22 Dumb Ideas That Actually Worked

When genius just isn't working, idiocy is your only option.
22 Dumb Ideas That Actually Worked

Imagine, if you will, a world in which the stupidest ideas actually worked. A world in which your boss decides to put stickers all over your computer screen to "motivate" you to work harder, or in which you spray yourself with perfume every time you have to speak in public. Wouldn't that be a crazy place? Well, believe it or not, there are actually people out there who have tried these things, and sometimes they DO even work! This blog post is for them. It's for the people who have tried something dumb, and it ended up working, proving that sometimes the stupidest ideas can be the smartest ones after all. So whatever you do, don't knock them until you've tried them!

A lot of problems in the world are being solved by a lot of geniuses. However, it isn't always necessary to be a genius to come up with a solution. No, sometimes the polar opposite of genius is required.

As you'll see here, occasionally, an issue is solved by what appears to be a solution conjured up by a group of youngsters, courtesy to the great picture conjurer AuntieMeme.

Two DOLPHINS IN A CHINESE ZOO SWALLOWED SO MUCH PLASTIC THEY COULDN'T EAT. So THE zoo CALLED IN THE WORLD'S TALLEST MAN TO REACH DOWN THEIR THROATS. B
THE AIR FOrcE NEEDED A SUPERCOMPUTER, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE BUDGET. So THEY HOOKED TOGETHER ,716 Sony PLAYSTATION 3S. The result is a massive computatio
SOLDIERS IN IRAQ HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING DEADLY TRIPWIRESo So THEY CARRY CANS OF SILLY STRING. Silly String will cling to hidden wires, when sprayed i
A DOCTOR HAD A PATIENT WHO WAS HICCUPPING AT A RATE OF 30 PER MINUTE FOR 72 HOURS. HE FINALLY CURED THEM BY MASSAGING THE MAN'S BUTTHOLE. No, seriousl
SIXTH CENTURY DOCTORS NEEDED A WAY TO SUTURE WOUNDS. So THEY USED DRIVER ANTS. An ancient medical document called the Sushruta Samhita documents this
VIGANELLA, ITALY, IS COMPLETELY IN SHADOW 84 DAYS A YEAR. So THEY BUILT A GIANT MIRROR TO CATCH THE SUN. The town sits in the shadow of the Italian Al
BENGAL TIGERS KEEP SNEAKING UP ON PEOPLE IN THE GANGES DELTA. So THEY WEAR MASKS ON THE BACKS OF THEIR HEADS. Tiger attacks got so bad that 60 village
TOKyO HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH SUICIDES IN TRAIN STATIONS. So THEY INSTALLED BLUE STREET LIGHTS. They'd found that blue lights reduced crime by 9%,
THE BALTIC STATES WANTED FREEDOM FROM THE SOvIET UNION. adg So THEY JOINED HANDS AND SANG SONGS. It was 50 years after the deal that left Estonia, Lat
IVANHOE RESERVOIR NEEDED TO KEEP SUNLIGHT FROM TURNING ITS WATER CARCINOGENIC. So THE LA DEPARTMENT OF WATER COVERED ITS SURFACE WITH BALLS. The probl
DURING THE KOREAN WAR, THE US NEEDED TO RESPOND TO A VIOLENT ATTACK So THEY DESTROYED A TREE. TWo American soldiers had been axe-murdered as they trie
A CALIFORNIA MAN WAS SUFFERING FROM ULCERATIVE COLITISo So HE GAVE HIMSELF WORMS. Specifically, he swallowed whipworm eggs, and in a few months his sy
THE COUNTRY OF GEORGA HAD A POLICE CORRUPTION PROBLEM. So PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI FIRED ALL THE COPS. Specifically, he canned 000 corrupt traffic office
MR. ROGERS NEEDED FUNDING FOR PUBLIC TELEVISIONO What do you do with the mad that you feel? When you feel so mad you could bite. When the whole wide w
DR. JULIUS WAGNER- JAUREGG WON A NOBEL PRIZE FOR HIS CURE FOR SYPHILIS. Malaria HE'D TREAT IT BY GIVING THE PATIENT MALARIA. It's called fever therapy
22 Dumb Ideas That Actually Worked
ICELAND IS FREEZING COLD AND COVERED WITH GLACIERS. GENERATOR TURBINE ENSER So THEY USE VOLCANOES TO KEEP WARM. Energy from hot volcanic rocks powers
PSORIASIS SUFFERERS HAVE FOUND A NEW WAY TO TREAT THEIR SKIN. THEY LET FLESH-EATING FISH CHEW ON THEM. A spa in Turkey offers visitors the opportunity
LIKE ANY COUNTRY, NORWAY HAS CRIMINALS TO INCARCERATE. So THEY GIVE THEIR PRISONERS TONS OF FREEDOM AND COMFORT. They call them residents, and they ha
THE CITY OF BULAWAYO HAD A SERIOUS SEWAGE PROBLEM. Water rationing had caused a nasty backup in their poop pipes that caused a big stink and an even b
THE KREMLIN DOESN'T WANT SPIES INTERCEPTING ITSCOMMUNICATIONS. E R Y D G H K B So THEY USE TYPEWRITERS. President Vladimir Putin recently decided to i
A NEVADA GYM TEACHER STOPPED A SCHOOL SHOOTING. SHE DID IT BY HUGGING THE SHOOTER. When a 14-year-old student opened fire in the school hallway, Jenci

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