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Are there any common household items or products that you think are designed incredibly poorly? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by bpt11@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, I'm incredibly confused about how you're supposedly to measure liquid laundry detergent with the cap. At least the kind that I have sits on it's side, so if you measure it with the cap it just leaks everywhere and makes a mess.

Or at my parents house they have a bag of captain crunch berries that has a new design, where instead of zipping along the top of the bag like normal, it has a zipper in the front slightly beneath the top. That way when you poor it you can't see what you're doing cuz the bag is in the way. Like what the heck who's idea was that?

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 18 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I am a vagina owner from birth, I never imagined the toilet bowl shape would pose an issue to penis owners. From reading your comment I'm still unsure of which toilet bowls you're talking about, I would appreciate if you (or anyone, really) could point to images of both so I, and potentially others, can compare. TIA

[–] sxt@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

Space consideration is a bit more obvious with the seat though

How pronounced the difference is feels like it varies but the rounded ones are frequently just way too tiny.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 13 points 3 days ago

Thanks for those! Clear as day.

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 days ago

I knew about different bowl / seat shapes, but I never thought about the issues for folks who have a penis.

Very enlightening. Thank you for bringing it up! It's very interesting.

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

I just measured my usual toilet and while the hole is more squarish than the round one in the picture, the 16.5 length is about right. I don't have any problem. I've got average sized junk, and have maybe a slender to medium build.

Maybe weight, whether one is a 'shower' vs a 'grower', or some particular anatomical proportion play into it, I don't know. Maybe how far back one sits is key. Maybe people vary in their butthole to junk measurement. But I don't think this is as universal a problem as OP thinks. But, hey I'm all in favor of a longer toilet standard for those for whom it is.

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Round bowls with larger circumference is the clear winner. Elongated bowls also leave stains easier.

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Tape a dildo to your vulva now sit down on a round bowl and see if it touches the rim. Now imagine you have to pee while taking a poop and you now have to shove the end down so it pees into the bowl. Do this without touching the rim.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

It was the shape of the toilet what I couldn't picture, not the usage