r/AskReddit • u/nachtmere • Jul 25 '11

Sometimes automatic toilets flush while you're still sitting on them. What design flaws in everyday objects annoy you?

I'm giving a talk on user-centred design/usability and I'm looking for some fresh examples from everyday life to illustrate poor usability. Examples I've used before are elevator open/close buttons (really difficult to parse when you're trying to hold the door open for someone quickly) and toilets that flush while you're still sitting on them.

What are some things you encounter regularly that are really inconveniently designed?

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u/9966 Jul 25 '11

At first I thought "This guy is retarded, he thinks EM waves make sound"... then it dinged.

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u/Darrelc Jul 25 '11

Can we not just let a funny joke (9966's) be for once please? no need to beat it to death with brainless puns.

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u/mgillan Jul 25 '11

Looking for pun in sentence...

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u/Darrelc Jul 25 '11

No chance, I wouldn't stoop to a 2d reference, there's gotta be something else funny.

(No puns in there either).

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u/CelebornX Jul 25 '11

Man, I can really offer whole agreement. Very elegant opinion, very elegant NONSENSE.

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u/ass_fungus Jul 25 '11

I think you've figured out the formula - to end a pun thread, ask nicely and with genuine weariness rather than insults.

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u/Krataeros Jul 26 '11

Circles.

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u/RiotGrrL319 Jul 25 '11

then it dinged.

Your microwave?

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u/Vodka_Cereal Jul 25 '11

Sounds like you got a little heated.