32 Shockingly Genius Things That Are WAAAAAY Ahead Of Their Time

1. This ?Library of Things?:

My local library has a "library of things" for residents to borrow useful household items like toolkits and power washers from mildlyinteresting

2. These bathrooms that honor all toilet preferences!!!!!

Local brewey doesn't have gender specific bathrooms, only stalls with the specific type of toilet. from mildlyinteresting

3. This oven that knows we all need a lil' reminder sometimes:

my oven shows the time that you started cooking incase you didn’t set a timer from mildlyinteresting

4.This airport bathroom that shows you which stalls are occupied and which are vacant:

This airport bathroom has lights to show you which stalls are free. from r/mildlyinteresting

5.This REVERSIBLE(!!!!!) park bench that lets you choose whether you'd like to look at the park or the ocean:

These public benches are reversible, so you can choose to look at people, or boats. from r/mildlyinteresting

6. This cool bar *drum fill*:

This bar has a chilled strip to keep your drinks cold from mildlyinteresting

7.This Uber driver's genius "ride menu":

My Uber driver offered a conversation “menu” for his ride from r/mildlyinteresting

8. This library that has an AMAZING view, if I do say so me-self!

This window in a local library that goes into a creek from mildlyinteresting

9.This elevator with foot buttons so you don't have to touch regular germy buttons:

This elevator at my university has feet buttons from r/mildlyinteresting

10. This literal oasis of massage chairs and phone chargers and I guess husbands!

This mall has a “husband depository” with massage chairs and phone chargers from mildlyinteresting

11.These imprinted fruit labels that avoid wasteful stickers:

Mango with label stamped into it instead of having a sticker from r/mildlyinteresting

12.These ice cubes made from frozen coffee to keep iced coffee from getting too watered down:

A local cafe uses some ice cubes made of frozen coffee so my iced coffee wouldn't get as watered down from r/mildlyinteresting

13.This much more straightforward instruction setup:

This furniture hardware is sorted by step rather than by type. from r/mildlyinteresting

14.This handy-dandy nail polish sampler:

Nail polish bottle has a swatch of the colour attached to the bottle so you can see how the colour looks on you. from r/mildlyinteresting

15. This supermarket that's mindful of those who like calmer surroundings:

This Irish supermarket has quiet evenings for sensitive people. from mildlyinteresting

16.This brilliant eco-friendly contraption!!!

My tour guide's tool for picking up littered bottles along the trail. from r/mildlyinteresting

17.This helpful parking hack:

My work continues the paint lines up the wall to help people park. from r/mildlyinteresting

18. This bathroom that costs money (yes, weird) but has a cut-out so kids can bypass the financial burden:

Had to pay 50 cent to use the restroom, but there is a cutout for kids to use it free. from mildlyinteresting

19.These emergency alarm cords in case someone falls and can't get up:

Emergency alarm chords running along the floor of the disabled toilet in Berlin Airport in case someone falls over and requires assistance from r/mildlyinteresting

20.This not *necessary* invention, but a fun one that I endorse nonetheless!!!!!!!!

My carwash lets people shoot passing cars with a suds gun. from r/mildlyinteresting

21.These clearly labeled empanadas:

My lunch at work has letters denoting what type of empanada each is from r/mildlyinteresting

22.These different soaps for different purposes:

Scented and unscented soap in a nice restaurants bathroom from r/mildlyinteresting

23.These revolving fridge shelves:

Our refrigerator has revolving levels so you can reach everything easily from r/mildlyinteresting

24. This ingenious way to dispense face masks:

This restaurant figured out that face masks fit in the napkin dispenser. from mildlyinteresting

25.These office chairs that are perfect for both cubicles and shredding gnar:

Chairs at my new job have rollerblade wheels so we can roll quietly from r/mildlyinteresting

26.This library guide to help people quietly find subjects they might be too embarrassed to ask about:

This library has a directory for topics people might be embarrassed to ask for. from r/mildlyinteresting

27.This door that makes the most of limited bathroom space:

This door in my hotel bathroom can close off either of 2 doorways. from r/mildlyinteresting

28.This changing CVV number that helps prevent credit card theft!!!!!!!!

New credit card 3 digit (CVV) changes every 4 hours from r/mildlyinteresting

29.These low-to-the-ground fire evacuation plans because, ya know...smoke rises:

The hotel I am staying at has the fire evacuation plans at ground level so you can see them if smoke has filled the hallways from r/mildlyinteresting

30.This in-store solution so parents can test out strollers on different ~terrain~:

This baby store has different surfaces to “road test” the strollers from r/mildlyinteresting

31.This shirt that's always prepared for your lens-wiping needs!!!!!!!

This shirt has a piece of lens cloth sewn on the inside for your glasses. from r/mildlyinteresting

32.And lastly, this hygienic spatula booster:

My roommates spatula has a stand so the bit that touches your food doesn’t touch the counter from r/mildlyinteresting

H/T r/mildlyinteresting