- [Narrator] While rules may
have their place in society, sometimes they need to be broken. Some people, it turns out, are naturally gifted at finding ingenious and often hilarious ways to bend the rules to achieve their goals. From the niftiest parking
spot you'll ever see to the well-paid royal musician who never learned to play an instrument, here are some Genius
People Who Beat The System. (upbeat music) Smart Parking. Finding a parking spot in a city can be an absolute nightmare, but one man living in India has decided to approach
the lack of parking spaces in an ingenious way that doesn't require him
taking a lengthy walk to an available spot. Utilizing the small
space under the stairway leading into his home, the man, named Vinu, has created a pull-out parking spot using fold-away garage
doors and a metal frame. While it might be possible for the world's best parallel parker to shimmy inside the gap, Vinu made it easier for
himself with the ramp, which pulls out ready
for him to reverse onto. After skillfully stopping without hitting the rear of the car, it's simply a matter of
flipping the wingmirror in and tucking the car neatly away. Now, that's a piece of prime wheel estate, but you know what's even more convenient than that parking spot, the fact that, by simply liking this video and subscribing to Be Amazed,
you can guarantee yourself top quality, free
entertainment every single day. It doesn't take a genius
to see the value in that. But if you do subscribe, it's such a big-brain move that you probably are one anyway. Now, let's get back to checking out a few of your fellow geniuses, shall we? Boozy Brainpower. People who regularly
attend music festivals are all too familiar with
the extortionate prices vendors charging inside,
particularly for alcohol. But recently, festival goers
have been getting smarter about saving themselves
a pretty penny on drinks. Some have attempted sneaking
their own bottles of vodka past security in things like bread to varying degrees of success. But in 2017, New Yorker, Alex Diamond tried something different that took inspiration
from old-timey pirates. Only, the buried treasure in this case, was a large bottle filled with vodka. Three weeks before Electric Zoo Festival, Alex made his way to Randall's Island, the site of the festival grounds. Being familiar with the
layout from previous years, he buried his alcohol and
marked it on Google Maps. Then when the festival
rolled around, he turned up, checked in and went and dug
up his booze, pure genius. Shout out to long-term fan of the channel, Jim Thompson from Birmingham England for making us aware of
this fantastic story. If you have any of your own tales of genius people beating the system, be sure to send them in
to stories@beamazed.com. Sounds American. In 1972, Italian singer, Adriano Celentano played the Italian music industry
like a well-tuned fiddle. Celentano had observed how
Italian seemed to go crazy over any English song they've heard regardless of whether
or not they had any idea of what the lyrics meant. So playing into the fact that Italians and non-English speaking
Europeans, more widely, loved English sounding music, Celentano made some of his own. However, to prove his point, he made sure the lyrics of the song didn't make any sense at all. Using made up nonsense
words that merely aimed to replicate the sound
of American English. He based his creation on the
sounds of phrases and slang you might hear in a record
by Bob Dylan, James Brown, or other American singers,
to impressive effects featuring such nonsensical lines as chekis mind beginda coll, bebeh sustay yah pushyo ho, and windosay nashoos nowan hol me dasain, nena holrate maybeget dacolobos dye. You can sort of hear
what he was going for. These words sound a little
like they could be English to a non-English speaker without actually having
any meaning, whatsoever. The only real English words in the song were the occasional all right, added here and there for authenticity, but just as Celentano expected, the European public lapped
it up and the song was a hit. It could even be heard
throughout the clubs of Britain. In fairness, it was a pretty catchy tune
as nonsensical as it may be. If some funky 70s nonsense
grooving is something you fancy, be sure to look it up by its
name, prisencolinensinainciusol or maybe if it's as hard
to type as it is to say, maybe just try searching "Adriano
Celentano nonsense song". Playing For The King. Shifting our focus from 1970s, Italy, back to the ancient Chinese state of Qi. We have one of history's greatest examples of playing the system. A Chinese historical tale tells of how in the fourth century, BC, a man named Nanguo joined
the royal court orchestra of King Xuan of Qi. Nanguo gained his position by proclaiming to be a
highly-skilled player of a wind instrument called a Yu although in reality, he
had no idea how to play. What he did have though, were the persuasive skills
to convince the king without even demonstrating and the cunning to notice that the orchestra
had 300 other Yu players. Among these, he could blend in without playing completely unnoticed all while earning a sizeable
royal musician salary. Nanguo's ingenious playing system served him well for several years until the king passed away
and was succeeded by his son. This new king also enjoyed
the music of the Yu, but he had a taste for solo performances. So eventually, it fell on
Nanguo to give a performance. Facing imminent exposure, Nanguo fled the night
before his performance and never returned. Presumably, he left to find another job that didn't require actually
demonstrating any skill or competence, like, oh, I
don't know, a politician. (crowd screaming) Rapid Reeling. Sometimes, being a genius is as simple as using technology to make a task easier. This was the approach adopted by one man on a deep water fishing trip off the coast of New York state in 2019. Usually, reeling in a fishing lure from as far down as 200 feet can be a little tiring on the
wrists, but not for this guy. Using a simple, modified drill attachment, he could reel in his catch as
easily as tightening a screw. Catching a haddock and a seabass, dinner was guaranteed
to be tasty that night, although he might not
have worked up an appetite considering how effortless the catch was. Beating Border Patrol. When you're living as an
undocumented immigrant, it's often just a matter of time before the country's
government catches up with you and sends you back home. But back in 2012, one undocumented Mexican
man avoided being deported in the ballsiest way imaginable, by becoming a border
patrol officer himself. By acquiring a fake birth certificate, he was able to skip the usual difficulties of finding a legitimate
job as an illegal immigrant and evaded detection by
hiding in plain sight. While there was a certain
level of genius to this plan, considering his job
involved sending migrants back over the border, you can't help wondering if he felt bad. Either way, his ruse
continued without a hitch for a full six years until
a background check update found his birth certificate
to be fraudulent. That discovery ultimately ended in the ballsy fellow's conviction
on three counts of fraud, but it was certainly a bold way to play the system while it lasted. Maybe border patrol will
let them work one more day just to deport himself,
to save them the trouble, for old times' sake. No Trailer, No Problem. When someone who thinks outside the box encounters a problem requiring
tools they don't have, they needn't go to the store to buy them. They just figure out a way
to solve their problems outside their regular parameters. Like this guy who bought
himself a brand new jet ski, but neglected to buy himself a
trailer to attach to his car, to transport it in. After a fun test ride, he's left without an easy means of getting the jet ski back home. But for this guy, it's no biggie. He gets a friend to risk
getting a slightly wet car in favor of the greater
good of the jet ski by backing their vehicle down
a ramp at the water's edge. With the trunk popped open, all it takes is some precise
steering to line it up. With a final rev of a jet ski's engine, it slides neatly inside. Sure, the backseats might
be a little damp for awhile, but it's a small price to pay for the stubborn hearted
victory of not buying a trailer. Free Rider. This next system beating champion brings a delightful combination
of boldness and genius alongside a hefty portion of
"Why didn't I think of that?" When Reddit user, AFCJL12
was still at college, they came up with a
hilariously inventive way of sticking within their
meager student budget while simultaneously getting
fed and getting a ride home. When a night on the town
was coming to a close, instead of forking out for a taxi, the Redditor would stroll over to a nearby late night takeout place. From there, he'd order food, paying for it to be delivered to his home. Then presumably, with the help
of a little sweet talking, he'd convince the delivery driver to let them hop in their car, dropping home the Redditor
alongside his food. Amazingly, this actually worked and even with a meal included, always worked out cheaper
than paying for a real taxi, AFCJL12, I hereby bestow upon you the honorary title of certified genius. One Person Teamwork. The lockdowns implemented
throughout the nations of the world at various points in 2020, came with a lot of challenges. With people's contact with their
friends and family limited, it could get pretty lonesome. And for those who usually
loved playing team sports, their favorite pastime was
rendered almost impossible. Social-distancing meant that
even kicking a soccer ball around with pals in someone's back yard was banned for a while, but one young soccer
fan in Dublin, Ireland found a clever way around this, allowing him to get goalie
practice without his teammates. Rebounding the ball off the fence provided a perfect way to
simulate an incoming strike, which he could attempt to save. The best part is, seeing
as he's doing the shooting and the saving, he could argue that no matter whether he
saves or scores a goal, he wins both ways. But what's certain is that
this kid's ingenious method of overcoming the rules and
limitations of social-distancing is the real win. Beating Black Friday. This next ingenious beater-of-the-system is Reddit user, GleepGlopDC, who cleverly secured
themselves some bargains during the total chaos
of Black Friday sales. Each year, in America in particular, as soon as the shutters are opened on stores launching Black
Friday sales in late November, things get crazy fast. People push, shove and yell
their way to the best bargains and the stores rapidly
devolve into a free-for-all. Meanwhile, the products end
up strewn across the floor, often being stepped on,
damaging the packaging and often the contents inside. But GleepGlopDC figured out a way to not only avoid having to
enter gladiatorial combat for low-priced consumer goods, but also of keeping the
ones they wanted safe, ready for easy collection. All they did was stroll
down to Best Buy a day or so before the sale launched
and picked out some items they suspected would undergo
price drops in sales. Then they hid them where no
one else was likely to look, inside the drums of dryers
and washing machines, which presumably, they checked weren't going in the sale too. When Black Friday rolled around, GleepGlop simply strolled into the store after the morning's chaos
had slightly subsided, opened up their makeshift
storage containers and retrieved their now
heavily discounted items much to the horror of those scavenging for remaining bargains who'd walked right past
them without noticing. The Pineapple Shirt. Everyone knows high school
photo day can be a real bore, but a necessary one to provide grandma with the photos she demanded every year. But back in 2015, a Reddit user shared the
way people in his year group made one picture day a little different at their high school in Arkansas. On the day, several guys passed around a
goofy pineapple shirt to wear. And when the year group's
photos came through, the outcome was pure brilliance. The shirt pops up again
and again on the printout with each wearer struggling
to hold back laughter at the knowledge of how
ridiculous the photos would look. In fact, by the end of
the day's photographs, the smug grins were growing so noticeable, they were beginning to
resemble this little guy. It was certainly a unique way to step outside the
regular boring boundaries of picture day. I'd like to think 30 years from now, the pineapple boys will reunite each in a pineapple shirt of
their own for a pineapple party to commemorate this momentous occasion. Shoe Concealment. While colleges are usually thought of as a place where people are free to explore their romantic
interests without any hurdles or repercussions, that's
not always the case. For instance, some strongly Christian
colleges in the USA enforce strict rules, aiming to prevent any
unwholesome encounters between male and female students. Sometimes, this takes the form of a "Shoe in the door policy." This rule means dormitory bedroom
doors must be propped open with something like a shoe at all times when a girl has a boy in
her room and vice versa. The aim is to prevent any
privacy or concealment of what might be going on inside. But one couple defeated their college's shoe-in-the-door
policy in a hilarious way. By stacking up all the
shoes in their possession, they technically complied with the rule while also blocking anyone from seeing what they might be getting up to because sometimes, to have a little fun, you've gotta get creative. Free of Charge. In our smartphone dominated world, running out of charge is some
people's worst nightmare. To avoid this, some people come up with
creative and hilarious solutions. One person figured out
charging cables fit perfectly into the tiny hands of Lego mini figures and came up with an inventive way to overcome the annoyance of their cables slipping off their desk. Now, that's the kind of
office assistant I'd employ. But some phone related issues that require some creative charging are more to do with rules
about the phones themselves. Like the problem faced by one kid whose parents banned him from taking his phone
to his room at night. He solved that problem and allowed himself to enjoy late night YouTube
to his heart's content by doing this. With the charger plugged into the case, his parents who never
took a close enough look remained none-the-wiser. So for any parent out there
trying to get their kids to leave their gadgets alone at night, remember, the devil's in the details. Creative Disobedience. Beating the system doesn't
always mean breaking the rules. Sometimes, the best approach
is to follow instructions, but with your own added flair, to make it a little
more enjoyable for you. For example, one kid
was told to go outside and get some exercise on his bike, but couldn't be bothered with
all the effort of pedaling. So while he did oblige
his orders to go cycling, he made things easier for himself by bringing his hoverboard along to provide some motorized driving force. Kids are masters at this type of passive
aggressive compliance as further evidenced by photos like this. This was the aftermath of one mother telling her six-year-old to
get his clothes off the floor. He went down a very literal route of technically just
doing what he was told. And as everybody knows, technically correct is
the best kind of correct. Clawing a Victory. While we've seen a lot of
people thinking outside the box to achieve victory so far, one kid focused much more inside the box to secure a win in 2014. In April that year, in Lincoln, Nebraska, a mother was struck by panic when she noticed her three-year-old son had disappeared from her
apartment without a trace. Despite her best efforts, she couldn't find the boy anywhere and soon called the
police, fearing the worst. But at the same time, the
police received another call, only this one was from the
employees at a bowling alley across the street from the
panicking mother's apartment. The staff had spotted a young child who turned out to be the woman's son, playing with the stuffed animals inside an arcade claw
machine at the bowling alley. The boy was soon released from the machine he'd maneuvered himself up into and returned to his very relieved and thoroughly confused mother. How he managed to escape the apartment, make it across the street
and inside the machine, remains uncertain to this day. But one thing's clear, when
this mini-Houdini child sees an opportunity to win, he takes it. Covert Kids. As we've seen, kids are
some of the best people at getting around inconvenient rules. I suppose it's inevitable. After all, kids seem to be subjected to more seemingly pointless
rules than adults, especially in school. This makes them expert rulebreakers and some can do it with such skill, they should probably
consider it as a career. These kinds of skills are
on clear display here, with this kid using his empty
jacket sleeve as a fake arm, allowing him to secretly text in class. With those kinds of brains on display, this kid probably doesn't even
need to be paying attention to whatever he's supposed
to be writing down. A similar display of
someone sneaking a glance at something more interesting than what the teacher
was saying is shown here. This young fellow has
carefully propped his phone up at just the right angle to keep it out of the teacher's site, but perfectly within his. With a little side eye,
he can watch the game while the teacher continues to ramble on about Pythagoras theorem
or something like that. I don't know, I wasn't listening, but sometimes, after a day
spent deceiving adults, it's the kids who need
to be tricked themselves. And as it turns out, parents are pretty good
at this type of thing. There's no better proof of
this than one mom's solution to her kids refusal to drink his medicine. With a simple bit of slight of hand, pretending to be giving
her son a sip of Pepsi, this mother got him to drink
his medicine down willingly through a straw. I guess he's not been around long enough to be all that familiar with
how Pepsi is supposed to taste. But while this might seem
like the kind of thing that had only worked on young kids, I'm pretty sure it had worked just as well with a glass of wine, to get grandma to take her eye medicine. Breaking Rules Beyond The Grave. Some people in this world
are so naturally rebellious, that against all odds,
they continue to rebel even when they're six feet under. At least, that's the
impression you might get from an unusual pair of graves found in the city of
Roermond in the Netherlands. These headstones feature stone arms reaching over the dividing
wall of two cemeteries, one Protestant and one Catholic. The graves belongs to a married
couple who due to Dutch laws at the time of their
death in the 19th century, couldn't be buried in the same cemetery. The law only permitted
those of the same faith to be buried in the same sacred site. Given that the husband was Protestant while the wife was Catholic, the only way to show
their unity after death was by joining their graves over the wall. It's a pretty heartwarming site. And also one that raises the
finger to a pointless rule created in the name of
division rather than unity. Bending the graveside rules in such a way, now, that takes some stones. One Mo'Mower. Unless you've got a couple
of cold ones at hand and some good tunes
blasting on a sunny day, mowing the lawn can be a real bore. But unfortunately, this grueling
task is an essential one if you wanna keep your home presentable. Like any chore people are compelled to do against their will though, some folks always find a
way to apply the phrase, "Work smarter, not harder," to the task, like this guy spotted in Miami, Florida making his own sit-down mower by attaching his push mower
to the back of his minibike. Because what mundane task isn't more fun when there's a mini bike attached? (mower engine vibrating) But while minibike mower man certainly exhibited some smarts, his idea was just the beginning. In a very American manner, one man mowing the grass at Mississippi's Bobby Chain Airport, took
this idea and ran with it proving that nine mowers
are better than one. (mower engine vibrating) With a much wider mowing area, nine-mower-man is guaranteeing himself less time out in the field and more time to think up his next crazy idea. Perhaps, it'll be a full 50 mower army capable of mowing entire football fields in a matter of seconds or even a squadron of flying mowers, dive bombing unsuspecting
lawns from above. Only time will tell. But I for one am very excited to see what piece of
cutting hedge technology is coming next from this
lawn cruising genius. What's a genius way you or
someone you know beat the system? Let me know in the comments below or email me at stories@beamazed.com. Thanks for watching. (upbeat music)
