22 Tools Created For a Very Specific Purpose

1.

“A needle injector, the preferred tool for sealing the mouth of a dead person.”

2.

“These specialized chain tires that are used in the extreme heat of steel mills.”

3.

“Cell phone hotspot in Australia. Set your phone on the post, dish focuses the signal to the nearest tower. 100% passive, tool itself uses no power.”

4.

“My teenage son used his new 3D printer to create me a flour bag clip with a pour spout and screw on cap! What a cool idea. I think I owe him bread now…”

5.

“For right handed, left eye dominant folks.”

6.

“Beard catcher”

7.

“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.”

8.

“Our grocery store has an automatic cart sanitizer”

9.

“My smallest and largest hex keys for working on large injection molding presses.”

10.

“My girlfriend makes custom fit western hats. This is her 100 year old hat conformateur.”

11.

“This device is used to measure lengths on maps. Simply roll it along streets you want to use and it tells you the distance.”

12.

“A Norwegian shoe drying machine.”

13.

“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.”

14.

“Spent shotgun shell lawn sweeper picker-upper”

15.

“my Dad built this so the hikers can clean their shoes before entering the house (my parents run an alpine hut)”

16.

“New type of parking enforcement on my campus replacing the boot, appropriately named ‘The Barnacle'”

17.

“To keep your cat away from the keyboard”

18.

“I spent longer than was reasonable making this drill-bit to quickly open and close the windows in my travel trailer.”

19.

“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.”

20.

“A specialized tool for holding the nail, so you can hammer it down without hitting your hand. Thanks IKEA”

21.

“This little red stick is used by field workers to harvest only perfectly ripened peppers for Tabasco sauce.”

22.

“This tool that I used to retrieve my AirPods from the center console of my vehicle. Very good for grabbing small items in tight spots.”