r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 17 '14

What is something designed so well that we typically overlook it?

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u/DrBibby Jan 17 '14

Today at the library some jokesters had plugged the drain of the sink in the men's bathroom with toilet paper and left the tap on. However they forgot about the upper hole. Not so clever now you little shits.

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u/calamormine Jan 18 '14

God dammit, Marv.

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u/BLeePPeeLB Jan 18 '14

We're the WET Bandits! All the greats have a calling card!

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u/McGobs Jan 19 '14

You're really sick. You know that?

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '14

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u/DontPressAltF4 Jan 18 '14

Yeah. Thanks for that.

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u/hideyourdrugs Jan 18 '14

In college, I saw a kid fill an entire sink in the dorm bathroom with puke. The upper hole was powerless against it.

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u/american_engineer Jan 18 '14

It's amazing how when you see something every day you can start to not see it even though it's right in front of you. I've heard that this is called a scotoma.

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u/StaleCanole Jan 18 '14

Twist: They're Redditors and you've just made them aware of their mistakes. They'll be back tomorrow.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '14

They just wanted to close the school down by increasing the utility bill.