Rant Things that really need to be reinvented.

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  1. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    We have that one, best toaster I've owned for a while and it wasn't even silly expensive either.
     
  2. The_Crapman

    The_Crapman Don't phone it's just for fun. Lover of bit-tech

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    I haven't found or tried anything in it that wouldn't fit (other than cutting your own gargantuan slices from a fresh loaf). Even done a few potato waffles.
     
  3. legoman

    legoman breaker of things

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    Checked it is the one I linked that porky fixed. An yes fresh bread doing basically doorstep slices are about all they dont take. Think the body of mines identical just it has a couple extra options which to be fair I dont use. Certainly didnt pay £60 for it!
     
  4. Nexxo

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    Pussies. :p I just use one of these:

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    Seriously, griddled crusty bread is where it's at.
     
  5. RedFlames

    RedFlames ...is not a Belgian football team

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    Syringes

    I know there's been numerous attempts at needle-less injectors over the years [and the concept pre-dates its depiction in Star Trek, though Trek is credited with portraying the idea], but iirc they've all been flawed.

    so yeah... syringes need a re-design imo...

    A few other medical-related things could do with a rethink, redesign or just miniaturisation [i know it's easier said than done, but there needs to be more of an effort to make certain things smaller and/or cheaper]
     
  6. Kronos

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    Hospital bed gowns Why has this most embarrassing of items not been reinvented years ago. Whoever thought that having ties at the back was ever going to be a successful method of saving ones blushes? I appreciate now one can keep ones underpants now, lacy or otherwise, depends on my mood, but it was not so long ago that this was not allowed and ones posterior was on view to all should you need to walk somewhere and did not have a dressing gown to cover ones embarrassmentioned.
     
  7. theshadow2001

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    I get the idea, they need to be able to take them off easily if you are lying down or whatever, but you'd be better off just wrapping it around your waste like some sort of kilt.
     
  8. Kronos

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    I used to think that until I thought about it. If by some means you had managed to tie all the ties on the back of your gown. How does that make it easy for the Dr's ETC to take the garment off you? Surely a wrap around with one tie at the front is a far simpler idea. What about Velcro? That has got to be a better solution.
     
  9. theshadow2001

    theshadow2001 [DELETE] means [DELETE]

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    A disposable all in one that can be ripped relatively easily by hand I think would probably be the best compromise. But you'll find that people rarely question the status quo. Especially if the decision makers aren't affected by it.
     
  10. Xir

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    They're English you know...toasting bread is the pinnacle of their cuisine. :p
     
  11. ElThomsono

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    I spent this morning rebuilding the oil pressure actuated variable valve timing system on my engine, frankly it gave me zero gyp; I'm pretty good with mechanical things.

    So when I moved onto painting the kitchen, I was surprised that it took me several attempts to get the lid off of the plastic paint tin. Like maybe six tries of prising it off.

    The old steel ones weren't prefect but the plastic ones are junk!
     
  12. thom804

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    This is one point that really got me thinking during the Scottish Independence vote. John Swinney thinking he knows more about Scotland's Economy than Professors of Economics in various universities around the country? The whole thing was hilarious watching his figures get torn apart.

    But I digress. Yes, we should only be employing people who have the relevant qualifications for their post. When was the last time Jeremy H(c)unt went to Medical School?
    Michael Gove is a journalist, not a lawyer!
    George Osborne is a historian, not an economist...

    The list goes on and on. I don't think even one member of the cabinet is in the job they were originally qualified for. But because they can spout ******** to try and pull the wool, they get the job, and those sweet, sweet salary rises.
     
  13. ElThomsono

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    I take it back, it's just the Dulux plastic cans that suck. The cheap white emulsion I did the coving with had a step moulded into the gap, to catch and retain the screwdriver as you prise it up. Popped open first time :)
     
  14. David

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    Ah, the ignorant bliss of those folk who are sh!t at toast and will never understand it's significance. :p
     

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