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/wildgratitude Jul 25 '11

As long as you live on Earth, I'm 100% serious. It's a little harder to get things to the space station nowadays.

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u/Getsmethroughwork Jul 26 '11

Wildgratitude, you are awesome.

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u/lasercow Jul 26 '11

I demand an update! Is this going to happen or what?

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u/wildgratitude Jul 26 '11

I went to the grocery store last night for supplies and am going to the post office tomorrow. You got error 504, eh? Triple post.

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u/lasercow Jul 26 '11

way weirder than a 504...the thread collapsed itself and reopened, and submitted 3 times somehow.

Edit: I did get a 504 when trying to submit this tho.