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"whether you're tiny, typical or tall." I love the alliteration here in place of short, average, tall. Dad is proud of this letter, the one that told him he w
by DoreenMichele 5y ago
"whether you're tiny, typical or tall."
I love the alliteration here in place of short, average, tall.
Dad is proud of this letter, the one that told him he was too innovative, even for the most Jetsons-like of dream kitchens.
I think that's a cool thing to be proud of. I also wish we would kind of go in the opposite direction and find solutions that work well for most people while being simpler and having fewer moving parts, a la modern faucet design that handles both hot and cold with one handle.
- bombcar 5y agoArguably the single faucet design has positives and negatives - it is easier to use (if designed right) but it also has a much more complicated "cartridge" vs a simple rubber washer.
- hoseja 5y agoIt also tends to be imprecise.
- userbinator 5y agomodern faucet design that handles both hot and cold with one handle. That's "modern" as in "late 40s"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_M._Moen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_M._Moen
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- throwaway0a5e 5y agoThey were very popular in the 70s as well. Funny how things go in cycles like that.
- phnofive 5y agoThis exact line caught my attention as well - despite the author's attempts to mock the copywriter's optimism, they could sure turn a phrase.