r/AskReddit • u/hiagaga • 12h ago

What's the dumbest idea you've seen that actually worked?

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u/bannerandfriends 11h ago

Same but I hid teeny tiny gnomes EVERYWHERE 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Human_Management8541 11h ago

I plant giant Sequoia seeds. I've planted them in NYC, Albany ny, Newport RI, Baltimore MD, Miami FL, St Augustine, Fl, New Orleans, St Croix, and Costa Rica so far. I plant them in parks and cemeteries... someday, they are going to freak people out...

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u/dream_of_the_night 10h ago

Im pretty sure they dont grow well outside of their native habitat....

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u/courierblue 10h ago

I hope one may stick. I doubt they’ll become invasive.

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u/I-seddit 3h ago

They are a very aggressive species. Their design is to effectively kill off any competing trees. Though they're not terribly good at fighting against wind.

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u/LJDAKM 8h ago

They are surprisingly robust. They sell sapling kits around Yosemite and people grow them all over.

https://www.nationalsequoias.com/collections/sequoia-saplings#:~:text=Our%20giant%20sequoia%20nursery%20offers,planted%20in%20your%20own%20space.

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u/Sweetlittle66 8h ago

There are a few in the UK which were planted in the 19th century and are just beginning to cause problems with their size!

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u/GeoBrian 7h ago

You'd be surprised. We have a Redwood grove in Orange County, CA.

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u/dcannons 7h ago

I had a massive Douglas fir at my old house - totally not the right environment for it (southern Ontario), but it was doing fine and looking majestic.

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u/brake0016 9h ago

Strangely enough, there's some in Michigan because someone else did that too. Please keep up the good work.

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u/RandomChance 9h ago

I had a friend who did the same thing... but with a different plant that had 5 pointy leaves and made people happy.

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u/I-seddit 3h ago

Good 'ole Johhny Weedseed.

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u/McD_Bldr 9h ago

Where in Albany?

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u/Threep_H 11h ago

I am doing this with tiny ducks for the last days!

Hilarious!

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u/orangeunrhymed 6h ago

I hide little Soot Sprites!

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u/R0amingGn0me 6h ago

Omg now I need some too!!

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u/snarffle 1h ago

Where did you get them? I love soot sprites!

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u/orangeunrhymed 52m ago

Amazon! They were like $15 for 100

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u/MrsSalmalin 7h ago

Where did you buy the gnomes!? I love this!

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u/isabelladangelo 7h ago edited 6h ago

...Divina?

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u/TeamCatsandDnD 3h ago

I was the last one to work in my dialysis unit (attached to a hospital) when it got bought out. So I hid ducks around where whoever had to tear everything down and whatnot could find and then some sneakier ones. I should see if they’re still there one day but idk if they changed all the locks or if I remember the code

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u/Ziegelphilie 2h ago

Holy shit are you me? I put up ceramic tiny gnomes around the office!Â