21 People Who Are Living In 3022, While The Rest Of Us Peasants Are Still In 2022

If we're all playing checkers, then these people are simultaneously playing chess and inventing a whole new board game.

1. The genius who probably forgot about picture day one time and refuses to let anyone do the same ever again:

My son came home with a sticker reminding us picture day was the next day from mildlyinteresting

2. The sea creature lover who replaced those plastic soda rings with these eco-friendly cardboard ones:

Cardboard rings for this 6 pack instead of the plastic ones from mildlyinteresting

3. The mastermind who came up with this visual boiled egg timer that is a *chef's kiss* invention for anyone who sets a random timer and hopes for the best like me:

An egg timer that shows you how hard your egg is by cooking it with the egg. from mildlyinteresting

4. The person who came up with this handy dandy french fry holder that comes with a place to put your condiments:

Fries i had for lunch has a mini sauce bowl on top of the packet from mildlyinteresting

5. The owner of this store, who is working smarter and not harder by having a wax security guard in their store 24/7:

Store in LA has a life like wax statue to deter break ins. from mildlyinteresting

6. This person, who did the lord's work and made lids available for cups at the club:

Cups with lids at club from mildlyinteresting

7. This genius, who a) made fun, unique packaging and b) made me feel very special even though I was not, in fact, the one to open this upside down:

I got a discount code for opening this box upside down from mildlyinteresting

8. This genius homeowner who turned his garage into something way more functional than just a storage room:

My neighbor screens in his garage for a secondary living room. from mildlyinteresting

9. The person who was brilliant enough to put up these "tough topic" sheets for anyone too nervous to ask for help with these subjects in the library:

My local library has a "Tough Topics" sheet posted in the bathroom. from mildlyinteresting

10. The person who decided to install a vending machine at this hospital full of fresh, healthy, AFFORDABLE!! food instead of crushed up Doritos that are at least three months expired:

This vending machine at the hospital selling healthy, affordable meals from mildlyinteresting

11. The restaurant owner who found out that a napkin dispenser can hold face masks too:

This restaurant figured out that face masks fit in the napkin dispenser. from mildlyinteresting

12. The designer behind this brilliant contraption that can be two benches, a bench and a table, or one big table, depending on who's using it it:

u/p50cal / Via reddit.com

13. This pizza shop that came up with this eco-friendly, delicious alternative for the little plastic pizza saver you usually get in your box:

a local pizzeria started using a dough ball instead of the plastic thingies to keep the pizza intact from mildlyinteresting

14. This person, who had enough of having itchy tag remnants scratching their back all the time and decided to attach their tags with a little piece of fabric instead:

Decathlon now sews the labels onto small scraps of fabric instead of the actual clothing item, so it's easier to cut them and they don't leave any itchy residue behind from GoodDesign

15. The person who decided to get these chairs — which have a little notch to hold your shopping bags or purse — instead of some basic, regular ones:

This chair in the food court of a mall has a notch cut out for your bags. from GoodDesign

16. This person, who now has a dehydrator AND super rare, limited edition Wall-E merch:

I added eyes so my dehydrator looks like the child of WALL-E and EVE. from mildlyinteresting

17. This pet owner who said, "Pets will NOT be excluded from spooky season under my watch!":

My Brother got a can of cat food in his Halloween candy from mildlyinteresting

18. The genius behind this gas station that not only has hoses that reach both sides of the car, but also has a handy little screen to let drivers know which pumps are free:

This gas station has indicators for which pumps are in use, AND the hoses can reach both sides of the car from mildlyinteresting

19. The genius behind this waterproof cast, which looks wayyyy less itchy and claustrophobic than a classic cast:

I got a waterproof cast on my ankle today. from mildlyinteresting

20. The smarty pants who put a slushie machine in the urgent care waiting room, because if you're waiting in there, you could probably use a bit of a pick-me-up:

The urgent care center near my house has a slushie machine in the waiting room. from mildlyinteresting

21. And finally, Steve Martin in particular, who came prepared with these "I met Steve Martin!" cards that are equal parts adorable and hilarious:

If you ever meet Steve Martin by chance, he gives you a card as proof you met him. from mildlyinteresting

h/t r/MildlyInteresting