While some smart people are trying to take people to Mars or transfer their minds into machines, others are developing genius ideas that focus on our earthly everyday lives. But it doesn’t mean they’re less worthy! Bored Panda has compiled a list of smart inventions and designs you didn’t know you needed, and they’re as awesome as they’re simple.

From rethinking elevators to coming up with clever ideas for pill bottles, these simple solutions prove the brilliance of candor. We’re constantly in a rush, trying to do a gazillion things at once, and it’s often the little things that get in the way. Scroll down to check out the life hacks with which we can tackle them and upvote these cool photos!

#1 Wash Your Hands And Reuse The Water For Your Next Flush

#2 Free Coffee In Exchange For Some Rubbish

#3 These Traffic Lights In Ukraine

#4 The Design Of This Water Fountain Lets The Water Flow Down So Dogs Can Drink Too

#5 This Sign Is 100% Necessary

#6 My New Desk’s Parts Came Separated By Steps Instead Of By Item

#7 Mountain Finder Device In Switzerland

#8 Accessibility Matt On The Beach For Wheelchairs And Strollers

#9 This Toothpaste Describes Both Its Ingredients And Their Purpose

#10 This Elevator Has A Call Button 30 Feet Away So The Doors Will Be Open By The Time You Get To Them

#11 This Pill Bottle Lid Tells You When You Last Opened It

#12 The Curtain Design In My Hotel Room Ensures That There Is No Annoying Light Gap In The Middle

#13 This Elevator Has Buttons You Can Kick

#14 The Roofs Of UPS Trucks Are Not Brown. They’re Translucent So The Inside Of The Truck Doesn’t Need To Be Lit During The Day

#15 In Copenhagen There Is A Childrens Bicycling Playgroud, Where They Can Practice Bicycling In The City, And Learn The Rules, Before They Enter The Streets

#16 This Fence Is Shaped To Create Seating

#17 Seniors And Handicapped People Can Extend Crossing Time For This 8 Lane Highway

#18 This Restaurant Has A “Toepener” For People Who Want To Avoid Germs On The Doorknob

#19 These Bikes Have Airless Tires

#20 This Swing Is Designed So That The Kid And The Parent Can Swing Together

#21 At My Work’s Parking Lot The Paint Lines Continue Up The Wall To Help People Park

#22 Shopping Cart With A Calculator

#23 This USB Drive Displays How Much Of Its Storage Is Being Used

#24 My Local Laundromat Has Gym Equipment To Use As You Are Waiting For Your Load To Finish

#25 These Sheets That Tell You What Side Of The Bed To Put Them On

#26 My Roommate’s Spatula Has A Stand So The Bit That Touches Your Food Doesn’t Touch The Counter

#27 My Bottle Of Canadian Whisky Came With Free Public Transportation

#28 These Chairs In A Ski Resort Restaurant Have Room For Your Gloves, Helmet, Hat Etc.

#29 This Airport Has A Therapy Dog For People To Pet Before They Fly

#30 This College Has Drink Coasters That Can Test For Common [forced intimacy] Drugs

#31 My Local Coffee Shop Gives Free Compost Made From Their Used Coffee Grounds

#32 These Batteries Have An USB Port To Charge Them

#33 My Work Laptop Has A Webcam Cover

#34 The Elevators In My Office Building Have An Umbrella Sign That Lights Up If It’s Raining Outside (Osaka, Japan)

#35 My City Added A Safe, Public Place To Conduct Exchanges Made On The Internet. Directly In Front Of The Police Station

#36 The Back Of This Park Bench Can Swing Back And Forth, Allowing The User To Face Either Direction

#37 Some Roads In Australia Are So Long And Boring They Have Trivia Signs To Keep Drivers Alert

#38 This Bar Has A Frost Strip To Rest Your Drink On So It Stays Cold

#39 Benches In Sweden Are Very Friend And Couple Friendly

#40 My Hotel Room Comes With A Complimentary Android Phone With Free Data And Calls

#41 You Can Rent Sleeping Cabins At This Airport

#42 My Local Library Has Dozens Of Different Cake Pans To Check Out

#43 This Inflatable Mattress Turns The Back Of Your Car Into A Bed

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#44 This Bridge Has A Crisis Hotline Machine

#45 This Store Lets Customers Choose Whether They Want To Be Bothered By The Staff

#46 This Highlighter Has A Clear Part To Show You What You’re Highlighting

#47 This Checkout Has No Candy For Parents With Kids

#48 This Tire Tells You To Change It When It’s Time To Change It

#49 These Tiny Model Tents Give You A Look At What You’re Buying

#50 This Ceiling Fan Differentiates The Light And Fan Chains With A Light And A Fan

#51 This Phone Charging Station Where You Have To Sit Down And Pedal To Get Power

#52 These Chairs Have A Notch Cut In Them To Keep Your Bag From Slipping Off

#53 My Local Library Has Vault You Can Go Into To Talk On Your Phone

#54 The Mirror In My Hotel In Japan Has A Heated Part That Won’t Steam Up After A Shower

#55 Rental Car In Ireland Has Dashboard Sticker That Reflects In The Windshield To Remind You What Side Of The Road To Drive On

#56 At This Airport, They Have A Machine That Will Print Off Free Short Stories For You To Read While You Wait

#57 Trash Bins In Copenhagen Are Angled So Cyclists Can Toss Their Trash While Biking

#58 This Elevator Shows How Close To Capacity It Is Based On The Weight Of The Riders

#59 This Roll Of Toilet Paper Comes With More Paper In The Middle To “Take On The Go”

#60 In Rwanda The Stoplights Have The Seconds Until The Light Changes On Them

#61 These Shopping Carts Have A Magnifying Glass For The Elderly

#62 My Favourite Shop Has Light Settings So You Can See How Good/Bad Your Outfit Will Look At Different Times Of Day

#63 I Bought A Hat Online And It Came In A Bag Of Air To Prevent It From Getting Creased

#64 Local Farmer Has A Vending Machine In Our Mall

#65 This Bag Of Chips Has 2 Perforations, So You Can Open It More The Further Down You Eat

#66 You Can Shoot Your Car With Suds While You’re Waiting Inside At My Local Car Wash

#67 There’s A Carriage On Swiss Trains For Children

#68 My Local Supermarket Has Tags That You Can Put On Broken Trolleys

#69 This Cupboard Drip Drys Into The Sink

#70 This Tray Used To Walk Your Bike Up/Down Steps

#71 My Local Pizza Joint Puts One Of Every Filler On Top Of The Stomboli

#72 These Bathroom Stall Doors Have An Overlap To Avoid That Awkward Crack

#73 This Bottle Has A Map Of All The Water-Filling Stations Around Campus On It

#74 This Carpentry Tool With Pins To Outline A Shape

#75 My Textbook Has A Dependency Chart Showing Which Sections Are Needed To Understand Each New Section

#76 This State Park Is Using Social To Track Fire Recovery

#77 This Fake Skylight In The Surgery Waiting Room

#78 This Coffee Shop Shows The Differences Between Coffee Drink Types

#79 My Beach Has A Sunscreen Station

#80 This Train Has An Information Screen Which Shows How Full Each Carriage Is

#81 Different Shaped Slots For Different Tubes In The Hospital To Make It Impossible To Mix Them

#82 This Restaurant Bathroom Has Two Different Kinds Of Soaps

#83 This Coin Laundry Has A Washer And A Dryer Machine Just For Pet Clothes

#84 My Local Mcdonalds Has All The Menus In Brail

#85 This Pharmacy Has A Magnifying Glass So People Can Read Medicine Labels And Details More Easily

#86 A Bus Stop Nearby Offers A Small Library Of Books To Read

#87 My Newspaper Came With 2 Printed Pattern Pages To Wrap Presents

#88 This Bathroom Door Handle Has A Built-In Hand Sanitizer Dispenser

#89 This Chicken Comes With A Strip That Shows How Many Days Before It Goes Bad

#90 Our Dishwasher Projects How Much Time Is Left

#91 This Vending Machine Sells Socks At The Bowling Alley

#92 This Restaurant Labels Their Brownies Based On What Part Of The Pan It Was Baked On

#93 This German Milk Carton Has Windows So You Can See How Much Is Left

#94 Little Rentable Office/Workspaces In An Airport

#95 This Hot Sauce Bottle Allows You To Adjust The Spice Level

#96 My Beef Jerky Came With A Toothpick/Floss Inside The Package

#97 This Credit Card Tip Jar

#98 Café Doesn’t Take Pennies Or Dimes

#99 This Japanese Gum I Have Came With Little Pieces Of Paper Inside For You To Spit Your Gum In To When You’re Finished With It

#100 Euro Snacks Tell You How Much Exercise You Need To Burn It Off

#101 My Hospital Visitor Sticker Fades Out And Void Appears After 24 Hours

#102 I Went To A Convenience Store In Colombia And They Sold A Pack Of 4 Slices Of Bread

#103 Two Story Target In Minneapolis Has An Escalator Just For Carts

#104 This Sandwich Shop Has A Wrapping Station By The Door So You Can Take Your Leftovers Home

#105 The TV In Our Hotel Room Has Easily Accessible HDMI And USB Sockets

#106 My College Has Foot Flushers So You Don’t Lose Your Balance Trying To Kick The Ones Above The Toilet

#107 This Dressing Room Has Their Clothing Hooks Labeled

#108 This Pasta Box Helps Approximate How Much Pasta To Make

#109 This Cemetery Has A Gravesite Locator

#110 Button To Save People From Crossing The Desert From Mexico

#111 This Pizza Place Tells You The Area Of All Their Pizza Sizes And How Large They Are Compared To Each Other

#112 The Colorful Button Panel On The Elevators Of Our Children’s Hospital

#113 This Charging Station At A Car Dealership

#114 This Coffee Shop Uses Beer Taps To Dispense Cream And Milk

#115 The Shelves In The Boston Public Library’s Children Section Have Gaps For Children To Walk Through

#116 An Item We Had Delivered At Work At An Indicator Telling Us If It Had Been Tipped Or Not. This One Had Been

#117 This Gas Station Sign Has The Price Of Coffee

#118 This Immigration Office In Korea Has Glasses You Can Borrow For Filling Out Forms

#119 This Fountain Tells You How Many Plastic Bottles It Kept Out Of The Environment

#120 The Small Circles On These Lids Are Tiny Lids For Smaller Containers

#121 My City Tells Us If Road Projects Are On Time And On Budget

#122 Local Chinese Restaurant Explains Their Definition Of Different Spice Levels And How Often They’re Ordered

#123 This Check Out Lane Scans Items As They Pass Through On The Belt

#124 The Microwave At My Office Is A Pull Out Drawer

#125 This Refrigerator Has An Automatic Water Pitcher Built Into It

#126 This Measuring Jug Has Markers For When Pouring

#127 My University Library Has Cell Phone Booths So People Can Talk In Private

#128 The Lines In This Parking Lot Extend Up Unto The Barrier

#129 My Uber Driver Had An NES Set Up In The Backseat

#130 This School Has Canvas On All Of The Table So Kids Can Draw During Class

#131 This Bathroom Has A Built In Timer For The Fan That You Can Set Differently Depending On How Smelly The Visit Was

#132 This Pen Tells You How Many Pages Worth Of Ink You Have Left

#133 The Adhesive Side Of This Wrist Band Tapers In So It Doesn’t Accidentally Stick To Your Skin

#134 This Juice Carton Tells You How Many Glasses You Have Left

#135 This Bagel Shop Has An Excess Coffee Sink Next To The Garbage

#136 This Tiny Single-Use Pre-Pasted Toothbrush I Got In A Restaurant In Rome

#137 These Coconuts Have Soda Can Pull Tabs

#138 My University‘S Stairs Shows How Much Calories You Burn By Using Them

#139 My Backpack Has A Bottle Opener

#140 My Receipt Came With A Nutritional Breakdown

#141 This Toilet Has A Fresh Sanitary Seat Cover For Each Use

#142 This Public Toilet Has A Handle On The Seat For You To Lift It

#143 My Local Zoo Has A System To Prevent Little Kids From Pressing The Button And Disturbing The Keepers

#144 This Wet Floor Sign Has Fans Built Into The Base To Help Dry The Floor

#145 Amazon Boxes Double As Yoga Mats

#146 This Pho Restaurant Has The Bathroom Options To Brush Your Teeth, Use Mouthwash And Even Moisturize Your Skin

#147 This Mall Has A Charging Station Where You Can Leave Your Phone There So You Can Shop

#148 This Bar Has The Amount Of Beer Left In The Keg On The Digital Tap List

#149 This Water Bottle Has A Spot For Your Name

#150 A Shopping Center Where I Live Has A Doghouse Just Outside Of It In Case You Need To Shop While Walking Your Dog

#151 This Serrated Spoon Is Made Specifically To Dig The Sections Out Of A Grapefruit

#152 This Bar Has Powered USB Hub Napkin/Straw Holders For Their Patrons

#153 The Hotel I’m Staying At In Brazil Has A Remote That Comes With An Immediate Soccer-Watching Button

#154 This Truck Stop Has A Cologne Dispenser

#155 The Take-Out Burger I Ordered Was All Packaged Separately So The Bun Doesn’t Get Soggy

#156 My New Gloves Came With A Built-In Nose Scratcher

#157 Some Of The Trees At My College Have Outlets On Them

#158 Tissues Specifically For Opening The Bathroom Door

#159 My Belt Has A Bottle Opener Under The Buckle

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