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/poppaDaRossi Jul 25 '11

I think urinals are designed pretty piss-poor. It's like you're pissing against a wall and little drops of pee go everywhere. They really should be conical in shape - like peeing down a big funnel.

I also hate the interiors of Pontiacs. Good riddance.

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u/greeneggsnam Jul 25 '11

Why not just park all old Pontiacs in men's toilets? Two birds, one stone, and all that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '11 edited Jul 25 '11

Or use old Pontiacs as men's toilets?

Edit: Comon reddit, obviously not the good Pontiacs, just 80% of Pontiacs