If there’s a problem, there’s a solution. Of course, if the issue is very specific, a simple screwdriver probably won’t do the trick. Luckily, human ingenuity has more to offer. A lot more. And you can see it all on the subreddit r/SpecializedTools.
It’s an interesting corner of the internet, encouraging people to post photos of niche tools, created to make our lives better in situations where nothing else fits quite as well. A real delight to satisfy our curiosity.
#1 This Chair For People Who Love To Sit Cross-Legged
Image source: mtimetraveller
#2 Baby Head Protector
Image source: imgur.com
#3 Cow Brush
Image source: aloofloofah
#4 A Seatbelts Attachment For Pregnant Women
Image source: dartmaster666
#5 Tree Mover
Image source: Pushkatron
#6 A Lift To Help This Truck Driver Get In Cab
Image source: memezzer
#7 Surgical Suture Training Pad
Image source: mud_tug
#8 My Smallest And Largest Hex Keys For Working On Large Injection Molding Presses
Image source: switchup
#9 A Norwegian Shoe Drying Machine
Image source: Sacktimus_Prime
#10 Snow Clearing Machine For Trucks!
Image source: screwywabbit
#11 To Test Large Crane Capacity We Use Giant Water Bags… Aka The Balls Of Judgment
Image source: flgsrockon
#12 In Case You Have Never Seen, These Baffle Balls Are Used Inside Water Trucks To Stop The Water From Sloshing Side To Side While Driving
Image source: NRGpop
#13 During The Australian Bushfires Any Water Source Can Be Used To Fight The Fires
Image source: outdatedopinion
#14 You Saw My Largest And Smallest Hex Keys. These Are My Largest And Smallest Adjustable Wrenches!
Image source: switchup
#15 This Titanium Coated Butter Knife With Internal Copper Alloy Heat Tubes. It’s Made To Heat Up When Held In Your Hand, So That It Is Easier To Spread Butter
Image source: RampChurch
#16 Curb Shaper
Image source: Boojibs
#17 A Street Sign Cleaning Vehicle, Complete With Soap, Water, A Brush And Some Kind Of Reflective Wax (Or Something?). First Time Seeing One In Germany
Image source: ToFFi57
#18 These Specialized Chain Tires That Are Used In The Extreme Heat Of Steel Mills
Image source: AristonD
#19 Refueling Helicopter In Mid-Air
Image source: mtimetraveller
#20 My Buddy Made Me A Label Applicator. Just Passed 8000 Bottles/Labels
Image source: JeF4y
#21 Radius Measuring Guage
Image source: dartmaster666
#22 The Sasumata Is A Pole Weapon Used By The Samurai In Feudal Japan. It’s Also Used Today To Safely Wrangle Anyone Posing A Threat To Civilians
Image source: SAmtoogz
#23 New Type Of Parking Enforcement On My Campus Replacing The Boot, Appropriately Named “The Barnacle”
Image source: LiQuiD0v3rkiLL
#24 Bend Rules
Image source: mtimetraveller
#25 Tool That Allows One Man To Move The Whole Train By Hand
Image source: aloofloofah
#26 Barrel-Filling Bridge
Image source: aloofloofah
#27 When A Guy Walks Into Your Office With This Thing Asking To Take A Reading. It’s Called A Velometer, And Measures The Speed Of Air In A Given Area. He Kindly Allowed Me To Take A Photo
Image source: AzayakaCosplay
#28 Nasa Pistol Grip Tool – A Cordless Power Screwdriver/Drill Used By Spacewalking Astronauts To Fix The Hubble Space Telescope And The International Space Station
Image source: mikerowave
#29 I Work In A Stem Cell Lab. This Is A Liquid Nitrogen Dry Shipper, Used To Transport Cryopreserved Products Like Stem Cells And Vaccines In -150c
Image source: hiimkristina
#30 Using A Comb To Straighten Air Conditioner Fins
Image source: jefftatro1
#31 Stenographer, The Machine The Court Reporters Use To Type Everything That Is Said There
Image source: mtimetraveller, Mike Gifford
#32 Spent Shotgun Shell Lawn Sweeper Picker-Upper
Image source: GI-Girl56
#33 Pedestrian Catcher In 1920s
Image source: mtimetraveller
#34 They’re Childrens’ Training Scissors. Like For Pre-Schoolers. The Extra Holes Are So A Grown-Up Can Co-Scissor And Help The Kid
Image source: Mak_101
#35 I’m A Dog Groomer. These Guys Are Chunkers Meant To Specifically “Chunk” Out The Thick Hair
Image source: daisytrips
#36 Insulated Cryo Glove For Handling Very Cold Items (E.g. Liquid Helium). Like An Oven Mitt’s Cold Cousin
Image source: phronimouse
#37 A Tool Used For Straw Roofing. Dutch Word For It Is ‘Drijfbord’
Image source: Moeiekoe
#38 For Right Handed, Left Eye Dominant Folks
Image source: robblokkit
#39 Ladies And Gentlemen, Allow Me To Present A Fabled “The Right Tool”. This Is The Only Tool That Can Be Used To Remove The Oil Filter Housing On A Lamborghini Gallardo
Image source: 8jac0b88
#40 A Champagne Sabre, For Cutting The Tops Off Champagne Bottles
Image source: CitySquirrel202
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