“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now

My hand mixer has a retractable cord. One time when I pulled it out rather robustly, my kid said for minute he thought doing that was going to start it up like a chainsaw

Yes, this and car hoods that stayed up on their own without a separate stick to prop them on.

They are still available on vacuums. I think the cords on most kitchen counter appliances are too short for a retractor mechanism to be practical.

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They were removed because they had a very bad habit of starting fires. People would pull on them too hard, thinking that they needed more than just a gentle tug to get them to retract. Over time, this would weaken the electrical connections, cause short circuits, and run the risk of starting a fire. So, to offset this tendency, it was determined safer to just leave the cord always out. Less for people to yank on.

erm. An air purifier gadget? They work great for dust particles!

We need an r2d2 like robot that vacuums, can open doors, grab items like drinks/towels/etc, and sure include an air filter in it too.

Those gadgets exist but they aren't simple or cheap. Industrial processes that require clean air cost a fortune in filtration systems. The main culprit is people themselves - they shed micro fragments of skin, and anything they come into contact with gets gently abraded, causing even more particles.

There are such machines. Check out blueair

100% yes!

To me...threatening to cancel a H/O policy that has been paid on, with NO claims, for 15 years after 2 claims within a year.

Greed.

Why they're allowed to increase the price even when you haven't made a claim 🤬

UK here, my mum had 2 no fault accidents in a year and yet her insurance company wanted to triple her premium! WTF?

Hear, hear!

Fair wage in American is an oxymoron.

Dream on, friend. Profit over liveable wages every time. 😡

You know what's "Good Karma"? Paying your employees a fair wage.

Tipping is a vestige of slavery. Free'd Black women were hired to work in restaurants for TIPS ONLY...No salary.

It won't work. Even in states that have eliminated the ridiculous $2.13/hour tipped wage, tipping is just as out of control as it is everywhere else. On the west coast, minimum wage ranges from $14.70 to $20.00 per hour. Tipping less than 20% still gets a dirty look from some servers. It's just too far embedded in the culture to get rid of it.

At the Leiden Medical Centre they are experimenting with a new method. You just lie on your stomach on a 'bed' which has two openings for your breast. Within 12 seconds a mammogram is made without compressing the breasts.

There is an alternative machine designed for it. But the insurance companies won't allow it. Because they are run by MEN

I had my first mammogram earlier this year. I was prepared for it to be horrible but it wasn’t painful? Plus I have small boobs so apparently it’s worse coz they gotta squish what they can in between the plates.

Why can't there be a mammogram machine that's breast shaped. Like a bra cup, just put it over the breast and take the picture. Nah, we'd rather squish the innards out of you.

Mine was uncomfortable but certainly didn't HURT. Same with pap smears. If you're feeling pain, I guess it's good you're getting checked out.

This has largely been solved. Microfiber on an extension handle. I have one and it works pretty well. (and I have a van with a deep windshield) Go to Amazon and search on "windshield cleaner tool" many choices and you can read reviews and such.

For me, it's impossible to clean properly if I'm inside the car. The angles are all awkward. I stand outside and reach in, do half the screen then switch sides. Fortunately my arm is just long enough.

Go to a home improvement store, get a shorter squeegee (4-6"). Squeegee the inside windscreen, wipe down the dash when done. Squeegee's do a far superior job on ALL glass, auto, home, etc..

Squeegee...

Windex, a shower squeegee and a small towel to clean up around the edges. Put a large towel on the dash, spray the heck out of the windshield, squeegee it off then repeat. Use the small towel to wipe up the edges and it looks great for 6+ months.