17+ Times People Either Hit A Home Run Or Struck Out At Trying To Be Clever

People are able to come up with some ideas that are pretty clever, or so they think.

We've put together a list of ideas that may or may not be pretty clever. We'll let you decide!

The Age-Old Debate

Text on the wall asking for people to vote on which toilet paper roll is better.
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Photo Credit: xQuickpaw / Reddit

There is a never-ending debate as to which way the toilet paper roll should hang -- over or under?

This stall decided to create a social experiment and let the people decide which way is the right way.

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Creative Knock-Off

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Sharpie marker and a knock-off sharpie pen beside each other.
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At first glance, these two permanent markers look to be the exact same.

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It's not until you look closer that you see one of them is just a knockoff of the Sharpie brand.

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Snoop Booze Drawer

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Mini alcohol bottles in a drawer.
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Photo Credit: SoDakZak / Reddit
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Have you ever caught yourself snooping around in a friend or family member's house?

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This house has a booze snooping drawer where guests are rewarded for looking around in their bathroom. There's even a pad of paper to sign when you were there!

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Throwing Away Dishes

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Food containers in the garbage.
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Doing the dishes is a drag, especially if you do not have a dishwasher in your home.

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This person avoided doing dishes by just throwing away their dishes after using them. We're not sure how smart of a move that one is!

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Fake Thermostat

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Thermostat knob that is not attached to anything.
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These people thought that they had the ability to control the temperature in their apartment.

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They found out that unfortunately, their landlord had installed a fake thermostat on their wall with a nail.

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Real Life Mute Button

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Tweet saying that deaf child would turn off hearing aids when he didn't want to hear people.
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Photo Credit: Alex45784 / Reddit
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There are times in our life when we wish that we could just put someone on mute.

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This person's little brother actually does that! He just turns off his hearing aids when he doesn't want to hear someone in his family!

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Self Rating Tip

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Tip cup asking for money based off rating how attractive you are.
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This coffee shop is trying to trick people into tipping them.

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Instead of rewarding them for their service, they are asked to tip based on how attractive they feel they are. $10 means you're pretty darn good-looking.

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Pant Leg Hat

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Man on subway wearing cut off piece of jeans as a hat.
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This man created his own pair of jean shorts by simply cutting his pants off at the knees.

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He did not want to waste the piece he cut off so he turned into a hat!

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We See What You Did There

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Wi-Fi password using pho as the number 4.
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This Vietnamese restaurant really decided to lean into their most popular dish when creating their wi-fi password.

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They know that people really enjoy their pho, so it's been used instead of the number four.

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Carrots In Disguise

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Carrots and Cheetos on a paper towel
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Sometimes parents need to think of creative ways to trick their kids into eating healthy food.

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This parent decided to try and disguise the carrots with a handful of cheesy snacks.

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The Pizza Bag

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Pizza box in a plastic bag with the corners cut out of it.
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Have you ever wished that you could carry a box of pizza in a bag?

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If you answered yes, then this person has made your dreams come true and designed a bag that can carry a box of pizza.

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Drop In Your Vote

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Cigarette butt discard voting system.
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Photo Credit: drexvil / Reddit
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It is not always easy for people to do the right thing.

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This street corner invited people to weigh in on if littering is bad by dropping their cigarette butts into one of two sides.

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Pressure Cleaning Ad

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Pressure cleaning service ad on a sidewalk.
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What better way to market your services than by showing people exactly what it is you do?

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This pressure cleaning service did just that and pressure washed their phone number onto the sidewalk where people would be sure to see it.

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Art Of Perception

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Side of building made to look bigger than it really is.
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The owners of this small structure were able to get creative in how they designed the side of the building.

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They have arranged the siding to look like the building is much larger than it really is.

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Dinosaur Detector

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Cup of water with a dinosaur detector sign on it.
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Photo Credit: freeMyNinjaLingLing / Reddit
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There is that one person in every office who thinks they are clever and funny.

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This worker put up a "dinosaur detector" sign beside a cup of water. There are many different things that could get that cup rocking and make it look like there's a t-rex nearby.

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Slippery When Wet

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Wet floor sign made to look like banana peels
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Photo Credit: Saroekin / Reddit
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These 'slippery when wet' signs are some of the better ones that we have seen.

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If you don't pay attention to where you are walking around them, you might end up feeling like you slipped on a banana peel.

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Heating Instructions

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Ramen container with heating instructions in Brittany Spears lyrics.
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This ramen restaurant appears to have a staff member who is a big Britney Spears fan.

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They have written out the reheating instructions like they were a part of her breakout song "Hit me Baby One More Time."

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Walker Halloween Costume

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Woman with a homemade oven costume
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Photo Credit: WetLikeImBook / Reddit
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This woman wanted to take part in Halloween without feeling bad about having to use her walker.

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So she designed a costume that hides her walker perfectly. No one would know she even used one!

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Graffiti Equation

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Graffiti turning windows into a math equation.
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This graffiti artist has chosen a very simple yet effective way to create art.

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They have turned the windows of this building into a simple math equation that looks like it's supposed to be part of the building's design.

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Repurposed Crib

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Baby crib turned into a desk
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Photo Credit: Vettit / Reddit
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Children grow out of a lot of things that are pretty expensive for parents to buy.

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This family has turned their child's old crib into a desk that they can use for another few years. So clever!