50 Genius Technologies That Should Be Everywhere

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You Can’t Read The Cash Machine Screen If You’re Not Directly In Front Of It

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Crosswalk Projected On A Dirty Winter Road

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This TV Remote Has A Keyboard On It's Back

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Refillable Detergent In Prague, Czech

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This Keypad Randomizes The Numbers Every Time So Someone Doesn't Figure Out The Password From Your Hand Movements

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This Restaurant Gives You A Discount If You Have Well-Behaved Kids

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This Museum In Berlin Has "Touchable" Versions Of Their Paintings For Blind Or Visually-Impaired Visitors

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This Furniture Hardware Is Sorted By Step Rather Than By Type

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A Bicycle Escalator In Norway

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This Shirt Has A Piece Of Lens Cloth Sewn On The Inside For Your Glasses

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This Elevator At My University Has Feet Buttons

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Smart.

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In Norway, You Get A Small Amount Of Money For Recycling Bottles/Cans. A Lot Of Our Trash Cans Have These Holders So Poor And Homeless People Don't Have To Search Through The Trash To Collect Them

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How The Ruins Are Displayed In Serbia

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They Put Rails Under The Benches In This Park So You Can Always Be In The Shadow

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Our Refrigerator Has Revolving Levels So You Can Reach Everything Easily

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A Pill Bottle That Keeps Track Of When It Was Last Opened

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These Public Swings Powered Chargers For Your Phone In A Train Station

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These Two Different Sets Of Shopping Baskets At A Department Store In Bangkok - For Those That Need Help Or Want To Be Left Alone

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This Airplane Sleeping Mask Has Different Sides Depending On If You Want The Flight Attendant To Wake You Up For Meals Or Not

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This Toilet Lock That Doubles As A Tray So You Can’t Leave Without Taking Your Stuff

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These Public Benches Are Reversible, So You Can Choose To Look At People, Or Boats

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This Box Pretending To Contain Boring Flour So That It Doesn’t Get Stolen

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This Baby Store Has Different Surfaces To “Road Test” The Strollers

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At The Uffizi Gallery In Florence, They Have Versions Of Paintings So That Blind And Visually Impaired Visitors Could Still Enjoy The Art

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The Fitted Sheet In My New Sheet Set Is Marked For Easier Bed-Making

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Shopping Cart Cleaning Machine In Germany

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Train Seats In Japan Facing Outwards So You Can See The Scenery

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This Rooftop For Bicycles So The Saddle Won't Get Wet

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A Suitcase That Can Measure Its Own Weight

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This Pitcher With A Separate Section For Ice

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This Soap Bottle Lists A Purpose For Each Ingredient

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These Notched Chairs To Hold Bags

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My Local Hypermarket Grows Some Of Its Own Vegetables

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My Wife Got Me A Magnet Bracelet For Holding On To Screws As I Fix Things

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Social Distancing Escalator At Local Mall

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If You’re An Elderly Or Disabled, You Will Receive A Card That Enables You To Cross The Road With A Longer Countdown Time (Singapore)

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My Toaster Has A Window To Analyze Its Progress

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My Dad’s New Car Has Cup Holders That Can Warm Up Your Drink Or Cool It Down

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This Chess Set From 1972 Has The Valid Moves For Each Piece Stamped On Their Bases, Making The Game Much Easier For Beginners To Learn

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My Veins Under A Hospital Vein Finder

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Doctors Paint The MRI Machine In The Children's Clinic To Look Like A Submarine

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This Plug Is Designed To Go Around Other Plugs

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These Flavored Batteries

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This Kinetic Sidewalk Generates Electricity When You Walk On It

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My Spatula Has A Little Stand So It Doesn’t Touch The Counter

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They Have Pet Carts In Grocery Stores In Italy

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These Napping Pods Offered By JetBlue At JFK Airport

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Nail Polish Bottle Has A Swatch Of The Colour Attached To The Bottle So You Can See How The Colour Looks On You

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New Credit Card 3 Digit (CVV) Changes Every 4 Hours