Are there any common household items or products that you think are designed incredibly poorly?
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Why stop there?
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This is how the humidifier I used in the 90s worked. Tub with water, vertical sponge and a fan blowing over the sponge. I'm sure these are still out there but the little misters they call humidifiers now don't work well.
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I have this drive if you look at the image you can see that the rear panel has a little semi circular nib of plastic at the bottom. It serves no purpose, but what it does do is make it nearly impossible to plug the DC connector in. You can't quite tell from the image but it's perfectly places so that you can't fit the requisite number of fingers needed to securely hold the plug and push it in to the cavity where the inputs of the panel are located. It actively encourages the otherwise pretty unlikely scenario of making only partial or near contact with connector and not quite properly plugging it in a dangerous idea from a safety perspective but also a great way to lose a bunch of data by having it lose power or short out during operation. It's one of the most exquisitely designed inconveniences hell's engineering department could have possibly developed.
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I never really considered it was because the toilet might be rounder and less oval but I have definitely noticed those toilets because for some reason they're ALL like that in every workplace and commercial building in this one suburb of my city. I have no idea why just that suburb decided they really enjoyed the idea of everyone having their penis touch the toilet bowl. I work freelance and because of agglomeration, most companies in my industry all set up shop in that particular suburb so I got to experience a wide gamut of different buildings who all made this same bizarre and infuriating choice.
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Zwillings Henkel? I was debating a Henkel, wusthof, or Japanese of some sort.
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Maybe, all I know is that I haven't had a lot of luck with it.
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As strong as the drywall they're pulling against, at least.
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lol, facts.
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You’re missing that the wine industry kind of loves traditions. That’s mainly why we still have the bottle design we do.
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Eh, we live in an arid climate and have a whole house humidifier which gets the air from the single digits to the 30s. We have another ultrasonic for the bedroom to keep the bloody noses down. It’s not that hard to find one that is easy to clean (has a large hand sized hole in the reservoir). Also, any spray like Scrubbing bubbles makes it super easy to clean to squeaky every 2 weeks. Who the hell would use vinegar, that would smell awful!
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All of this has been solved in the last 5-10 years honestly. Thermoflask style bottles have gaskets that are easily removable and dishwasher safe. Brumate makes a strawed bottle that is magnetic, comes apart for cleaning, and is dishwasher safe. Yeti style have magnetic closers, are dishwasher safe, and easy to clean. Most of the really good ones are expensive but worth it.
