minus-squaredr_scientist@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Are there any common household items or products that you think are designed incredibly poorly?linkfedilinkarrow-up21·3 days agoI have to chime in here, as it’s a subject close to my heart. The old Pyrex measuring cups don’t do this. I went out of my way to buy some on eBay. I can’t imagine why they redesigned like this, but there’s a lot of things I can’t imagine. linkfedilink
dr_scientist@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoTIL about Real Tennis, the thousand-year-old precursor to tennis. “If you wanted to design a game that was going to put people off from playing it, you would probably design a real tennis court.”plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL about Real Tennis, the thousand-year-old precursor to tennis. “If you wanted to design a game that was going to put people off from playing it, you would probably design a real tennis court.”plus-squarewww.youtube.comdr_scientist@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square0fedilink
dr_scientist@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoTIL: That from 1866 to 1984, Paris had a pneumatic tube postal service!plus-squarewww.messynessychic.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL: That from 1866 to 1984, Paris had a pneumatic tube postal service!plus-squarewww.messynessychic.comdr_scientist@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square0fedilink
I have to chime in here, as it’s a subject close to my heart. The old Pyrex measuring cups don’t do this. I went out of my way to buy some on eBay. I can’t imagine why they redesigned like this, but there’s a lot of things I can’t imagine.