The other day I put some fresh milk, bought that very day, on the top shelf of the fridge. I was away for a couple of days and on returning found that the milk had quite conveniently turned to cheese. Puzzled I checked the sell by date and found that there were still a few days left until in should have started turning.
My first thought then was that the fridge had died or that there had been a power cut so I investigated the fridge and its contents. This investigation showed that there was an apparent temperature gradient in the fridge with the bottom being cold and the top warm.
At the top of the fridge is the light, this was very warm, almost hot, and the surrounding plastic also warm to the touch. At this point I noticed a small switch on the side of the light which was in the ON position. I turned it off, expecting the light to switch off. It didnt.
It turns out the switch when in the OFF position ensures that the light is off when the door is closed and on when the door is open. When in the ON position it ensures that THE LIGHT IS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED.
Now I ask you who in their right mind designs a fridge light so that it is ON when the door is closed, such that over time it heats the contents of the fridge? There are no little pixies living in my fridge so who exactly is supposed to benefiting from the light staying on? I am baffled, truly truly baffled.
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ETA: Furthermore the switch is in a position such that it is easily knocked n or off. More insanity
I'm sure I can think of dozens of posts for a thread like this ...
Let's start with the person who, when specifying the standard sizes for duvets, made the king size duvet 220x225 cm, so that it looks almost square, but 50% of the time when you've stuffed the duvet in (a Herculean task at the best of times) you find that it is 5cm long one way and 5cm short the other.
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
The road sign which informs you that you are leaving an area where you are not permitted to be in a heavy goods vehicle ...
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
Large roundabouts where the lane markings are concentric instead of spiralling outwards, like the ones at South Mimms (A1/M25) or Watford (A41/M25 feeder) where if you stay in the lane originally marked for your destination you either go around forever or get sent back the way you came. The result is traffic changing lanes all around the roundabout, making it even more hazardous than if there had been no lanes at all.
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
The pair of scissors sold in a blister pack that can only be opened with a pair of scissors.
In fact packaging designers in general should be condemned to the bottom of the list for swine flu vaccination.
Don't talk to me about road design!! Here there is a road that runs along the coast - the N340 - aka 'The Highway of death'.Originally Posted by Trinoc
Every few hundred metres there is a roundabout. These roundabouts have three entry lanes, one for turning left, one for straight on and one for turning right. The roundabout itself only has two lanes. How stupid is that?
(Good this isn't it? I feel like I'm on Grumpy Old Men)
Give them the vaccine in an industrial strength blister back, and no knives or scissors. If they can open it, they get the vaccine.The pair of scissors sold in a blister pack that can only be opened with a pair of scissors.
In fact packaging designers in general should be condemned to the bottom of the list for swine flu vaccination.
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
There's a roundabout in South Croydon with signs on it saying "This is not a roundabout" and "two-way traffic". But you can't see them until you are right on it and even then some people aren't looking for signs like that, they're trying to work out where the hell they are and which turning to take.
You need the Roundabout From Hell in Hemel Hempstead ...
http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=51.746...5&z=19&l=0&m=b
Or something similar in High Wycombe ...
http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=51.627...7&z=19&l=0&m=b
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
The building that I work in, with 1,200 other people, was bespoke. The first time we tested everything to see if it all worked together before moving all the staff in, we discovered that the air-conditioning intake was right next to the chimneys and sucked smoke and carbon monoxide straight into the building. How basic a mistake is that for an architect to make?
The other building that I've worked in, in the last few years, was also bespoke. One side of it is 3 floors higher than the other with an arty curved sloping roof. The goods lifts are on the lower side of the building, the other lifts are too small to get a desk into...
Most design errors are due to 'forgetting history'. Things are often 'the way they are' today to avoid old problems. These problems tend to get forgotten over time. So when they are altered to 'look better', basic errors can be made. Even the software used to design stuff does not always contain these old lessons. A great example is the credit crunch. The risk management software used by the banks did not take into account major disruptions to the banking system! The people writing the software had not experienced a major recession before! You sack your old staff at your own peril!
Last edited by Mulder; 25th August 2009 at 06:58 PM.
WTF!? Speed doesn't kill people, idiotic road design does. I'd like to see some accident stats.
That place looks inGENious! What time do you recommend I visit? 3am? 4am?
Squeeeeeeeeeeal!
Is that like a crop circle? Did it appear overnight?
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