TetherLock, by Jakob Kohnle at the Umeå Institute of Design
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"Very similar issue with labeling on the kitchen tap/faucet in a rental cottage I stayed at this winter. It wasn't this brand, and it had red/blue dots in place of the H/C markings, but (I assume) it works the same- rotate the handle toward/away from you to control the temperature and pivot the handle outward to control the flow. But for 'hot', do you align the H with the outlet at the top, or turn the handle counter-clockwise in the direction of the H? Almost less confusing if it's not labeled and you just have to figure it out for yourself..."
"My guess is that because porcelain conducts heat less readily than typical heat sink materials like aluminum or brass, the shape doesn't significantly contribute to heat loss of the contents. Could be marginally improved by using a material that is less thermally conductive; glass maybe? The fins do serve to dissipate any heat that they get into the air, rather than into one's hand."
"I wonder why the...keel?...sits so far down between the cans. Since at least a talking point of most plastic over paper arguments is the difference in transportation weight, it seems that a shorter keel should give significant weight savings at scale.Also seems like the top layer could be punched, to reduce weight and provide a recess that would stabilize stacks of packaged cans. I'll be on the hunt for this packaging in my local store- curious to see how easy it is to reinsert cans if they come out, compared to the plastic rings."
"The video shows the pods supported from above, making the raised center aisle even more puzzling. And that wheelchair pic is hilarious- is that element not scaled correctly to the environment, or is everything in Hyperloop world just too damn narrow?"
"This CC ide model has a fixed slice thickness. The plate rises on the central spindle as you turn the cutter. There is a release under the plate to slide it up/down when changing cheeses. This page has documentation, if you can read Danish (or run it through translation):https://www.bentbrandt.dk/produkter/koekkenartikler-og-koekkengrej/rotary-osteskaerer-50907710Budget version where the cutter moves down on the spindle, also fixed thickness:https://www.kop-kande.dk/nuance-ostesk-rer-med-sort-boks-5722004615237"
"Mmm...looks nice (although if I'm honest, I probably don't need to add more storage gadgets for my hoard of small parts).Would you happen to know the SKU Barcode Number? Maybe if we put in a special request, they would add it to the website.https://daisous.com/pages/special-requests"
"I have a set of Metrinch combination SAE/Metric sockets, which I absolutely love. They do really well on nuts/bolts from both standards, and are surprisingly effective on fasteners that I have rounded off (usually by trying an adjustable wrench first). Not sure how well the X6 grabs the flats vs. the corners, though. Metrinch uses a six-point design, sort of like the receptacle on the X6 handle."
"I have neglected my Japanese language studies for too many years, but my Google-Fu is still strong.Relevant URLs and selected text from those pages <with machine translation> below.http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/vol03/ デザインの視点から、毎回一つのアイテムやテーマを徹底的に観察。斬新な映像手法で表現します。<From the design point of view, one thing and one theme thoroughly observed every time. It expresses with a novel visual method.>イス <chair>デッサンあ、<Drawing [http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/drawing]> Creator: 阿部洋介 <Yosuke Abe>http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/drawingデッサンあ <Drawing>毎回ひとつのモノをぐるりと囲んで12人がデッサン。ひとそれぞれのいろいろな見方や表現を楽しみます。 <Every time around 12 people drawn surrounding one thing. We enjoy people's various ways of viewing and expressions.>過去の放送:<Past broadcasts:>...イス <chair [http://www.nhk.or.jp/design-ah/drawing/#aeron-chair]>"
"I like the first three pics- here's what the sneakers look like, here's how they look when someone is wearing them, and here's a user clutching their ankle after the weird sole catches on something and yanks their foot at an awkward angle"