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kchoudhu on Feb 13, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Have you looked at your windshield wipers lately?

The history of the disposable coffee cup lid is always what I point to when people tell me that engineers and designers don't earn their pay.

http://philpatton.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/05/the-coffee-l...

Convenience comes at a price, and only after a great deal of thought.

mseebach on Feb 13, 2017 [–]

The little air hole is almost always too small to allow smooth drinking. A quick poke with the tip of a ball point pen is perfect. Engineering is hereby PROVED INVALID.

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