Ingenious Solutions

For Problems That Should Probably Never Have Existed in the First Place

[cribins]

[classicalcanvas]

Peach Tree in Bloom (1888) by Vincent van Gogh

[nyctos]

[iloveyoudie]

ty ian mckellen

[justsomeguycore]

as per my last straw,

[sandmandaddy69]

[fidelcostco]

can't believe the only options are 30 minutes early or 10 minutes late. if only there were some other way. but what can you do

[mushroom-soup-is-my-religion]

[cosmonautroger]

Roy Lichtenstein, 1965

[the-uss-premise]

Console buttons from Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-69)

[shithowdy]

american blackbirds are icterids but european blackbirds are thrushes but american robins are thrushes but european robins are flycatchers and they are named robin because (checks notes) brits in the 1400s called them "robert" on account of they are just some familiar guy who shows up in your yard. hold on post canceled is that really why they are called that? what the fuck. they did this with jackdaws and magpies too? i can't even be annoyed. how human. "who's that? that's bob." fuck dude it sure is.

[huariqueje]

North Yell Bouquet - Ron Sandford

Scottish , b. 1937 -

Stamped with artist’s seal ,pen, ink and watercolour on paper ,

36 x 45 cm.

[pettycentral]

[mostlymadbrewing]

I forget there’s a punchline every time. Absolutely delighted.

[weenie-kun]

[jabberding0]

20 Years ago Sony flung 250,000 bouncy balls down a San Francisco street to advertise the Bravia

They fired volleys of them from air cannons and caused tens of thousands of dollars in property damage!

[baronfulmen]

Here's the full article:

https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/san-francisco-sony-bouncy-ball-ad-20204385.php

[babbleismysuperpower]

the ad was apparently such a big thing in the uk that legend claims sony put a bouncy ball in the box with every bravia tv. also apparently those balls bounced REALLY FAST.

[cosmonautroger]

Le Soleil

[evidently-endless]

being offered ai at every turn

[acdhw]

[transfagholmes]

[ID: gifs from the Granada Sherlock Holmes series. Watson (Hardwicke) says, “Cockfighting is forbidden by law.” Holmes smiles, holding a cigarette in one hand, then says seriously, “Many things are forbidden by law.” End ID]

[wellsbering]

the notes on this one are really special