- [Narrator] Everybody hates The System. You know, The Man, The Machine. The strict rules,
regulations, and expectations that almost everyone lives their lives by! It's enough to make you want to scream! But luckily, there are
plenty of people out there who have found ingenious workarounds that circumvent these rules. From taking free Photoshop
requests literally, to finding ways to sneak
forbidden snacks into the cinema, it's time to take a look
at even more genius people who beat the system. (upbeat music) NASCAR, the ultimate
American stock-car sport! Drivers complete several hundred laps at speeds of more than 200 miles per hour around a closed off track, scoring points depending on
what position they finish in. If it were any more fast and furious, Vin Diesel would be out
there pulling off a heist of some sort. But what NASCAR driver, Ross
Chastain achieved on the track back in October 2022 blew all of Vin's imaginary
escapades out of the water. In the final turn of a 500-lap race, Ross, who was in 10th place, decided to try something
truly mad, "wall-riding". Now, fans of the video game NASCAR 2005 for the Nintendo Game Cube
might recognise this maneuver, it's where you accelerate to full speed and rely on the wall to
steer you around the track, damage to the car be dammed. In a video game, this is fine. In real life though, physics
doesn't work like that without some real damage! Nevertheless, putting all his
faith in video game physics he learned when he was 8 years old, Ross hit the gas and ploughed
into the wall like a rocket. But instead of crashing, he
shot from 10th position to 5th! Not only did this secure his team a place in the NASCAR championship final, but he also set the record for
the fastest lap ever recorded at the Martinsville Speedway. Man, not even Vin
Diesel's most insane stunt could beat that. There are so many content creators and streamers out there these days, it's hard to tell a lot of them apart. But there's one whose
trademark deadpan tone and cutting wit is utterly
unique: MoistCr1tical. Also known as Charlie,
Cr1tiKal, or penguinz0, this gaming and variety streamer has become pretty synonymous
with white t-shirts, long brown hair, and scathingly
sarcastic commentary. - It's been a while since
I've read the Manga, but goddam, the Bible is nuts! - [Narrator] But back in March
2022, he faced a dilemma. He was invited to the Streamer Awards, but was unable to make the event. Now usually in situations like this, you just send someone
else to accept the award in your stead. But let's be honest, seeing
someone else accept an award for the person you were rooting
for is never satisfying. However, Charlie had a plan. He sent two reps from the Moistverse, Joel Haver and Kevin Amarillo, who impersonated him
for the entire evening, right down to the comedic commentary. - It feels like GTA 6 just
got announced, but it didn't. I'm just so excited. - [Narrator] It was easily the
most entertaining appearance of the entire ceremony. So even though Charlie wasn't there, he left no one disappointed. To make it even better,
Charlie won his category. And the acceptance speech
was something else. - I just wanna say thank
you guys so much for this. I wanna thank the MoistCr1tical team, Charlie, Charlie, Charlie,
Charlie, and Charlie! - [Narrator] And with that, Charlie, without even being
there, stole the entire show! Remember the COVID pandemic
that hit us a while back? Ah, precious memories. Now being an airborne virus, one of the main ways people
could prevent becoming infected, or infecting others, was
by wearing face masks. As such, wearing one became a requirement for entry to most indoor public places. And people generally took
this in their stride, while others misunderstood
the assignment, shall we say. I mean, to this woman's credit, they didn't specify what type of mask! But for all the hilarity,
masks caused a lot of debate. Some people staunchly
refused to wear them, arguing everything from it infringing on their human rights,
to conspiracy theories that the virus didn't actually exist. But back in August 2021, while America was struggling
to curtail the spread of the virus, reporting
more than 100,000 new cases each day on average, Texas' Republican Governor, Greg Abbott, put a ban on mask mandates. This meant throughout Texas,
masks would be optional and wearing them could
not legally be enforced. This ruling correlated to a
huge spike in COVID cases, with the entire state jumping
from around 3 to 4 million reported infections in
little over two months. But one school district found
a way to circumvent the ruling to keep their staff and
students safe: the dress code. The Paris Independent School district amended their dress code to include masks for all students and employees, fully aware the Governor's
orders didn't have any impact on Texas' Education Code. So, unless he appealed to the School District Board of Trustees, Abbott couldn't do a thing to stop them using this
perfect little loophole. Ironically, the change was officially made a day after Governor Abbott
tested positive for COVID following his attendance
at a maskless public event. Gee, who could have seen that coming? No, stop typing in the comment section. That was sarcasm! Heavy sarcasm! Speaking of dress codes, some teachers can get
real wound up about them. One Reddit user by the name of Tandy Angie recalled a time when her friend got into a dress code conundrum. She was told by the junior
high school principal that she couldn't wear her tank top, even though she had a
long-sleeved shirt underneath it, because tank tops were
against the dress code. Unfortunately, the long-sleeved shirt was ever so slightly see-through, and so even though her
entire top half was covered, she couldn't wear one without
the other and was sent home. This ridiculous knit
picking set Angie off, and she decided to show
the school up by following each dress code rule to
the letter to make a point. She started small with a rule
stating no open toe sandals. Instead, she wore opened toed heels, and because it wasn't a sandal, the principal couldn't do anything. Getting away with that,
she moved onto shirts, which had to be tucked into pants. So, she wore a skirt, and had
the shirt hanging out of it because there were no pants to tuck into. Checkmate. No tank tops allowed, but there was nothing in the
rules about tank dresses! No Crocs. Well, guess what? There are other rubber
shoe brands that exist! No shirts with logos or print, only patterns and consistent designs. But what if the print was
part of a consistent design? Big "Bite me" energy there. No costumes allowed, but Angie clarified that
the school defined a costume as something worn only for a few hours. So, for entire days at a time, Angie would dress up as a
lawyer, a clown, a hippie, Abraham Lincoln, and the
principal couldn't say anything. Exasperated, and with her point well made, the principal took Angie's point and changed the rules of the dress code so that kids caught violating
the rules were just written up instead of being sent home. Power complex principal - 0, kids with limitless creativity - 1. While rules vary from screen to screen, a lot of cinema chains in America ban any outside food or
drinks from their premises in order to make money
on the snacks they sell. While we've all snuck
snacks into the cinema in our pockets or bags, back in 2016, Snapchat user Priscilla found a whacky work around. She and her friends had
a craving for watermelon, but seeing how the cinema didn't sell it, she had to find a way to sneak it in. And that's when they were
hit with a stroke of genius. They cut a few melons in half and strapped them to their
bellies with some duct tape, before covering up and
walking into the cinema like a group of pregnant pals! The staff didn't suspect a thing. And when the lights went down, they could enjoy their
fruity snacks in peace. The only problem was,
there were no trash cans in the cinema, so they had
to leave the rinds behind, which one of the poor workers,
who had to clean them up, then took a picture of
and uploaded to Twitter. Despite the mess, this
melon move went viral, inspiring many others to do the same, and it seems to have worked! Personally, I think I'll
be sticking to popcorn, but you do you, girls! There are some workarounds
that, while genius, are somewhat frowned upon, which explains why they're
posted by anonymous users through Twitter accounts such as Fesshole. It's a sort of confession booth, but for internet goblins, like me. For example, one user admitted that he'd bought a gym membership, but not for the purpose of working out. Instead, he used the
convenient gym location to park his car, allowing
him to walk into work, which was located only a
few minutes from the gym, and to his favorite bar, all without having to pay for
any extortionate parking fees. Living the dream! Another Fesshole original
comes from a British guy who was looking to rent a garage for some extra storage space. The landlord of the property wasn't great, and really rubbed our man the wrong way. After inspecting the space, he noticed a really
small leak in a corner. The landlord told him it
was nothing to worry about and was so confident that he
even said if it got any worse, he'd knock £40, about $50 off
the rental price per month. Seemed like a good deal,
so our guy took the garage. However, once he had the keys, he stealthily went back and poured out a 5-litre bottle of water where he'd noticed the
leak springing from, before later calling the landlord to tell him it had, in fact, gotten worse! True to his word, the landlord
had to drop the price, and our man was £40 a month richer! Not for nothing, but these two kinda sound
like they deserve each other. Our final Fesshole
submission revolves around one of my favourite topics
of contention: pay rises. Currently, all around the world, prices of everyday goods are increasing, the cost of living is
getting more expensive, and some workers are finding that their salaries aren't rising in line with these increases. As such, one worker
decided to take matters into his own hands. His workplace relied on an
anonymous online feedback form for all staff concerns and complaints. One day, using a VPN or
virtual private network, he submitted a series
of these feedback forms, changing the location
and data with each one, making it look like lots
of different employees were submitting them, not just him. He raised questions
about the cost of living and low salaries, and how people simply
wouldn't be able to afford to work at this company unless significant pay changes were made. A few weeks later,
during their pay reviews, everyone got a much bigger
uplift than expected. People were stunned at
the drastic increase to their salaries, as no
one had said anything. Well, all except one guy. But hey, what the boss doesn't
know, won't hurt them much. When I was a kid, my mom used to tell me
to stop watching TV, get off my consoles,
and go outside to play. Like an idiot, I put down my controller and reluctantly got my dose of vitamin D. And what makes me an idiot here? Well, if I'd had the smarts of this kid, I could have had the best of both worlds. Technically, he is playing outside. Look out, with that logic, we might have a future
president on our hands. Have you ever worked somewhere that's had a strict uniform code? Like "You must wear black shoes" or "Shirt and tie essential". Man, I hated working in places like that, which is why I'm now a YouTuber. Trust me, there's not a
shirt, tie, or even pants on this side of the microphone. Unfortunately, not
everyone has this luxury, as Reddit user IndoorNewb's
daughter knows all too well. She worked a job that
only allowed employees to wear plain black pants. However, one day, her regular
work pants were in the washer, and the only black pants she had available had two huge rips in the knees. So, thinking quick, she used a marker to black out both her
knees, popped the pants on, and voila! Uniform code violation avoided! There's something about
the way the Brits enjoy a day at the races that differs
from a lot of other places around the world. Can you guess what it is? Yeah, it's the booze. It's always the booze! What starts off as a day of nice hats and betting frenzies almost always ends in drunken carnage. But not everyone is willing to pay for expensive racecourse beverages, and they resort to trying to sneak booze in however they can. Over at the Southwell Races back in 2017, someone had the bright idea
to hide their bottle of vodka inside a giant sub. Sadly, this was sniffed out by security, and posted up on Twitter by the Racecourse's social media team, bragging, "You hide it, we find it". But the problem with bragging is that you're never as
good as you think you are. Because someone replied with this picture, showing a plastic bottle of booze duct taped to someone's thigh, hidden under a dress with the message, "Better luck next time!" Seeing how security
checks are getting wiser to how people hide their booze, it looks like it's time
to start stowing it in the last place they'll
think to look, in plain sight! Do you maybe remember in
part three of this series when we saw one genius who got away with bringing a huge flask
of booze to their prom, with it disguised as a giant silver purse? Well, I've found the perfect
accessory for this outfit, a bangle! And not just any bangle, one that's huge, hollow and can be filled
with any beverage you want. And it comes in a range of
colours to match every outfit. Security will never suspect a thing! But, if you're looking for
a more natural solution, one company has found a
way to make your assets even more of, well, an asset! Resembling an enhancing bra, The Wine Rack has been designed
to hold 25 ounces of booze in the silicone padding of the garment, with an easily concealed drinking tube. The entire thing then fits on underneath a shirt of your choice, and look at that, nobody's gonna know! Raking up leaves from my driveway has got to be one of my least
favourite household chores. No matter what technique you
use, it always takes ages. And regardless of how thorough you are, at least one or two leaves
always manage to escape. Oh, so frustrating. But it turns out, I could
have been working smarter, not harder, like these street cleaners. Instead of combing the leaves into piles and collecting them later, they just hop on the back of their truck, hold the rakes out, and
drive the truck forward, catching 99% of the leaves in their wake with 1% of the effort. I've never been so
impressed, or felt so stupid, in my entire life. Do you hate yard work? Because I hate yard work. Hate with a capital H! My toothpick arms were not
made for manual labour! You know whose tree-trunk
sized arms are though? Steven McGranahan's, a man also known as the
world's strongest redneck. Even though this guy is like
20 times as strong as me, we have a mutual hatred
for wasting time trimming and shaping hedges. Luckily, Steven has found
a god tier work around; why use handheld shears
or electric trimmers to level your hedges, when you can just tape
a lawnmower to a stick? (lawnmower whirring) If that's not redneck
engineering at its finest, I don't know what is. Actually wait, I do. Because I definitely don't
have the upper body strength to be able to lift my lawnmower like that, so I'll just have to use it
to cut my grass, like a dork. Here's the thing, someone on my level found a way to put your cordless,
power assisted lawnmower on automatic mode, with nothing more than
a string and a pole. (lawnmower whirring) My god, it's nature's Roomba! Admittedly, autonomous mowers do exist. But these usually cost
hundreds of dollars, whereas some rope and pole
is a heck of a lot cheaper. Although sometimes, if you want your yard cut
beyond the shape of a circle, you have to mow that yard yourself. But who says you have to
expend precious energy walking behind your mower? Certainly not Ciaran Brazil's father, who figured he could rig up
an additional set of wheels and a plank to his power assisted mower, enabling him to ride it
chariot style around the yard. Well, if only ancient
chariot-riding Romans could see us now. If the ancient Romans
could see us now though, they'd probably try and
argue that we're not related, if they saw this! Yep, that's a woman
wheeling her child around while perched on the back of a Segway, a two wheeled, self-balancing transporter, meaning that no one here
needs to walk at all. Considering how exhausting
looking after kids is, that this workaround saves
energy for everyone involved. Pretty smart! Let's hope this logic runs,
or rolls in the family! But when it comes to finding balance, this next guy has it nailed! Yep, you're looking at
a man grocery shopping, but instead of walking, he's using a hoverboard
Segway to wheel himself and his groceries around the store. Now, initially, I thought
he'd maybe ridden the board to the store, so was just getting a little
extra mileage out of it by using it inside. But here's the thing. That's a massive cart load of groceries, way more than he'd ever
be able to carry home, even on the board. That means this guy drove to the store, got out the hoverboard, wheeled into and around the
store getting groceries, before wheeling it back to
his car, and driving home. Man, this guy's one step away from replacing his legs with wheels! Now have you ever been
asked to do a small, but super inconvenient task? Like clean the top of
the really high cupboard or sweep the stairs. The awkward angles make tasks
like this super annoying. Luckily, one attendant
who was asked to clean the sides of the escalators figured out a fool proof
way to keep them spotless, just ride the thing down, cloth in hand, and let the escalator do all the work. Clearly, escalator maintenance
guys all over the world are on this level, because
over in the Shanghai Museum, someone spotted this
insanely efficient worker completing two tasks in one journey, by cleaning the outside and
inside of the escalator glass while riding it down. Well, it's clear to see
who the genius is here! I admit it, I'm guilty of
forgetting more than once, or twice, or 48 times, to do the dishes. Okay, I'm also guilty of
lying; I don't forget, I just really, really
don't want to do them. So maybe next time I'm
running low on bowls, I should take a leaf out
of this next genius' book. Instead of cleaning a plate of food off, which I'll then inevitably
have to clean again, I can just make a bowl out of tin foil and throw it away after. All right, but what if I'm
thirsty and there are no cups? Well, an empty foil lined cupcake casing apparently does the trick just fine, so you're free to dunk your
cookies and drink your milk without the kitchen
sink calling your name. Although, I can't help but feel like this is a pretty huge waste of materials over some milk and cereal. What do you reckon, is it worth it? Let me know down in the comments below. Now, I'm a fan of a beer or two. Or five. But no matter how much I drink, I can never seem to remember
where my bottle opener is, and usually spend more time
searching for the blasted thing than I do drinking. Clearly there's one thing I need, a dog! Not to fetch my beers, but to
do what this smart cookie did, and attach a bottle opener
to the dog's collar. My dog days of searching
endlessly for the opener are over! All I'll have to do is whistle, and the bottle opener will come to me! At this point in time, more than 100 countries across the globe have a freedom of information legislation written into their laws. Here, citizens can request any information held by government bodies
or public authorities. And one German student cleverly figured he might be able to use
this to his advantage. The 17-year-old sent a request to the public education ministry for the answers to a
series of test questions. Not of tests that had been, but the ones in his upcoming Abitur exams. Technically, the government
couldn't refuse him, thanks to the Freedom of Information Act. However, his request was turned down as it would have significantly impacted the success of an upcoming
administrative measure. That is to say, they had a backup plan that
allowed them to say no. So close! Now I'm no scrooge, but there's one thing I
really hate about Christmas: the clean-up. It's at least a whole day
of taking out all the trash, tidying up, and cleaning all the dishes. Not to mention, taking
down all the decorations. Ugh, it never ends. But while we were all busy putting away the baubles and tinsel one by one, whoever packed away this tree
was working on another level. Apparently, his wife had asked
him to pack the tree away the year before, and when she went down to their
basement the following year, this is what she found. Using a roll of plastic wrap, he'd secured all the
decorations and lights in place, so all they needed to
do was unwrap, plug in, and voila, instant Christmas! No assembly required! Now, I've spoken about this
next genius a few times before, but his work just keeps getting better, and more literal, with time. Photoshop master, James Fridman, is a graphic designer who's found a way to turn annoying free Photoshop
requests into comedy gold. Periodically, people will message James asking for him to edit
their pictures for free. But free edits don't pay the bills, so James makes the edits, but takes their requests literally and posts the results
online for all to see. For example, one Twitter user asked James to make her and her
friend the same height, which he technically did by
replacing her neck and torso with her own head. In another message, a girl asked if he could
make her boyfriend's face a little smaller, but instead of shaving down his jawline, he shrunk his facial features down! And here, in my personal
favourite example, this guy asked James to
make the waterfall bigger and closer in his picture. James obliged by putting the waterfall practically on top of him. You can find more of James'
work over on his website, jamesfridman.com. Trust me, you'll spend
hours laughing on there. We're gradually moving towards a completely cashless society, with the majority of markets on track to be functionally cashless by 2030. Which begs the question, without cash, how am I meant
to use one of these pains in the butt? These kinds of carts are
pretty common in the UK, utilising a locking mechanism that requires a coin to
release the cart or trollies, as the Brits call them. This is meant to ensure
that you return your trolley to a bay where the key of another trolley will allow you to retrieve your money. Pretty ingenious way to
stop people leaving trolleys all over the place, but what if you don't have a coin? Luckily, someone's discovered a loophole. Rounded keys have the same
dimensions as some standard coins and can be used in place of a
coin if you're caught short. Nice! Just don't forget to return your cart if you do use this workaround, otherwise, you'll have way more
issues than a missing coin. Now which of these geniuses did you think best beat the system? And who really stuck it to the man? Let me know down in the comments below, and thanks for watching. (somber music)
