Gallery: 8 Goofy Design Ideas That Solve Problems You Didn't Know You Had

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    Dominic Wilcox
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    haircut

    In *Variations On Normal* Dominic Wilcox has come up with a book full of clever designs, like this hair cutting level.
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    Dominic Wilcox
    02

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    For the past decade, the British designer has been scribbling ideas into notebooks for things that should exist but don’t.
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    Dominic Wilcox
    03

    toothpaste

    A two-way toothpaste tube would solve all your marital problems, surely.
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    Dominic Wilcox
    04

    snore

    And this snoring solution headphone set wouldn't hurt either.
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    Dominic Wilcox
    05

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    Need a place to stash that illicit tuna fish sandwich during your wait at the DMV? Behold the Queue Shoulder Hook Table.
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    Dominic Wilcox
    06

    gps

    We need this: A name GPS that reminds you of people's names.
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    Dominic Wilcox
    07

    sitfence

    A way to literally be on the fence.
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    Dominic Wilcox
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    Save some trees and install this fence, which detects the position of a person and follows him with its five planks.
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