Have you ever looked at something and thought, “How is this not a thing?!” Well, you’re going to think that a lot when you see all these brilliant ideas that should be widespread by now, but aren’t.

Someone out there saw a problem and knew that a simple solution could save us all a ton of time and energy. We’re still scratching our heads over a candy-free checkout aisle at the grocery store not being a thing yet.

Don’t Worry About Parking Anymore

It doesn’t matter if you’re a new or experienced driver, parking can be pretty difficult. There’s nothing worse than trying to be a show-off and back into a parking spot but having no idea how close you are to the cars next to you. Then you have to awkwardly open your drivers-side door to see if you’re near the line and then adjust.

Overall, it’s a bad experience that can easily be fixed if they just painted the parking lines up the wall like this parking garage.

Now You Don’t Have To Awkwardly Tap Each Door

Is there any normal way to find an open stall in a busy bathroom? You either have to walk around bent over hoping you can see a stall without any feet, or you have to awkwardly push on each door to see if it will open. When you do that though you risk accidentally seeing through the crack in the door.

This bathroom decided to just hook up a simple light to the lock button to save everyone some time and dignity.

Finally, A Cast You Can Shower In

Anyone who has been seriously injured and has had to get a cast knows the two worst parts are the itch and not being able to shower. Technology has solved both those issues with this new 3D-printed cast.

Thanks to a company called ActivArmor, now, you can get your cast as wet as you want. Heck, you could even go swimming if it doesn’t weigh you down. The best part is obviously that you can itch any angle, at any time.

Grocery Stores That Actually Put Their Wasted Food To Use

Getting the right bananas for banana bread is tricky. They have to be the perfect ripeness for baking but that means letting your bananas sit for at least 3-4 days. That means there is a waiting period from the time your craving banana bread to when you can actually make it.

This grocery store decided to put there older fruit to good use and give us the banana bread fix we all needed. The bags of ripe bananas even come with a recipe!

This Hallway Is Not For Daredevils

This genius school decided to paint their main hallway like this to stop kids from running and it absolutely worked. I’m getting dizzy just looking at this photo. Not only would think stop kids from running but it probably makes them walk in a single-file line on the left side of the hall to avoid to “dip” in the hallway.

Of course, this isn’t exactly a good hallway if you suffer from something like vertigo.

Candy-Free Checkout Counters

Parents and people who can’t resist the temptation of a sweet treat at checkout would love to see this candy-free checkout aisle become a thing. Can you imagine not having to hear your toddler scream for a candy bar? That’s what we call shopping bliss.

One thing that’s kind of funny about this sign is the fact that it’s so plain. Just white with some basic blue font. You don’t have to worry about candy in this aisle, or anything else remotely entertaining.

I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying

Anyone who has had to put a pet down will probably get choked up seeing this sign. It isn’t easy sharing a final moment with your best friend and hearing someone in the vet hallway complaining about their dog’s diarrhea.

This simple, genius fix of lighting a candle also pays tribute to a fallen friend. We personally got teared up the first time we saw a candle like this at our vet’s office. What a sweet idea.

An Evacuation Plan On The Floor

We’re taught as little kids that if you’re ever in a fire, drop to the ground. Heat and smoke rise so the fire will try and travel up to the ceiling. Even though we know this, sometimes you have to stand up to run or find out the evacuation plan.

This plan along the bottom of a hotel hallway allows you to crawl to safety and avoid extra smoke inhalation while you’re doing so.