MOST GENIUS HACKS EVER?

People share some VERY creative solutions to everyday problems

Sarah Barns

Published: 18:07, 22 Aug 2017
Updated: 14:48, 3 Oct 2017

PEOPLE have been sharing their very creative solutions to everyday problems online.

From fashioning a pair of shoes out of plastic water bottles to using peppers as makeshift tea mugs, this lot have thought outside the box to solve their woes.

Lost your shoes? No problem, just do what this bloke did and fashion yourself a pair of sandals out of plastic water bottles — Lost your shoes? No problem, just do what this bloke did and fashion yourself a pair of sandals out of plastic water bottlesCredit: Imgur

Wet weather didn't halt this guy's barbecue plans as he made himself a shelter out of a wheelbarrow — Wet weather didn't halt this guy's barbecue plans as he made himself a shelter out of a wheelbarrowCredit: Imgur

While no way legal, one driver make an emergency makeshift wing mirror out of a mirrored hairbrush — While no way legal, one driver make an emergency makeshift wing mirror out of a mirrored hairbrushCredit: Imgur

No clean tea mugs left? One guy drank his herbal beverage out of a red pepper — No clean tea mugs left? One guy drank his herbal beverage out of a red pepperCredit: Imgur

Other canny ideas include using a strand of hair as an eye mask on the plane and turning a hole in the wall into a piece of art with a wooden frame.

Social media users shared their clever tricks on Imgur.

But these aren’t the first life changing hacks to try - these 100-year-old tips are still useful today.

And, these 19 household hacks will fix some of life’s most annoying problems.

Sick of bacon fat splattering on your hands? This cook created a handy shield out of a plastic bottle — Sick of bacon fat splattering on your hands? This cook created a handy shield out of a plastic bottleCredit: Imgur

After this guy lost the middle of his toilet roll, he dispensed it out of a plastic bottle — After this guy lost the middle of his toilet roll, he dispensed it out of a plastic bottleCredit: Imgur

One cheeky student pretended to be studying by placing his empty jacket sleeve on the desk — One cheeky student pretended to be studying by placing his empty jacket sleeve on the deskCredit: Imgur

One diver took a pair of step ladders to the beach to ensure he enjoyed his swim — One diver took a pair of step ladders to the beach to ensure he enjoyed his swimCredit: Imgur

One mum turned a hole in the wall into a piece of art by framing it — One mum turned a hole in the wall into a piece of art by framing itCredit: Imgur

One commuter took the plunge by taking his own hand rail on board the train — One commuter took the plunge by taking his own hand rail on board the trainCredit: Imgur

Sick of seeds? One fruit fan fashioned a pip bowl into their watermelon — Sick of seeds? One fruit fan fashioned a pip bowl into their watermelonCredit: Imgur

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No plate, no problem for one loo-py diner who fashioned a table out of a toilet seat — No plate, no problem for one loo-py diner who fashioned a table out of a toilet seatCredit: Imgur

A traveller created an eye sleep mask out of a thick strand of her hair — A traveller created an eye sleep mask out of a thick strand of her hairCredit: Imgur

It was all going swimmingly for one lad who turned his balcony into a giant pool — It was all going swimmingly for one lad who turned his balcony into a giant poolCredit: Imgur

Run out of soap? Just sticky tape a bottle of hand wash to the dispenser — Run out of soap? Just sticky tape a bottle of hand wash to the dispenserCredit: Imgur

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