minus-squaredr_scientist@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Are there any common household items or products that you think are designed incredibly poorly?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months 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 · 5 months 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-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-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 · 5 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
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.