The designers of everyday things also fall into this trap. My favorite example is the hammer drill, this kind should had the mode switch. I have a very decent d

The designers of everyday things also fall into this trap. My favorite example is the hammer drill, this kind should had the mode switch. I have a very decent device but implementing the same problem on/off approach showing and hiding the state. I almost always pause before choosing the right one. The example of the better design (mention in the stackexchange answers) is visible at the hammer drill polish wiki page: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiertarka_udarowa https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiertarka_udarowa