26 Surprisingly Brilliantly Engineered Everyday Items You Won’t Believe Are So Affordable
The intermodal shipping container, a/k/a the Connex box. There are millions of the damned things all over the world, in use every single day. They are stackable, can be locked together, attach readily to ships, truck trailer frames, and rail cars, and can bear enormous loads.
The cost of their manufacture compared to their economic use value over their useful lives is next to nothing.
The_Gene_Genie replied:
Computer processors, they’re rocks we tricked into thinking.
waywardclip replied:
Little [munchkins] keep asking me to prove I’m not a robot.
Tarps. A million tasks for them; they’re incredibly versatile. Make a shelter, make a floor, make a carriage vessel, make a weather-proof housing for firewood or anything outdoors you want protected. Use it at a picnic; it’s better than a blanket on the ground. Because of the threading they’re still mostly effective even when a tear develops. And because of that same threading they can distribute weight and hold up against snow and rain buildup. Then you can just take it down, spray it with a hose if needed; it’s good as new. Fold it up to a compact form, and toss it in a corner until you need it next. You are never far from a store or gas station that sells them for cheap. Always keep one in your trunk.
LucyVialli said:
Paper clip.
aMiracleAtJordanHare replied:
My industrial design professors said the paper clip may be the most perfectly-designed product in existence.
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