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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by bouncycastle on Saturday November 27, 2021 @01:30AM (#29358035)
Reminds me of this japanese comedy sketch https://youtu.be/ZkQNP2cqG2I

Another tricky thing is figuring out how to flush the public toilets. The user interface is non standard on every toilet. The most surprising way I've encountered was to step on a button on the floor. (Remember to never press the big green button)

Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by codetrotter on Saturday November 27, 2021 @02:17AM (#29358254)
> Remember to never press the big green button

One of my greatest fears :p I saw someone do that one time actually, and the door that the button opened was really slow moving and irreversible until it had completed opening fully. This was on a train, with all of the passenger seats facing the door in question. The guy that did it had to quickly pull his pants up and then stand there awkwardly while the door finished opening so that he could close it again.

Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by estaseuropano on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:58AM (#29359819)
Friend, you missed the biggest news of 2017:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38660860

Although it probably takes a few years for all toilets to be replaced...

Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by bouncycastle on Saturday November 27, 2021 @11:01AM (#29361110)
Haha! It's almost the end of 2021 and I haven't noticed any changes! Squatters are still around too, lol
Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by masklinn on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:41AM (#29359411)
> Remember to never press the big green button

Is that one that automatically opens the door, or one which automatically starts a full wash of the entire toilet cabinet's interior?

Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by bouncycastle on Saturday November 27, 2021 @11:07AM (#29361149)
Worse. It raises an alarm and automatically sends down a bunch of security guards to check on you, lol

Sometimes the button is red, but it can be any color, sometimes it looks like a flush button.

Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by masklinn on Saturday November 27, 2021 @01:51PM (#29362401)
Wow, never heard of that one, pretty nice variation on an awful pattern. Is it in handicap stalls or does it also exist in "regular"?
Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by mdrzn on Monday November 29, 2021 @06:43AM (#29378689)
Such a great sketch, even without audio!

I hate that we don't have a universal way to encode and decode how to use doors/buttons/levers.