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Re:The Anti-Mac User Interface (1996) by suyash on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:33PM (#25395585)
Ok, let's play do this imaginative exercise - Hammer looks simple but actually if you're few inches off while slamming it down, you can seriously injure yourself if you're holding the nails with your other hand. I'm sure we have all experienced that. How about a sensor that always drives the motion in the right location, it can be done by having sensors that feel your muscle twitches and angle then recalibrate using camera to the right angle and nails it in (pun intended). Another idea is a Swiss army knife but something that combines hammer, screwdriver, wrench into one design design offsetting the need to by separate tools.
Re:The Anti-Mac User Interface (1996) by vvanders on Saturday December 12, 2020 @12:04AM (#25395731)
Or you could just put a magnet and a notch on the top of the hammer[1].

[1] https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=hammer+nail+magnet&iax=imag...

Re:The Anti-Mac User Interface (1996) by thrower123 on Saturday December 12, 2020 @07:33AM (#25397848)
I've never yet managed to use that thing without pinging the nail across the room.

Which does explain why OSHA says you have to wear safety glasses when nailing.

Re:The Anti-Mac User Interface (1996) by anyfoo on Saturday December 12, 2020 @12:01AM (#25395715)
This is a parody, right?
Re:The Anti-Mac User Interface (1996) by AngryData on Saturday December 12, 2020 @12:06AM (#25395751)
Many framing hammers have a nail set on top which is a t-shaped depression with a magnet in it to hold a nail. Set the nail on top, swing and set the nail int he wood up to half depth, then hit it two more times to finish nailing.
Re:The Anti-Mac User Interface (1996) by wruza on Saturday December 12, 2020 @03:36AM (#25396776)
Idk what professional woodworkers do today, but I just hit very easy for first few times (bait? non-native speaker) and then the nail holds with its “spearhead”, so you can remove your hand away from the danger zone. Or use pliers. I agree with the commenter above, hitting fingers is frankly a noob’s issue that is completely avoidable without rocket tech.