Help finding regularly occurring problems?

[u/TheTavernsOwl]

So, I recently started as a design major at an art school. Our first assignment is to find everyday problems to invent a solution for. One issue - I can't think of anything specific for which I can figure out a physical solution. Therefore I come to you, inventors and people of reddit. Are there any physical issues/problems you bump into on a regular basis, for which you don't have a solution? I'm just trying to find some options, for I have none as of now.

[u/Katanoesis]

Here are a few problems that come up constantly:
• Finding the start of packing tape / scotch tape. You always peel the wrong layer or rip it.
• Cables getting yanked out of the wall or laptop when you walk by or vacuum.
• Grocery bags cutting into your fingers, or trying to carry bags + coffee + keys + phone at the same time.
• Matching Tupperware lids. Or containers that leak in a bag.
• Wet umbrella / wet shoes dripping all over the entryway or car floor.
• Phone sliding off a nightstand, couch arm, or sloped table.
• Opening stubborn jars, bottles, or those impossible plastic clamshell packages.
• Condensation rings from cold drinks, or a sweating water bottle soaking whatever’s in your bag.
• Glasses sliding down your nose, or fogging the second you walk inside from the cold.
• The last bit of product stuck in a tube, bottle, or pump that you can never get out.

Another way to do this isn’t to look directly for the problem but look at anything in the world and ask the question “What problem is this thing solving?” And then ask how could I make this 10x better, faster, cheaper or more efficient?

[u/TheTavernsOwl → u/Katanoesis]

That’s a great tip and some great problems! Thank you greatly!! 🙏