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Design Flaws Abundant

07/29/2011 7:27 PM

I have ran across quite a few products that were apparently designed without any rational thought. I've seen things range from upside down oil filters (all the oil leaks all over the place) to toilets that clog on nearly every flush, to bi-metallic electrical connections which corrode/heat/burn down your house (not to mention the "Caption this" weekly CR4 thread).

I'm interested in visiting some of mankind's least thought out contraptions, failures, and down right outrageous designs.

I know many of you have seen in the workplace, or at the gym, or kitchen, or any other place, some failed, thoughtless designs. As a Industrial designer I like to learn from others mistakes.

What kind of massive design flaws have you encountered in your day-to-day activities?

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08/13/2011 10:03 AM

or lift the seat? or was it a or an urinal?

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08/15/2011 6:16 AM

That was in a urinal !!

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08/07/2011 6:31 AM

Regarding the toilets, even when they do flush and don't clog, the crap design of many toilet bowls preclude the scouring action required to eliminate any mess on the surface, providing cusps for the water to leap over like miniature waterfalls.

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08/08/2011 12:49 PM

I have seen some really lousy toilet designs...

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Double bad?

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08/15/2011 6:25 AM

Especially those that are buried in or level with ground and you have foot pads on either side.............terrible to use when one p*ss*d.

Adds a little more meaning to the phrase "Sh*t and fall backwards"

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08/13/2011 10:06 AM

Door handles that are designed to reach out and slip up your sleeve as you pass by holding a tray of drinks.

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08/13/2011 11:33 AM

...I get a similar thing if I go downstairs in my dressingown, the seeve catches on the banister handrail.
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Lucky - I'm told stains can happen during befireing

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08/13/2011 10:13 AM

there is a basic flaw built in many products

companies design to manufacture not use or service

after all it's what they do, product needs to go out the door

it's easy to get stuck in a particular mind set

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