You Have It at Home But Don’t Know Its Purpose

We are so used to seeing certain everyday things that we just don’t pay attention to details. But very often the most ingenious ideas or fascinating stories are hidden behind some unremarkable features. Look carefully and you may notice that your favorite items have been designed to do much more than you thought. For example, most people don’t associate takeaway food with fancy dinners. But a takeout container can still be turned into a plate! You just have to unfold it correctly.

Yep, sometimes, after we’ve been using something for many years, we find out that it has some other useful features! The small bumps on the F and J keys on your keyboard can help you find the right key without even looking at the keyboard. The tiny plastic disc under the lid of your bottle of soda is actually what keeps your drink fizzy. And the button on the back of a shirt collar is there to hold a tie in place! Here’s a list of ordinary things that have always had some amazing hidden features that you probably never knew about.

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A toilet seat covers dispensers and instructions on a bus in North America: By Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27725021
Animation is created by Bright Side.