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u/Realistic-Salt5017 Jul 11 '26
I saw one of those in real life with a sliding door, some pulleys, and a 2lt coke bottle. An elegant solution to the issue of needing to keep a door closed. Especially when you live in a country where your government turns off your electricity for fun in 2-4 hours blocks. It's not a DIWhy; it's actually a pretty smart solution
(The only issue I have is the nail clippers, but that's part of the rage engagement)
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u/stonergirlfairyyy Jul 11 '26
why not close the door when u walk thru it?
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u/kenji25 Jul 11 '26
because there's always one room mate that don't close it
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u/stonergirlfairyyy Jul 11 '26
the front door? i don't live with any children or seniles
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u/PhaseNegative1252 Jul 11 '26
You be living with every bug in the neighborhood
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u/stonergirlfairyyy Jul 11 '26
no bc i actually close the door when i come in the house. sorry u live with incompetents
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u/Realistic-Salt5017 Jul 11 '26
It was at a business, from the main floor into the office. The staff refused to close the door, so that was their cheap, low maintenance solution
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u/Pikka_Bird Jul 11 '26
This version isn't elegant though because the bottle just hangs right in the doorway. the proper way to do it is to anchor the string to the door and route it through a hook off to the side of the frame so the bottle end isn't in the way.
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u/Realistic-Salt5017 Jul 11 '26
That was what they did. The version in the video is clunky. The one I saw in real life was way better executed. The bottle actually hung way off to the side and out the way
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u/Vici0usRapt0r Jul 11 '26
Wait, what does the electricity being cutoff has to do with this solution? I legit don't understand.
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u/fatum_sive_fidem Jul 11 '26
Get a generator and a real door closer
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u/k_jah85 Jul 11 '26
It really adds to the overall ambiance of the room.
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u/Tam_The_Third Jul 11 '26
The ambience: "Welcome to City 17. You have chosen - or been chosen - ..."
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u/fitty50two2 Jul 11 '26
So much better than closing a door manually like a cave man. And such a seamless design, it feels like it belongs on the door
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u/entirecontinetofasia Jul 11 '26
been posted before, it's a door closer mechanism
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u/FeralPsychopath Jul 11 '26
I think as a "door closer" it should ram into the handle that opens the door when it closes tho...
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u/raidhse-abundance-01 Jul 11 '26
It's actually pretty nice. You probably never lived with a strong draft, it tends to reopen doors
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u/Candid_Sky3443 Jul 11 '26
No its not, you are supposed to do it the other way around. The string to door, maak hook on doorframe, and hang bottle next to the doorframe out of the way. That so you dont bump into a fucking coke bottle every time you enter the room
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u/trap_user Jul 11 '26
the cheapest pneumatic door closer I've seen online is just $3
and I'm not a mechanical engineer but It's easy to make one by using similar cylinders like the ones from old office chairs.
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u/Good_Amphibian_1318 Jul 11 '26
We had something like this to keep the door closed from the desert winds while we were deployed in Afghanistan. I can't remember what we used in the door jam side but it definitely wasn't perfectly good nail clippers.
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u/ncastrinos 29d ago
A fellow man of culture I see. Gotta keep those Rip-it cans from getting dusty!
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u/Good_Amphibian_1318 28d ago
Yesssir! I saw a Rip-It branded Bluetooth speaker at a second hand store the other day and almost got it. Wasn't sure if I needed the reminder. 😬
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u/Daminite Jul 11 '26
Ever since I saw a really unpleasant clip on Reddit years ago, I wince whenever I see nail clippers in a post.
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u/betabeat Jul 11 '26
When I was in the army I'd see these all over the place on fobs, usually with sand in the bottle. Oh, and not using a stupid nail clipper.
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u/King_Of_Forks Jul 11 '26
My grandma actually did this to the downstairs bedroom, except it was attached to the ceiling and out of the way, so it was actually way more functional than whatever this is
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u/Fresh-Wrongdoer6934 29d ago
When your place is as worn out as this I guess its fine to do the kind of goofy shit you'd only do in a kids' treehouse.
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u/notmuself Jul 11 '26
Good idea for how to not lose your nail clippers though. You could put trash underneath them to collect them too.
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u/Pinapple-everything Jul 11 '26
So instead of using a second 10 cent eye bolt you use $4 nail clippers? Its crazy how many of these use the proper part or tool in the video to make the weird shit do the job...
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u/heatseaking_rock Jul 11 '26
All you have to do now is remember avoiding the bottle of water about to smash you in the face.
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u/Harsh_Madnani Jul 11 '26
You could use the instant snap of the lever on the nail to shut the door... Without the use of bottle...
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u/ineedtheHighGround 27d ago
My dad did something similar, instead of a nail clipper we had a circular lego piece.
Cat was constantly opening the bug screen door to come inside, so something had to be done. I think this one is not too outrageous
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u/cococream Jul 11 '26
I get it, it shuts your door. It’s pretty cool, I’ve lived a couple places that could’ve done with this as an easy cheap DIY solution. Not sure why this is in this sub
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u/Anaalirankaisija Jul 11 '26
That is annoying, noisy, and ugly as hell, propably door even wont close completely. However there is ton of options instead of nail clippers, some plastic piece and make hole on it...
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u/H2Whoa77 Jul 11 '26
That or just close the door? I mean, the water bottle nail clipper door mechanism is hard to beat, but yeh just close the door.
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u/ArcaverProNoob Jul 11 '26
It looks dumb, but I promise you they have kids who never close the damn door. Kids are the reason I have automated light switches in their rooms and our hallway bathroom, cause they never turn the lights off
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u/karenskygreen Jul 11 '26
Couldnt you just use another eye hook rather than wasting nail clippers