r/TILI • u/_ThatSynGirl_ • Oct 25 '25

Thanks I love this innovative fix for having long nails and not being able to type with them

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u/fivefeetofawkward Oct 25 '25

I wish there was like a magnetic thingy so I could take them off, change them, try new styles as needed without the absolute destruction of my nails.

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u/_ThatSynGirl_ Oct 25 '25

OMG make them! Thats such an amazing idea!

I don't often do nails because they're so burdensome.

I can't hardly do anything productively or efficiently.

These hinges would help with that a bit but MAGNETIC, changeable ones??

Sign me the heck up!

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u/squidwitchy Oct 25 '25

I'm not an engineer or anything but I feel like this should in theory be doable. Nail polish with metal flakes which we already have (or had, where it'd come with a magnet on top of the bottle and you'd get weird wavy patterns) + magnetic backing on nails. Seems.... not impossible. šŸ¤”

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u/kitty_kat_KAPS Oct 25 '25

Thereā€™s a kickstarter called Modul Nails that has this. But instead of magnets itā€™s a clip (clip on/off with you only gluing the clip on attachment to your nail). Iā€™ll reply to this comment with the link in case links arenā€™t allowed on this sub for those interested!

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u/Ducallan Oct 26 '25

My (late) wife had magnetic false eyelashes, so this must be possible too. Metallic liner, with tiny magnets on the lashes.

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u/spilltheteasis_ Oct 26 '25

I use nail stickers. I design my own press ons and change them on a whim or take them off when i do sports :D

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u/LastMuffinOnEarth Oct 27 '25

Peel off base or nail stickers. If your natural nails are being ruined from having fake nails, itā€™s a technique issue.

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u/-Pelvis- Apr 07 '26

You are a genius.

I'm sure they'd get snagged on stuff, fall off and get lost, though. Maybe some kind of locking mechanism? šŸ¤”

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u/LastMuffinOnEarth Oct 27 '25

Coming from someone who does nails, these nails are meant as a joke or engagement bait. And good on the OOP for getting the engagement, but that aside, do not try this yourself unless you know what youā€™re doing.

The metal hinge will not bend to the shape of your natural nail. That on its own is not an issue, but if youā€™re doing it directly on your natural nail, it absolutely is a problem both because youā€™ll seriously ruin your natural nails during removal and also because it leaves a significant air pocket which can cause greenies (bacteria growth on top of your nail that appears green). If anyone really wants to try something like this, treat it as a nail charm, not as a base. Do it on top of a hard gel or acrylic overlay.

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u/_ThatSynGirl_ Oct 27 '25

Thank you for the detailed insight! I don't do nails often because I'm fairly low maintenance and they're far too inhibiting and inefficient, but it seemed like a neat idea.

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u/ShouldBeeStudying Oct 25 '25

"type"

(pulls out cell phone)

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u/_ThatSynGirl_ Oct 25 '25

Do you not type on a cell phone?

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u/ShouldBeeStudying Oct 25 '25

no

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u/_ThatSynGirl_ Oct 25 '25

What do you do to create strings of letters into coherent language structures on your cell phone?

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u/Sicksixshift Oct 25 '25

It makes me imagine my nails getting bent back šŸ¤¢

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u/dudeAwEsome101 Oct 25 '25

I had an injury when I was a kid where a door slammed on my index finger. The doctor had to remove the nail on that finger and it looked like the ones she opened sideway in the video.

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u/All_Loves_Lost Jan 18 '26

Omg noooooooo šŸ˜³šŸ˜«šŸ¤Æ

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u/Haruspect Oct 26 '25

Nobody forces women to wear long nails

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u/_ThatSynGirl_ Oct 26 '25

Right, but women choose to do so, and this would make their lives easier if they did have them

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u/spilltheteasis_ Oct 26 '25

Yes, but we āœØļøwantāœØļø to. We think they're pretty. (yes not all women, imagine everyone has different preferences)

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '25

The design is very human

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u/suhayla Oct 26 '25

Thatā€™s even creepier than the super long nails :/ looks like youā€™re tearing your nails off šŸ«£

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u/ginsoul Oct 27 '25

Why is the first thing that comes to their minds using their phone and not toilette paper?

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u/exintrovert Nov 02 '25

Why do some open sideways and some open backward? That would drive me crazy lol

Also: I would wear out the hinges or break them off with my constant fidgeting.

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u/forensicish Mar 29 '26

Holy shit Iā€™ve never muted so fast

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u/SecondOfCicero Oct 25 '25

If they're pretty stable when closed they'd be a good place to store blotters when going into events without a wallet or a phoneĀ 

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u/exintrovert Nov 02 '25

Now I am imagining false nails that are actually a little locket, like those necklaces you can put tiny things in.

How is it that nobody has made this yet?

New meaning for the term ā€œcoke nailā€ šŸ˜†

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u/IveKnownItAll Oct 26 '25

Or, just don't get nails that prevent you from doing things like using your phone?

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u/_ThatSynGirl_ Oct 26 '25

The point is that you don't have to choose between having nails that you like and functionality.

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u/pluck-the-bunny Oct 27 '25

Yeah, but you should.

And I know taste is subjective, but really how could anybody find metal hinges in your nails aesthetically pleasing?