20+ People Who Are Ninjas of Handling Trouble

You might have never thought that vinegar or stretch film could help you avoid problems with your bathroom. Or you may have experienced a need to fix your hairdo with something that you have on hand. There are so many small troubles in our everyday life, and here’s the moment when spontaneous decisions come to the rescue.

Here at Bright Side, we’re totally crazy about life hacks that help people thrive, even in the toughest situations. Today, we’ve collected 21 examples of how a human mind can work and birth brilliant solutions. And some of them can be also very funny.

1. “It didn’t snow enough for snowmen here in Texas, so my friend got creative.”

2. “My friend couldn’t find a leash for his dog. We improvised.”

3. “Was feeling a bit depressed and low, so I decided to get up and treat myself to some power wash therapy.”

4. “I have a birth defect that made me have a little foot. So I had Little Foot tattooed on my little foot.”

5. “My cat has to wear a cone and was feeling sorry for herself so I thought I’d play a game with her to cheer her up.”

6. “I attached my dog to my sleeping wife so I didn’t have to hold him.”

7. “My mom didn’t know how to take a screenshot so she improvised with the scanner.”

8. “So I made my prom dress out of soda pop tabs.”

9. “My son wanted to be a mailbox for Halloween. I delivered. He’s the one on the right, the UPS drop box is real.”

10. “I cracked my iPhone screen, so I scanned it and designed a custom wallpaper by coloring in the cracked areas.”

11. “This is how my wife is getting our 2-year-old to eat veggies.”

12. “My friends and I laminated our finals study guides and studied in the hot tub.”

13. “My cats sit in the front window, so I made this poster.”

14. “The computers at my vet are suspended with eyebolts and leashes so they don’t get spoiled by pets.”

15. “My little sister attached a jump rope to her handlebars so ’it’s like riding a horse!’”

16. “Mother Nature let us down, so we made our own snowflakes.”

17. “Moved into my first apartment, realized I lacked adequate furniture. The decision came fast.”

18. “Good boy hurt his leg 2.5 miles up a mountain hike. Emergency transport was made quickly.”

19. “Got my gran an iPod Nano for Christmas but forgot to get her a case. So she did what most grannies would do.”

20. “Kept losing my cat inside my parents’ house during Christmas break, so this was my solution.”

21. “So I couldn’t decide on which color to use on my eyes, so I chose them all.”

What’s the toughest everyday situation that you face again and again? How do you avoid troubles and inconveniences when dealing with such situations?