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At my ex-company, I've always commented how well designed was microwave because it always end up in the same orientation as the start. Turns out, it was just t
by dsirijus 14y ago
At my ex-company, I've always commented how well designed was microwave because it always end up in the same orientation as the start.
Turns out, it was just that it did a complete turnaround on a time segment (5 seconds) and it was easiest to input time in 5 second intervals.
Still, good, if not great design.
- nadam 14y agoI would say it is great design. Why? Because there is an also very important requirement: when the user wants to get his stuff out let him do it immediately: do not waste his time. This way they did not compromise this important requirement while gave a solution to the other problem as well.
- dsirijus 14y agoAgreed, just didn't want to edit the post.
- drivingmenuts 14y agoBut was that intentional design or just a happy accident and was that "feature" recoqnized as such and institutionalized?
- cema 14y agoFunny! I often enter the time not divisible by 5. Say, the package says 4-5 minutes, I can press 444 to get to 4:44, it's easier. (Well, maybe it is me who is funny, I don't know.)