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Just about any good kitchen knife. Pen/Pencil and Paper. A Book. A Cup A Towel A Blanket A Pillow What do these have in common, they're so well designed
by grogenaut 10y ago
Just about any good kitchen knife.
Pen/Pencil and Paper.
A Book.
A Cup
A Towel
A Blanket
A Pillow
What do these have in common, they're so well designed (over the years) that you don't even think about them.
- lucideer 10y agoKnife, pen, pencil, paper, book I can get behind. The rest seem to be less a case of being "so well designed you don't even think about them" and more a case of being "so elementary there's nothing to think about". A cup is a receptacle. So is half a coconut. A pillow is a soft thing to recline on. Also, I really wouldn't conflate/group pencil and pen just because of their similar purposes. They're very differently designed objects with a good deal of complexity to each.
- gajomi 10y agoI came to write pen and paper myself :). I think cups and books definitely belong here too. But I have always had serious issues with pillows. I don't mean the basic concept and coarse design of pillows, but rather the details of the design and manufacturing. For example different kinds of pillow case may hide or expose seems, that latter be far inferior to the former in my opinion. There is also the question of firmness and size, both of which are the subject of many a pillow focused infomercials. There is a huge variation in overall pillow quality. I could also rant about blankets, but maybe all of this is just my deficiency :)