31 Brilliantly Simple Solutions That Prove We're Just Not Trying Hard Enough

I absolutely adore clever solutions to problems that are barely problems at all. Seriously, it just proves that you don't need to wait for a full-blown crisis to kick your brain into gear—creativity can strike at any moment! Ever tried frying food and ended up repeatedly assaulted by sizzling hot oil splashes? Easy fix: just wear an enormous banana leaf apron with eyeholes poked out—problem solved in the most stylishly organic way possible.

Or how about when it's time to bake a birthday cake for someone turning 27, but—tragically—the store has run out of candles shaped like 2 and 7? Obviously, the sensible solution is to buy a 3 and a 9 candle and throw in two standard candles as a makeshift multiplication sign. Math genius? Absolutely. Did I feel incredibly silly for never thinking of it before? You bet!

These 31 examples of human ingenuity are precisely the type of creativity we all secretly aspire to. They're proof that life's tiny obstacles aren't roadblocks—they're opportunities to flex our inventive muscles, and maybe even make the world just a little bit more hilarious along the way.

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