Mankind is always inventing new technologies to make our lives easier, more efficient or more effective. Sometimes though, there appears a rare breed of person who finds new innovative ways to use that gadgetry in a manner that would baffle or astound the average person.
These lazy tech users are the pinnacle of a modern capitalist society and are, quite possibly, borderline genius or maybe just internet legends. Every day, lazy people across the world find new and incredible ways to use technology to enhance their lives. We’ve hunted down the very best to give you inspiration and the odd chortle.
Every day, lazy people across the world find new and incredible ways to use technology to enhance their lives. We’ve hunted down the very best to give you inspiration and the odd chortle.
Cookies and milk
Unless you’re lactose or dairy intolerant, if you have some cookies dunking them in milk (or tea for us Brits) is pretty much mandatory.
Doing so though makes unnecessary washing up. Unless, of course, you use the cookie container to hold your drink too. Delicious genius.
Colouring box
Does your child enjoy drawing and colouring? Are they dangerous with crayons and can’t be trusted near walls?
Here’s your solution, pop them in a cardboard box and let them get on with it.
A watched pot might eventually boil
The clever lazy people among us put technology to good use for even the simplest of tasks.
Why keep getting up to check on a boiling pot of food when you can use an IP connected camera, baby monitor or even a phone to watch it from afar? Setting timers or alarms is so old-fashioned.
The writing’s on the wall
This one equally belongs in the “you had one job” category of internet memes.
Someone really couldn’t be bothered to move this clock once something else had been erected in front of it. A quick and simple solution solved the problem with very little effort though.
A new use for FaceTime
We bet when Apple first created FaceTime the developers never thought people would use it to keep an eye on food cooking in their oven.
They say the first bite is with the eye. Now you can take that first bite over the internet.
Letting the dog take you for a walk
Walking the dog is another way to clock up your steps for the day, but letting them loose can give you the edge when it comes to hitting your goals.
You’re only cheating yourself of course, but if the competition is stiff among friends, why not give yourself the edge on the leaderboard.
Hands-free telephony
Proof that making hands-free calls without getting a crick in the neck, even with a corded phone, doesn’t have to be difficult.
The lazy tech user doesn’t let things like not having the right equipment hold them back.
Saving time at Halloween
Buying pumpkins costs money. Carving pumpkins makes a mess. This smarty-pants may well have spent a little of their money on electricity, but they saved time at Halloween.
Time that could be much better spent on stuffing sweets or pulling pranks than cutting up a pumpkin that would inevitably rot and be thrown away anyway.
All the comfort of home on the road
When you need to go out, but can’t quite bring yourself to leave the comfort of your favourite leather recliner, there are always other options.
This lazy genius has created a new form of transport using a comfy seat and a scooter. We’re not too sure it’s road legal, but we don’t doubt its comfort.
Getting the most out of your four-legged friend
You have to walk your dog. You have to clean up after them. You have to bring them food. It’s only fair every now and then they return the favour.
Here, some clever lazy person has added a bottle opener to their dog’s collar, now all they need to do is to train Daisy to bring a bottle too.
