"The Saudi handrail projects at the end, and so is a flagrant violation of many building codes. The handrail in my basement is similar, and I have caught the opening to the left front pocket of my khakis twice, nearly falling off the bottom step each time. There are some details about handrail requirements here:https://optimumrails.com/blogs/nail-your-rail/code-requirements?srsltid=AfmBOoovakvxEzRgVAYo_1YjzKaPzmdoBrS7kXenH1CU-jVRhG36Q-YP"
"What happened to the idea of rotating handles, found on some Fiskars, Bahco, and ASR models, which prevent relative motion between the surface of the handle and the skin in contact with it, reducing the chance of blisters forming?"
"There are many variations:https://www-us.wera.de/en/search/?id=244&L=1&tx_kesearch_pi1%5Bsword%5D=8100&tx_kesearch_pi1%5Bpage%5D=1&tx_kesearch_pi1%5BresetFilters%5D=0&tx_kesearch_pi1%5BsortByField%5D=&tx_kesearch_pi1%5BsortByDir%5D=&tx_kesearch_pi1%5Blanguage%5D=1"
"You were well served by your dealer.Most screws have specific torque requirements. The National Electrical Code specifies torques for some screws used in making electrical connections. The boxes in which some Hubbell AC receptacles are shipped specify that they meet UL standards only if the screws are tightened to a torque of 12-14 inch pounds. An experiment that has not been published showed that people are extremely poor at estimating torques by feel. The subjects used a torque wrench set to a specific torque in their day to day work. They tried to fasten a large nut to the correct torque without using the torque wrench. With one exception, every person was either over or under by more than 50%. The one exception was a man whose hobby was restoring internal combustion engines. "
"Thank you for this highly informative piece. Tomatoes are not native to Europe. From https://www.thespruceeats.com/history-of-tomatoes-as-food-1807678 :"The tomato is native to western South America and Central America. In 1519, Cortez discovered tomatoes growing in Montezuma's gardens and brought seeds back to Europe where they were planted as ornamental curiosities, but not eaten."A retired industrial designer sent me this minutes ago, as an example of a "way beyond the requirements" product I would appreciate:https://ia.net/topics/ia-writer-in-paper"
"It would be interesting to see how much an authorized replica from Cassina would cost. I picture a variant in which the four hooks have the white, red, green, and blue colors of Le Corbusier's LC17 coat rack."
"It appears that the maximum recommended wattage was once 60 watts, rather than the current 40 watts:https://www.etsy.com/listing/1402965773/chrome-version-of-the-guldpendel?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=Vilhelm+Lauritzen+%C2%A0VL+56+lamp&ref=sr_gallery-1-17&sts=1&organic_search_click=1"
"Dealer Hive Modern makes it clear that the lamp uses a bulb: requires 1x E27/E26 (max 40W) bulbThe US importer has very clear installation instructions at https://www.louispoulsen.com/api/downloadcenter/download?type=mountinginstructions&id=18052-I1_VL_56_pendant_US.pdf&overridelanguage=en-US , where we finally get the bulb description: Max 40W E26 / Type A-19 Bulb ."