23 Genius Things That Are Seriously Living In 3020

*installs elevator foot buttons everywhere ASAP*

1. This airport bathroom that shows you which stalls are occupied and which are vacant:

This airport bathroom has lights to show you which stalls are free. from r/mildlyinteresting

u/bellz2

2. This REVERSIBLE(!!!!!) park bench that lets you choose whether you'd like to look at the park or the ocean:

These public benches are reversible, so you can choose to look at people, or boats. from r/mildlyinteresting

u/thoughtgun

3. This Uber driver's genius "ride menu":

My Uber driver offered a conversation “menu” for his ride from r/mildlyinteresting

4. This elevator with foot buttons so you don't have to touch regular germy buttons:

This elevator at my university has feet buttons from r/mildlyinteresting

u/Chrnan6710

5. These imprinted fruit labels that avoid wasteful stickers:

Mango with label stamped into it instead of having a sticker from r/mildlyinteresting

u/Ryanisapparentlycute

6. Ice cubes made from frozen coffee to keep iced coffee from getting too watered down:

A local cafe uses some ice cubes made of frozen coffee so my iced coffee wouldn't get as watered down from r/mildlyinteresting

u/BenjiMalone

7. This much more straightforward instruction setup:

This furniture hardware is sorted by step rather than by type. from r/mildlyinteresting

8. This handy-dandy nail polish sampler:

Nail polish bottle has a swatch of the colour attached to the bottle so you can see how the colour looks on you. from r/mildlyinteresting

9. This brilliant eco-friendly contraption!!!

My tour guide's tool for picking up littered bottles along the trail. from r/mildlyinteresting

10. This helpful parking hack:

My work continues the paint lines up the wall to help people park. from r/mildlyinteresting

11. These emergency alarm chords in case someone falls and can't get up:

Emergency alarm chords running along the floor of the disabled toilet in Berlin Airport in case someone falls over and requires assistance from r/mildlyinteresting

12. This not *necessary* invention, but a fun one that I endorse nonetheless!!!!!!!!

My carwash lets people shoot passing cars with a suds gun. from r/mildlyinteresting

13. These clearly labeled empanadas:

My lunch at work has letters denoting what type of empanada each is from r/mildlyinteresting

14. These different soaps for different purposes:

Scented and unscented soap in a nice restaurants bathroom from r/mildlyinteresting

15. These revolving fridge shelves:

Our refrigerator has revolving levels so you can reach everything easily from r/mildlyinteresting

16. These office chairs that are perfect for both cubicles and shredding gnar:

Chairs at my new job have rollerblade wheels so we can roll quietly from r/mildlyinteresting

17. This library guide to help people quietly find subjects they might be too embarrassed to ask about:

This library has a directory for topics people might be embarrassed to ask for. from r/mildlyinteresting

18. This door that makes the most of limited bathroom space:

This door in my hotel bathroom can close off either of 2 doorways. from r/mildlyinteresting

19. This changing CVV number that helps prevent credit card theft!!!!!!!!

New credit card 3 digit (CVV) changes every 4 hours from r/mildlyinteresting

20. These low-to-the-ground fire evacuation plans because, ya know...smoke rises:

The hotel I am staying at has the fire evacuation plans at ground level so you can see them if smoke has filled the hallways from r/mildlyinteresting

21. This in-store solution so parents can test out strollers on different ~terrain~:

This baby store has different surfaces to “road test” the strollers from r/mildlyinteresting

22. This shirt that's always prepared for your lens-wiping needs!!!!!!!

This shirt has a piece of lens cloth sewn on the inside for your glasses. from r/mildlyinteresting

23. And lastly, this hygienic spatula booster:

My roommates spatula has a stand so the bit that touches your food doesn’t touch the counter from r/mildlyinteresting

H/T r/mildlyinteresting