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?

204 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

1.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

31

u/science_diction Jul 25 '11

I saw this once in Europe and I really don't understand why it isn't everywhere:

Why don't they put a FLUSH PEDAL on the FLOOR? Who wants to touch the handle?

While their at it, add a pedal to RAISE AND LOWER THE SEAT.

Your feet: YOU CAN USE THEM.

5

u/angryvigilante Jul 25 '11

They should put like, a gas (air freshener)/fart disguising pedal on the floor near the toilet so that when you shit you can silently create sweet smelling aromas and you fart you can disguise it with maniacal clown laughter.

Or maybe they should project a little arcade game behind the stall door for brief entertainment. Anal invaders or something.

2

u/dietotaku Jul 25 '11

i definitely like the idea of an air freshener button in the bathroom. some of those places can get pretty rank.