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I think of this whenever I see coat hooks with dual hooks, the top one extending further. I've always assumed that they were designed when people regularly wore
by timClicks 5y ago
I think of this whenever I see coat hooks with dual hooks, the top one extending further. I've always assumed that they were designed when people regularly wore hats.
- maccard 5y agoIn my house, we use the bottom hooks for "outdoor base" and the longer top hooks for "outdoor top layer". It means you're never putting dry base layers on top of a wet waterproof layer. But your explanation makes _way_ more sense.
- vineyardmike 5y agoI think it also provides value for people to hang purses. But as other comments mention they found utility in it through layering. It may have been for hats once, but it’s certainly kept around because people found new uses.
- CRConrad 5y ago> it’s certainly kept around because people found new uses. Yasure that's the reason? I mean, sure, it's possible... But my money is on the "how they've always been" / "the original constraints made sense at the time but they’ve been forgotten and all we’re left with is the end product" mentioned above.