their cat’s birthday:
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This employee at this baby store who has different surfaces to “road test” their strollers:
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The person who designed these public benches to be reversible, so you can choose to look at people or boats:
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This person’s grandpa who created a special case for all his sauces:
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The genius who made this shirt with buttons on the inside that prevent the “dreaded boob gap”:
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The Earth-conscious inventor of these cardboard hangers that are a great replacement for plastic hangers:
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This person’s mom who painted the outlet to match the rocks on their backsplash:
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This designer who made material so that the logo on this umbrella shows up when wet:
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The person who created this pan to have a thermochromic indicator to show if it is hot:
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The smart designer who added a little stand to this spatula so it won’t touch the counter:
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The person who came up with the simple idea to add a little window to this toaster, so you can see how toasted your bread is:
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The clever tire maker who added a tread depth measuring element built into the rubber:
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The absolute genius who designed this shirt with a piece of lens cloth sewn on the inside for your glases:
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The person who designed this cool jacket label with a fun hand-me-down name tag on it:
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The smarty pants who designed this ruler to have cascading millimeter marks so it’s easier to read.
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The designer who made this highlighter so you can see what you’re highlighting.
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Finally, the person who works at this store in Bangkok who thought of having two sets of shopping baskets for those who need help or want to be left alone: