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I’ve lived in the U.S. my whole life. And when that’s the only place you really know, it’s easy to assume the way we do things is just… how it’s done. But then you see all these clever inventions from other countries and realize we’ve got some catching up to do.
From small fixes that make daily life smoother to stuff that’s just plain fun, these genius ideas had me wondering, “Why don’t we have this already?”
1. “Japanese Vending Machine Adapted To The Surroundings”
Image Credit 2. “I Am Not Plastic – Cassava Starch Bags That Returns To Mother Nature Within Months From Bali, Indonesia”
Image Credit 3. “In Japan, Baggage Scales Are Flat On The Ground, So You Don’t Have To Lift Your Heavy Suitcases”
Image Credit 4. “A Seat To Put Your Baby While You Use Stall In Japan Public Bathroom”
Image Credit 5. “A Machine To Test If Your Avocado Is Ready To Eat”
Image Credit 6. “In Bilbao, Spain, There Are Escalators On The Sidewalks To Help Older People Up Steep Hills”
Image Credit 7. “A Half Pipe Table Tennis Table In Munich, Germany”
Image Credit 8. “Self Cleaning Roads In South Korea”
Image Credit 9. “When You Turn 18 In Sweden, You Get This Guidebook For How To Be An Adult”
Image Credit 10. “Crossing In Spain Tells You Which Way Vehicles Are Coming From”
Image Credit 11. “Manhole Cover In Wiesbaden, Germany”
Image Credit 12. “In Wroclaw, Poland Each Cathedral And Even The Rivers Have A Tactile Model Nearby For Blind People To See Them Too”
Image Credit 13. “Knee-Activated Water Taps At A Supermarket, Italy”
Image Credit 14. “Sidewalks In Helsinki Are Heated From Under”
Image Credit 15. “Projected Markings In Oulu, Finland, When Snow Covers The Ones Painted On The Street”
Image Credit 16. “This Antique Door From 1380 In Regensburg (Germany) Helps Finding The Keyhole After You Drank Too Much Wine”
Image Credit 17. “These Street Lamps I Saw In Iceland Are Shaped Like People Doing Kung Fu”
Image Credit 18. “A Little House For Ducks In A Small Marina In Galaxidi Greece”
Image Credit 19. “My Hotel In Switzerland Has Different Plug Sockets For Guests From Different Parts Of The World”
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Image Credit , Image Credit 21. “This Robot Uses Cameras And Machine Learning To Identify And Sucking Up Cigarette Butts. It Has Been Built To Clean Italian Beaches”
Image Credit 22. “Oslo, Norway Has Mobile Charging Stations That Are Powered By Solar Panels”
Image Credit 23. “Wine Vending Machine On German Hiking Route (Ahr)”
Image Credit 24. “This Tunnel In Belfast Is An ‘Influencer Free Zone'”
Image Credit 25. “This Gas Station In Finland Has A Tiny Library”
Image Credit 26. “Machine Themed Restaurant, You Call The Waiter By Turning On A Light. Cambridge, UK”
Image Credit 27. “In France, We Don’t Have The Tooth Fairy, But The ‘Little Mouse’. At The Dental Practice I Went To, There Is A Door For The Mouse In The Waiting Room”
Image Credit 28. “My Local Store Puts Out ‘Warning, Product Got Smaller!’ Labels”
Image Credit 29. “Everyone Knows Rocking Horses, But In Finland We Have Rocking Mooses”
Image Credit 30. “Hotel I Stayed At In Greece Had Wooden Bikes For Guests To Use”
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