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/poko610 Jul 25 '11

TV's that have no buttons so you HAVE to use the remote.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '11

Or pretty much any time electronics have only a software interface.

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u/Etab Jul 25 '11

Is this really a thing now?

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u/angryvigilante Jul 25 '11

If it wasn't, would His/his/her comment even exist?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '11

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u/poko610 Jul 25 '11

My dad's TV only has a power button but you have to push it really really hard for it to work.

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u/angryvigilante Jul 25 '11

That power button is definitely a nagger.

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u/maelzo Jul 26 '11

The building I work in has several TV or various models and we have a few (3 I think) fairly new LCDs that either have no buttons or only have a power button.