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Has this been done before?
Today I went to get a drink, and got one of my favourite glasses out of the cupboard, it's an Ikea one. The size is just right, it allows not too much liquid, but also not too little for the perfect consumption of a watery beverage. They are reassuringly heavy, but not so heavy as to be inconvenient. They are also shaped so that the grip is really easy and very small chance of it slipping and/or me dropping it carelessly on the floor. And they cost just 50p each.
It's the most perfect glass that ever there was.
So the topic is.... What things have you found to be just perfect for the job they were designed for where everything works exactly as you want it, and also requiring absolutely no design changes at all?
Today I went to get a drink, and got one of my favourite glasses out of the cupboard, it's an Ikea one. The size is just right, it allows not too much liquid, but also not too little for the perfect consumption of a watery beverage. They are reassuringly heavy, but not so heavy as to be inconvenient. They are also shaped so that the grip is really easy and very small chance of it slipping and/or me dropping it carelessly on the floor. And they cost just 50p each.
It's the most perfect glass that ever there was.
So the topic is.... What things have you found to be just perfect for the job they were designed for where everything works exactly as you want it, and also requiring absolutely no design changes at all?
I have an Ikea wine glass that sits in the hand (and against the mouth!) just right, it cost a whole £1. It's just a classic design and once you stray away from that they might look fancy, but they don't feel comfortable.
I remember the first time I sat in a later model MX5 Mk3. Aside from the fuel flap release (which is at first hidden) everything falls to hand and is where it should be. It just feels right, you don't find yourself looking for the horn, the door release or seat heaters etc, everything is just where you expect it to be.
I remember the first time I sat in a later model MX5 Mk3. Aside from the fuel flap release (which is at first hidden) everything falls to hand and is where it should be. It just feels right, you don't find yourself looking for the horn, the door release or seat heaters etc, everything is just where you expect it to be.
My Logitech G502 mouse. So comfortable in my hand with all weights added. I actually have 3 of them as I bought one for my office and another when I forgot to pack it on an international move so had to get another one. Clutched scroll wheel, multiple DPI settings at a touch of a button, perfect weighting and just enough thumb buttons to make it incredible for gaming
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105.4 said:
The Bic biro
I do have and use other pens. Pens that cost a lot more money, but let’s be honest, a 30p Bic really is perfection, or as near as dammit for the money.
Not if you are writing anything more than a birthday card they’re not... far to uncomfortable to use. I do have and use other pens. Pens that cost a lot more money, but let’s be honest, a 30p Bic really is perfection, or as near as dammit for the money.
The fact nobody has ever used all the ink in a Bic biro proves they are far from perfect. This is a fact by the way so please don’t argue this point
Unlike my Cross pen which I’ve used daily for years without issue.
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