"The Hans-Arne Jakobsson lamps were originally made in Sweden by AB Ellysett."

"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. "

"Toyo makes a good utility cart, sold by MoMA. I will be putting mine together this weekend:https://store.moma.org/products/toyo-utility-cart"

"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."

"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?"

"I do not see why All-Clad would introduce a new product line that is not compatible with induction cooktops."

"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 probably be preferable to have a quartz clock mechanism with a sweep second hand; they tend to be quieter. "

"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 ."

"Imagine the difficulties with air travel this design poses. The manual should have "It's not a gun" in dozens of languages. "

"Sources differ about the total human carrying capacity of the ship, in terms of passengers versus crew. A New York Post article titled "Icon of the Seas labeled a 'monstrosity' ahead of first sail" has this: As for technical specifics, the boat is equipped with 17 lifeboats with the capacity for up to 450 people — meaning it has room for 7,650 people, despite its capacity for 7,960. Specifically, it holds up to some 5,610 passengers and 2,350 crew across 19 floors — the height alone comparable to a New York City building. ****** In commercial aviation in the USA, a plane should be able to be evacuated in 90 seconds, making use of the evacuation slides. I have three questions about this floating color-riot: 1. What happens if a rouge wave appears under the bow and stern simultaneously? 2. How long does it take to safely evacuate 7,650 people from a ship? 3. How does the answer to question #2 change if more than 20% of the 7,650 people have been taking advantage of the "15 bars and nightlife spots" touted by Royal Carribeans's own website ("Royal Caribbean reveals 15 bars and nightlife spots on new Icon of the Seas cruise ship", by Matt Hochberg, March 28, 2023)?."