38 God-Awful Design Flaws in Everyday Products That Prove Their Creators Skipped That Pesky Focus-Group Stage

We’re starting to wonder if these were even made by humans
38 God-Awful Design Flaws in Everyday Products That Prove Their Creators Skipped That Pesky Focus-Group Stage

If Tom DeLonge and every other UFO hunter out there is looking for signs of alien life, we suggest looking in the boardrooms of these companies. After scrounging up these products with baffling flaws, we’re pretty sure that aliens are cosplaying as humans and pitching designs that they think are practical and convenient for the rest of us. 

We’re just hoping that this list will help expose them!

Umbrellas

You need to close a fully automatic umbrella back its original position before you can open it again. 1. 3. 2. 4. Press the The umbrella Press the Push both ends button to open. will fully open button to close. towards the centre automatically Never pull until it clicks to the canopy lock the umbrella. closed. Not only does this take longer than opening a manual umbrella, it also gets your hands wet with dirty gutter water. CRACKED.COM

Glass Doors

Crystal-clear door, that makes it impossible to tell whether it's open or closed? CRACKED.COM А great idea that certainly won't end in a shower of glass shards!

Cup Noodles

Cup noodles. Quick. Convenient. And also very, very dangerous. The standard cup of noodles is designed tall with narrow base and wide top. It is even made with light materials, which uchan. makes it tip over very easily. You don't want nt something that carries Marc ch hot soup to tip over Inst that easily. Scalding by LU cup noodles is a common occurrence in burn centers. CRACKED.COM

Loofahs

GRAGKED.COM The fibrous matrix of loofah scrubs traps the dead skin cells that you have just scrubbed off of your body, attracting bacteria that feed on these dead cells. The next time you use them, you are actually rubbing bacteria onto your skin.

Laptops

oh. so you want to put your laptop on your lap? Hope you enjoy that second degree burn. CRACKED.COM

Plastic Wrap

The rimmed edges on the plastic wrap box should cut the wrap. Fresh& Pack However, there's no way to get it out without shredding it. 30 m 30m CRACKED.COM

Fridges

The back of an The back of a air conditioner® refrigerator? Directly into the outside of course, where it can expel the heat by sending the hot air into a ventilated space. This is the only Directly into a wall. way that makes sense,right? GRACKED.COM

Water Bottles

After the Flint water crisis, do you drink bottled water instead of tap water? If so, bear in mind that bottled water is generally subject to LESS scrutiny as to water quality than tap water infrastructure, not more. con KIDSA WOTER I кам KIWAH - CRACKED.COM

Buses

Public Transportation keeps providing the elderly and disabled with the most impractical seating arrangements which gives them an uncomfortable core workout every time the vehicle moves - forward. These Seats De Available Persons with Disabilities and to Seniors WHEELCHAIR SECUREMENT POSITION <<< Rib Breaker <<<<< Direction of Motion WORTH - - - - - - - - RED Who needs this seat? You'd be surprised - #Newtons3rdLawOfMotion CRACKED.COM

Desktop Comps

THIS PC HAS 10 USB PORTS Two are in front, AVA the rest are at the back of the case that is under the table, against the wall. Please move more of them to the front side where they can be accessed. GRACKED.COM

Dusters

Usage Information: a D bit can before or during usage. Use in upright position only. es R potential ignition So...this will work on the 10% of dust that lands on a vertical quitaro VD de sh COMMIT surface. What about all the nooks and cleaning duster crannies that are the dust & dohns from - whole reason we're iz other office equipment emosiure & residun free using canned air in the first place??? Ovar WT 10oz. REAL CAUTION: FLAMMABLE conses KO CRACKED.COM

Boarding Passes

AIRLINE BOARDING PASSES ARE CONFUSING AS HELL BOARDING PASS BOARD ING PASS Delta ELECTRONIC TICKET ....... ET ******* SOCCE7JOSONUX 2 012 1349658783 2 SOLLE/JOSUHUA GHSLJX WAL - 1290 DUY DEPARTS 28C DATE 28C a09030 06JAN в ATLANTA 451P 4W9030 06JAN ODHOY ZONE f ZONE e PORATES RESTINATION ELIX ADT LINES MEMPHTS ATLANTA DESTINATION EPAPTURE GATE B26 TO OWNO.19 MEMPHIS JPUNITED BY DELIA KIA LIMIT - DL0254/06JAN/ATL-MEM They have a very small font, randomly grouped information and the most prominent feature is usually your origin and destination; something you probably already know. 100 Everything that passenger already know - -

Fridges

Most refrigerator doors have handy bins to store your milk and individual cups for your eggs. Except that is the WORST placeforthem-both eggs and milk are heat sensitive, and so shouldn 't be kept where they get exposed to room temperature air every time you ор en the door. Plus, the best way to keep eggsfresh is to leave them in their original packaging. GRACKED.COM

Samsung

Some Samsung flat screen TVs have touch sensitive buttons. But you can't see them because they are invisible, and you can't feel them because there is nothing to feel. So how are you supposed to use them!? SAMSUNG THERE, BUT NOT THERE? GRACKED.COM

Plugs

This monstrosity will take up an outlet MADE - FAIRER AOC OUTPUT - - A - PATTER - 1 SUR - CLASS , TRANSFORMEN I Ronar I I I JAMECO 9 F LOTTE and about three more next to it for no reason. GRACKED.COM

Charging a Mouse

CHARGING PORT ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOUSE... ...MEANS I CAN'T USE IT AT THE SAME TIME! CRACKED.COM

USB Ports (Again)

و Dear laptop a manufacturers, please put your ON USB ports DataTraveler farther apart. 120 TDK F f I 8GB Being too close 32GB together makes one of them unusable. GRAGKED.COM

Pringles

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Paper Clips

In the end, I'll end up using this Because I couldn't find this To open this, why? Why would I need a separate tool to open the tray? A built-in eject mechanism would be nice, right? GRAGKED.COM

Ziploc Bags

CRACKED.COM Ziploc SLIDER SACS SUDER Ziploc bags with zippers are quite effective at locking in air and maintaining freshness, but the zipper makes the opening just a little too small to take advantage of the bag's whole volume.

Microwaves

Why do microwaves make these annoying beeping sounds whenever I press a button? 1222 - Em - - - - 2 3 - 5 . 2 . o SAMPLE STOP - - - - I can tell a button is pressed when the number appears on the timer, thank you very much! GRAGKED.COM

Sinks

Most public bathroom sinks have deep basins, but the faucets only protrude an inch or two from the back. This makes it all but impossible for an adult with average sized hands to wash up without contorting their wrists into bizarre positions. CRACKED.COM

Blu-ray

I have a Blu-ray Player that can only be operated with a remote. - - PHILIPS - A ridiculously small remote which is bad enough by itself, but add in a couple kids and it's always MIA. GRAGKED.COM

Doorknobs

CRACKED.COM Why do hotel restrooms have this weird ass doorknob? What the hell is wrong with a conventional doorknob?!

Coffee

On this coffeemaker you can either see the controls, or you can see how much water you put in. M fee - 1247 - - ... - ... - 5-10 3-6 1-4 Not both. CRACKED.COM

NES Classic

CRACKED.COM THE NES CLASSIC TIME THIS HOT-SELLER IS A 913 DREAM-COME-TRUE FOR RETRO GAMERS! 25 Nintendo - + SELECT Nintendo TOO BAD THE CONTROLLER CORD IS ONLY TWO FEET LONG! YOU HAVE TO EITHER BUY AN EXTENDER OR SIT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR TV TO PLAY THE DAMN THING!

MacBook Pro

CRACKED.COM MacBook Pro and MacBook Air bodies have sharp edges and an indentation (that lets you open them) that has two corners that poke the hell out of your wrists when you rest your arms on them.

Water Bottles

My water bottle has a cap like this. ULA BÍS free - - - US 700ml - I made the mistake of putting it in my bag sideways and the cap popped open, flooding the inside of my bag with warm tea. CRACKED.COM

Stoves

My stove has a surface-level fan instead of an ugly fume hood... ...which means it totally fails at trapping cooking fumes and traps food instead. SMOKE FOOD My smoke alarm goes off EVERY DAY. CRACKED.COM

Speaker Grills

CRACKED.COM The speaker grills of my phone are at the bottom, and I have to hold it in a specific way in order to hear the sound effects when I'm playing a game. Why can't it just be front-facing?

No ON/OFF Switches

38 God-Awful Design Flaws in Everyday Products That Prove Their Creators Skipped That Pesky Focus-Group Stage

USB Ports

Many high-end laptops come with only one USB port. Somehow it never crossed their mind that people might need to plug in multiple things, like a USB drive and a mouse, at the same time. CRACKED.COM

PlayStation 4

CRACKED COM The disc eject and power buttons on the PlayStation 4 are enabled by touch, so whenever I wipe the system I'll accidentally turn it on and pop the disc out at least once.

Small USB Drives

CRACKED.COM I CAN NEVER FIND MY TEENY TINY USB DRIVE. SMALLER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER. LIBERTY в

Lights

Why does everything nowadays have lights that can't be turned off or dimmed? It's painfully annoying when you're trying to sleep or watch a movie in a dark room. CRACKED.COM

Curved TVs

CRACKED.COM QLED TV My curved TV looks nice but its narrow viewing angle means that I have to watch all by myself

Power Banks

10:10 HUAWEI Whats the point of making a super sleek phone.... If I also need to carry around a super thick power bank? Give me a phone whose battery won't die after 6 hours instead. GRAGKED.COM

Tents

CRACKED COM POP UP TENTS ARE AWESOME UNTIL YOU TRY TO FOLD THEM BACK UP ح ABCOSPORT BOSTORT

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