30 Unusual Tools Designed To Solve Problems That Many Of Us Have Never Even Thought Of (New Pics)

Aug 02, 2023

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You cannot imagine humankind without tools. They, alongside our ingenuity and creativity, are the bedrock of civilization. Once, the height of innovation may have been the humble stone axe, however, these days we have tools for practically every single niche you can think of.

That’s where the r/specializedtools subreddit comes in. A sprawling online community of over 1.6 million internet users from around the globe, it’s dedicated to sharing photos and videos of bizarre and intriguing tools created for very specific purposes. We’ve collected some of the coolest new pics, as featured on the community, to share with you. Scroll down to check them out, and don’t forget to upvote your faves!

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benhundben Report

Prothstetics always look so cool.

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MouthBreather Report

Quacking excellent.

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serious_impostor Report

I am so glad to see these sort of accommodations becoming more common! When my youngest brother was alive (he died in 2010) the only thing we could really get for him to use when his wheelchair couldn't access places was a toddler sized 'mountain buggy'. Basically it was a three wheeled pram but the tyres were wider, so it could go on the sand etc easier. He had mostly grown too big for it by the time he died.

The ‘Specialized Tools’ subreddit is a great example of a successful online group. Created all the way back in late February of 2015, over the past 8+ years it has grown into a real powerhouse.

The subreddit has grown so big and popular that it ranks among the top 1% of all Reddit communities. But the real victory is that the sub’s members shed light on the strangest tools that only people working in very specific fields might otherwise ever see.

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seth_saber Report

It's such a small thing but certainly useful

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stylezLP Report

I always wondered how they got words onto cardboard efficently

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glittalogik Report

I use one everyday. Have 4 different ones at work for different passports

So long as you’re going to be a member of the r/specializedtools online community, you’ve got to follow the rules, as set out by the hard-working moderator team.

For instance, the most fundamental rule is that you stay on-topic. ‘Specialized Tools’ is a group that’s dedicated to [drum roll] specialized tools! The community is exactly what it says on the tin.

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canadad Report

I have a different kind that looks more like a nut cracker

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edgeofruin Report

I feel like this kerjigger looks more complicated than it should be

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HereForTerraria Report

Awww little buddy just doing its job

That means that everything you post on the group, from images to video content, has to contain tools. Not only that, they have to be specialized. So r/specializedtools may not be the best place for content about more commonly found tools with multiple purposes. They have to be intriguing and exotic.

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jaybram24 Report

You can also heat the decal with a blow dryer and use a plastic scraper to reduce the amount of damage to your paint/wall

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No_Bag9098 Report

I recall my dad having one of these at some point. Don't know what happened to it. It allows you to measure the distance along windy roads by "driving" the wheel on the bottom along it.

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unsp0ken905 Report

This would've been a great cheating tool fo HS! We suffered technical drawing for a whole year! Each activity was done twice, 1st in pencil over graph paper, and a second on white, in ink. You needed a lot of things to achieve that, rules, squares, assorted Rotrings ranging from 0.1 to 0.8, and pencils lead (4H, HB, 2B).Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

Not only does the content have to be related to specialized and niche tools, but the titles need to be on-point as well. You should aim to write titles that clearly explain what the tool or device does and is all about. If you don’t, someone from the mod team may end up removing your post. And that’s not much fun for anyone.

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sanchitoburrito Report

I guess this eventually pays for itself, instead of wasting potatoes

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RedTomatoSauce Report

I think it would probably cut anything you put into it!

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AnubisInCorduroy Report

Similar to a pregnancy wheel that we use to determine estimated due dates, ovulation dates, dates of last menses etc., in pregnancy.

In the meantime, the moderators ask the large member community to refrain from reposting commonly shared content. Not only that, but everyone has to stay away from offensive content and do their best to behave in a civilized manner. After all, no community can stay healthy and whole if everyone’s fighting and calling each other names all the time.

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PastorQuincy Report

Drywall lifts have been around forever, I have a 11.5 footer and a 17 footer. Over 17 ft ceilings and we start putting on extensions, then you have to use the shorter one to load the taller one.

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giuliomagnifico Report

This must have been automated by now and I’d wager that there’s no way in 2023 or even years before that one person is allowed to handle that much cash due to companies and corporations not trusting staff

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Big_Worm69 Report

This makes me happy.

No matter what tool machine you use, whether it’s a simple hammer or a nuclear power plant demolisher, you’ve got to take care of your gear. If you don’t treat your devices with the respect they deserve, sooner or later they’ll break and you’ll be left footing the bill for a replacement. It’s a far better deal to spend a bit of time on regular maintenance. So it’s worth turning this into a habit.

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Sasuke0pro Report

Looks like a proffessional Rube Goldberg machine

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errobbie Report

Much better than an array of buckets.

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snarus Report

Well that's answered one of my late night musings!

Some basics to keep in mind include cleaning your tools after each use and lubricating them regularly. That means removing any dirt or materials that could end up damaging your inventory, and ensuring that nothing rusts and all the parts move as smoothly as possible. Yes, it may be hard to do after a long day’s work, but we’re nothing at our profession without our tools.

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The guy on the right is just a floating torso

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Who you gonna call?! Ghostbusters !

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SithLard Report

Sadly, an antiquated tool looking at many of the new builds around here!

It also helps if you regularly inspect all of your inventory for any possible damage. There might be something that you could’ve overlooked when you were exhausted after a long day. Spotting wear and tear means that you can prevent the tools from breaking and yourself (and others!) from getting hurt. Having a keen eye and some patience here are invaluable.

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we used to drag a big sheet of chain-link fence over the baseball-field infield

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A new meaning for a "hand truck" hehe

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Why brass?

Besides that, you should store your tools properly when you’re not using them. So you shouldn’t be leaving them out in the elements or throwing them into a heap in the mud. Nor should you be playing around with your tools for fun, or using them for anything else other than their purpose. That goes double for specialized tools! They have very niche uses, so you shouldn’t be hammering in nails with a cyanometer or a steno machine.

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Not a great shot

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Ooo I would love to play with that so I could mess with my guy friends and male coworkers! I've been riding horses my entire life (so very strong hands), and this would put to rest the whole disgruntled "well... umm.. I loosened it for you" I always get! 😆

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mks113 Report

That looks like a bottle cleaner/sanitizer. You put the bottle on the nipple like thing in the middle and when you push the bottle down, it shoots the liquid up into the bottle.

We’d love to hear which of these tools impressed you the most, as well as which ones you hadn’t ever heard about until now, dear Pandas. Feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of this list. In the meantime, for some more weirdly awesome specialized tools and devices, check out Bored Panda’s earlier features right here, as well as over here.

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Which tool impressed me most? Your tool to reduce the number of entries in a post.Once again you shortened the list, in this case from more than thirty entries to thirty, with no way to see the skipped entries or to respond to answers to users' comments in those entries made before you shortened the list. You notify us of those answers but we can't access them. That way you also cut off the possible likes a user can accrue because you make it invisible. All in all quite amateurish don't you think?

I don't understand why they do the "reduce it to an arbitrary number of entries after a while" thing in the first place, but now they seem to have done away with the "see the rest of them" link it's more baffling.

Exactly. They live off of user participation and now just delete them so they don't count if that participation happens in a post that doesn't survive the cull. Indeed, baffling.

Their ̶r̶e̶a̶s̶o̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ excuse was for posting on Facebook, as they could only have so many entries. Not buying it because some were shortened to 30, some 40 or 50. It was never the same amount.

I always use the "see the rest of them" button they better not have gotten rid of it 🥺

Ohhh THAT'S why I cant see the replies or likes to some of my comments, that's frustrating especially since we still get the notifications for them

If the end of a post says something like “This post originally had 100 photos, but was reduced to 50” you can click on the “100” to access all the others. So when BP tells me I have a reply to a comment and I click on it and it takes me to the top of the post and then nothing happens, I scroll to the last photo in the post and click on the “This post originally had 100…” and THEN it jumps to my comment that got a reply. It is annoying and takes too long, but if you really want to see them, you can usually get at them. The end.

That worked in Google Chrome for Windows and Microsoft Edge (both pc, not phone, and not via facebook or whatever) until about a week or two ago. I don't get that "This post originally had..." anymore, nor the link.

Exactly. They live off of user participation and now just delete them so they don't count if that participation happens in a post that doesn't survive the cull. Indeed, baffling.

I always use the "see the rest of them" button they better not have gotten rid of it 🥺

Ohhh THAT'S why I cant see the replies or likes to some of my comments, that's frustrating especially since we still get the notifications for them

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