We rely on all kinds of tools to make work easier—some are massive machines, others fit in your hand. And then there are the tools you’ve probably never seen before. Odd, oversized, or just plain unusual, these creations stand out.
This Reddit community brings together some of the most unique and surprising tools people have discovered. Scroll down to see if you’ve ever used—or even heard of—any of them.
#1 New type of parking enforcement on my campus replacing the boot, appropriately named “The Barnacle”
#2 For right handed, left eye dominant folks.
#3 My smallest and largest hex keys for working on large injection molding presses.
#4 You saw my largest and smallest hex keys. These are my largest and smallest adjustable wrenches!
#5 Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present a fabled “The Right Tool”. This is the only tool that can be used to remove the oil filter housing on a Lamborghini Gallardo.
#6 Homemade Contour Gauge for a flooring project
#7 A tool for researchers to quickly shuffle between different books
#8 A Norwegian shoe drying machine.
#9 His teenage son used his new 3D printer to create me a flour bag clip with a pour spout and screw on cap! What a cool idea.
#10 A stainless steel pallet jack for use inside clean rooms
#11 Soldiers carrying guns that disrupt the signal required to fly drones
#12 Cell phone hotspot in Australia. Set your phone on the post, dish focuses the signal to the nearest tower. 100% passive, tool itself uses no power.
#13 I work in a stem cell lab. This is a liquid Nitrogen dry shipper, used to transport cryopreserved products like stem cells and vaccines in -150C.
#14 A tool to disinfect shopping carts
#15 Foot pedal operated dispenser for hand sanitiser
#16 A lift truck designed to lift underneath a bridge while it rests on top
#17 Double decker stamp holder
#18 “ONT on a stick” – Complete Fiber Network Interface In A SFP Module
#19 my modest collection of barrel thiefs
#20 Shoe Stretcher that can make shoes wider and longer
#21 Mag drill. Mobile drill press for in-situ work.
#22 Torque nutrunner, for big nuts 🙂
#23 Duck ramp
#24 Device to clean the track in the Spanish F1 Grand Prix
#25 Vacuum chamber holding RF/DC Thin Film Sputtering Gun
#26 Pickle bucket opener/closer
#27 122 inch caliper
#28 Boeing’s long-load steer car helps move large composite parts from Frederickson to Everett
#29 Apparently it’s called a Riddle/Shaker bucket
#30 Window blind cleaner
