"Yeah, the usual approach is to have middle class people drive to work, and have the emissions from their cars reduce the life expectancy of lower income families who live in the cheap housing near the main roads.  /s Fear of theft is a barrier to bicycle adoption. A middle income person, by definition, will suffer less disruption to their life if their bicycle is stolen than a lower income person will.  "

"Bicycles are awkward objects to store, not only in context but in the limited space available to them on trains and in hallways.  Fold up pedals do help, but there doesn't appear to be a good solution for folding the handlebars available for an affordable price. There is a fold-up stem available, but it is expensive.  If fold-up pedals and stems were the norm, a lot more bicycles could be stored in the same volume. "

"$30 is fair, it lets the designers earn some money for their effort and tooling investment before they are inevitably copied. "

"Who the hell would make it out of machined steel? Nobody, it's machined aluminium. And yes, it locks the rope in place; that's what the female screw threads are for.  If you're going to adopt a snarky tone in articles then it helps if you look like you know what you're talking about. Product Design 101: Material Selection. Aluminium is easier and thus cheaper to turn than steel. Aluminium won't corrode in this context, steel rusts. Stainless steel is really expensive.   Product link for the machined aluminium version:  https://playequipment.com.au/cross-connector-armed-rope-alumimium"

"This could be used on theatre stages and TV sets to minimise the visual impact of items such as second cameras or anachronistic street furniture.  I was watching some low budget TV show the other day, contestants completed tasks in a field. I noticed a patch of field had been blurred in post production - I assume to hide a second camera unit.  "

"No mention of where the concept originates?  Carved wood or bone snow goggles traditionally used by the Inuit and the Yupik peoples of the Arctic to prevent snow blindness: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_goggles"

"The magnet makes reattaching the two parts much easier. I've had the generic ball bearing versions, and they're great for detaching one handed, but require two hands to rejoin.  I can envisage the magnet version being useful for quickly attaching a dog leash to a dog's collar, especially if you use a weight to ensure the mating part is at the top of the dog (as opposed to the lower, muddier underside of the dog)"

"I've been to a lot of festivals that pride themselves on inclusivity and diversity, and this group have been supplying female urinals to them for a few years now: https://www.peequal.com/  "

"The advantage of male urinals is that they require no bulky privacy screens or cubicles between them. Unless a female user is happy to be seen pering by people of any gender, then this design does not save space.  So, if this design takes up more space than is necessary, it will mean fewer toilets and thus longer queues. Perhaps it is in these longer queues that people can have the 'socio-political discussions' that the designers want to 'stimulate'.   "

"Given the huge variety of eyeglasses that are available, and knowing the the user still choose this pair... then yes, the designer definitely is not responsible for this situation!  However, even if the user has conservative tastes, they could still have a bright colour on the inside end of the arms, invisible when worn but easier to see when the specs are mislaid. Like the coloured 'flash' on the inside of a conservative shirt or jacket.  I have two pairs of spectacles, one with thin brown metal frames, another with thick lime green plastic frames... no prizes for guessing which is easier to find (in all but very specific conditions). I think the green ones make me look like a French person (the French more than us Brits celebrate specs with chunky frames in bold colours), but strangers have asked me if I am an architect - or a c****** dealer! - when I've worn them. "

"Hi Martin. If you search for 'Nurses fob for Apple watch' you'll find a silicone rubber fob for Apple watches. I've seen similar for Fitbit and Honor watches too. "

"Have you a source for Ergon being the first to make bicycle grips in that shape? Ergon's website claim they were the first to do so in 2004. I haven't found anything to contradict them, though I've found a 1992 reference to BMX grips from Tange that have a protrusion for the palm of the hand.  If Ergon's claim is true, I'd raise an eyebrow only because of the innovation and striving for product differentiation that the cycling industry is known for. "