'The Wisdom Of The Wise': Jugaad Is Universal, As Proved In This Hilarious Thread
Unique problems call for unique solutions, and when it comes to being jugaadu, India will always take the cake. However, jugaad isn't just restricted to India. It is rather universal.
Unique problems call for unique solutions, and when it comes to being jugaadu, India will always take the cake. However, jugaad ('makeshift' in English) isn't just restricted to India. It is universal.
This thread proves jugaad is universal
A thread, posted by the Twitter user ??????? (@mideysmith), is going viral for hilarious reasons. It shows a series of pictures wherein people use 100 percent of their brains to manoeuvre through a situation. Cue: jugaad!
Twitter/@mideysmith
The thread highlights people using makeshift hacks to do a myriad of tasks, including painting, watching something on their phone or riding a bicycle.
In the first post, a woman found the perfect way to be online without being online. She can be seen napping without a care in the world on the sofa adjacent to her work laptop. In front of the laptop, however, carefully placed is a figurehead from a mannequin, made to resemble the woman, covered up with a mask and eyeglasses.
People using 100% of their brain ?
¡ª ??????? ? (@mideysmith) October 11, 2022
THREAD: pic.twitter.com/zBTrUzgfkR
In the second tweet, a kid had come up with an ingenious solution to keep looking at a screen without making much of an effort. The little kid had hung his tablet on two hangers and then stuck them to his ceiling for a viewing experience like no other.
¡ª ??????? ? (@mideysmith) October 11, 2022
In one of the pictures, a boy can be seen enjoying food at a social function. But it's the manner in which he has kept his plate that grabs attention. The boy had smartly placed the plate within a brick wall just to ensure he doesn't have to go to the trouble of holding the plate himself.
¡ª ??????? ? (@mideysmith) October 11, 2022
In another post, a photo showed a kid riding a bicycle but with a hoverboard scooter stuck beneath the cycle. It meant that the kid didn¡¯t have to put much effort to ride the cycle at all. From a unique way of holding an umbrella, to cutting hair at home, the threat featured several hilarious but innovative ideas.
Thread leads to more hilarious replies
The viral thread has garnered more than 5 lakh likes and tons of comments.
¡°The kid, that looks like he¡¯s in the bottom bunk of a bunk bed, I did that with my phone a long time ago, so I could watch a movie like that," a user commented.
¡°My father used to say that if necessity is the mother of invention, then laziness is the father of innovation," another user wrote.
¡°Like they say.. Laziest people are the best inventors cause they somehow find a way to complete a task with minimum efforts and time,' a third user said.
"imma be honest ive definitely done several of these LMAO," another added.
What if it breaks. I always think of a worst case scenario after finding a solution
¡ª Snell's Law (@SinelisoM) October 13, 2022
The wisdom of the wise ??
¡ª Lloyd¡Ñ (@LloydIwat) October 11, 2022
These are the type of ppl I strive to be
¡ª Sure (@_H_DD_LDF) October 13, 2022
Amazing!
¡ª Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) October 11, 2022
Well, some of these hacks really are handy! What hacks have you tried? Post them in the comments below.
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