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Nerves in and around teeth.
I'm in absolute agony.
Unnecessary.
the online safety act and digital id etc.
Irons and ironing.
I dare you to come round here and say that to my wife's face.
Train drivers
An opaque fridge door that switches to clear when you knock on it.
(Now I know it exists, I desperately want it, but sense has prevailed)
Most ebikes.
Disposable air fresheners and those bloody 'dust magnet' things. That whole industry wants reining in for producing so much waste.
The teeth/nerves thing has always given me pause to think as well. Is it so that your brain knws there is a problem? If yes, then why _so_ painful? And why only two sets of teeth in your life, why not have the ability to get another tooth when one goes bad?
My contribution: Current AI. Killing the planet so that people can become dumber, but seem smarter.
Huh, I very nearly started a near-identical thread yesterday.
The reason? I have a roll of Tesco cling film (which in and of itself is fairly crap anyway). The lip of the box is serrated to tear off your sheet, but the cutting edge simply doesn't work. It just stretches the film. So... why bother, why not have a straight edge than going to the bother of pretending? Is it intentional deception or just garbage design?
The lip of the box is serrated to tear off your sheet, but the cutting edge simply doesn't work. It just stretches the film. So... why bother, why not have a straight edge than going to the bother of pretending?I bought a catering size roll last year, it comes with a sliding cutter!!! I've never been so happy to use cling film.
The roll will probably last until i retire, but hey ho.
I dare you to come round here and say that to my wife's face.No problems, it's a hill i'll happily die on.
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3 separate reminders at the top of the forum that there's a crowdfunding program in place.
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Oh, the ironing!
So... why bother, why not have a straight edge than going to the bother of pretending? Is it intentional deception or just garbage design?
When I'm king of the world, every product designer is going to be forced to use their own product for 6 months before the design is approved for public use.
Now I know it exists, I desperately want it
+1
I bought a catering size roll last year, it comes with a sliding cutter
You can buy sliding cutters that clip on to regular clingfilm boxes - game changer
Our new work door intercom system, complete with video, app and multiple ways for visitors to not understand how to use it and technology to fail....seems 50% of visitors to our (multiple company offices) building are back to knocking on the window of the first office. Which is next to my desk.... Just a piece of technology which is not as good as the old doorbell stylee buttons.
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Oh, the ironing!
posts about ironing from people who haven't understood the irony implicit in the original post. 🤣
You can buy sliding cutters that clip on to regular clingfilm boxes - game changer
Wait, what? What witchcraft is this?!
The lip of the box is serrated to tear off your sheet, but the cutting edge simply doesn't work. It just stretches the film
I 100% agree.... they're crap. Get a [massive] roll from Costco.... the metal cutting edge will take your arm off if you stray within 5 feet of it 😬
You can buy sliding cutters that clip on to regular clingfilm boxes - game changer
OMG... I'm so getting one of those [for the other place] 👌
This is a cheaper looking version of the cling film cutter
Damnit, just Google cling film cutters......
'Ready to use' liquids that could be sold as concentrates or even powders - screen wash etc. I hate to think how much energy must go into transporting bottles of 98% water around the country when we all have access to taps.
And bottled water itself.
When I'm king of the world, every product designer is going to be forced to use their own product for 6 months before the design is approved for public use.
Can we start with bathroom tap & sink designers.
Nerves in and around teeth.
I'm very much with you on this one ATM.
Got one tooth that's giving me gyp and I'm trying to hold off going to the dentist until my next scheduled visit at the start of December.
Rubbing toothpaste that's for sensitive teeth on it a few times a day seems to be helping fight off the inevitable.
I really,really hate having my teeth messed with.
"Conferences" with a stream of expert panel speakers who each get one question and minutes to answer before they get moved on.
Got one tooth that's giving me gyp and I'm trying to hold off going to the dentist until my next scheduled visit at the start of December.
Rubbing toothpaste that's for sensitive teeth on it a few times a day seems to be helping fight off the inevitable.
I did that too but all of a sudden, normally on the weekend when all dentists are not available, the pain just became unbearable. You should get it sorted asap coz you are gambling with the pain, and it usually flares up badly when you least expect it and when you are busy.
Nerves in and around teeth.
I was in agony about a month ago. Had root canal treatment, a dose of antibiotic and £480 lighter in the pocket. Now waiting for a crown to put on the tooth. Even with the nerves out, I can still feel a bit of pain but not as bad as before, and it seems like slowly settling down.
Double barreled names
When I'm king of the world, every product designer is going to be forced to use their own product for 6 months before the design is approved for public use.
You've got my vote. I've been saying this for years.
Monarchs are unnecessary
Voting for them even more so 🙂
Double barreled names
I can't remember who it was who pointed out how unnecessary it is to be called 'Stephen' when theres the perfectly sufficient 'Steven' available. Calling a child Stephen condemns them and everyone who even has to correspond with them to waste time, ink, pixels and bytes on an unnecessary extra letter thousands and thousands of times throughout their entire lifetime.
And all the Stevens have been cursed by all the Stephens to then have to explain repeatedly that their name isn't spelled with a 'ph' , which is probably more bother.
Kitchen roll. Pointless waste, use a cloth or sponge and wash them.
Coffee pods, more waste.
First aid kit in a car. If you’ve had a crash big enough to cause blood loss, it’s an ambulance job. A couple of plasters and a sling ain’t going to cut it.
First aid kit in a car. If you’ve had a crash big enough to cause blood loss, it’s an ambulance job. A couple of plasters and a sling ain’t going to cut it.
that sort of presumes people have first aid kits for their own benefit rather than to generally be of benefit.
Anyway - as someone who grew up watching 70s and 80s tele theres two kinds of car crash that cause blood loss - the kind that cause a graze on your temple - you emerge from the wreckage saying 'I'm ok - its just my head'. And the kind that results in a small trickle of blood from your ear which means you're dead.
Kitchen roll. Pointless waste
Oh, God, yes. The qty of the stuff that my wife gets through...
<makes haste to the Disproportionately Cross thread>
You should get it sorted asap coz you are gambling
Christ, I'm agreeing with chewkw.
The problem with teeth - aside from the obvious "can I just cut my own head off already" pain - is that there may be underlying causes which are not quick fixes. So when you are in so much agony that you finally succumb to (as you say) the inevitable and go see a dentist it might be another fortnight before it's actually fixed.
I'll tell you how I know this after you've had it sorted.
I saw that photo above before the Steven/Stephen rant above because I was reading the thread backwards. Due to, I think, the functionality of the >> button having changed. Made both posts funnier. 😁
'Ready to use' liquids that could be sold as concentrates or even powders - screen wash etc. I hate to think how much energy must go into transporting bottles of 98% water around the country when we all have access to taps.
One of life’s few steps forward is at our local BP garage. For i think £3 it will pump screen wash down a narrow hose for 5 minutes. Enough to refill the cars bottle and top up a container you take with you.
I’m sure there are cheaper ways of buying screen wash. But at least it’s a sensible way of selling it