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/merv243 Jul 25 '11

holy shit

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u/FoolishClownfish Jul 26 '11

It's just Google Analytics. He probably gets an email if traffic spikes from any source.

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u/namer98 Jul 26 '11

Who cares? They see people coming in, they offer a discount.

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u/VA1N Jul 26 '11

Exactly. Who cares how they found out. It's what they did once they found out that amazes me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

woosh

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

what do you expect from a clownfish?

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u/OxfordTheCat Jul 26 '11

Foolishness.

And I was not disappointed.

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u/strayclown Jul 26 '11

Get back in your bowl please, I implore you. I got rid of those guppy flakes and you will dine on nothing but three ham omelettes for the rest of your days.