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I am very thankful to live in a time where I know that the vast majority of my medical issues can be resolved. I also appreciate that I can easily search the internet for just about any random fun fact that I can imagine and know the answer in seconds. But to be honest, what I really want is to live in a world where my toilet cleans itself, and I never have to receive a piece of junk mail ever again.

Redditors have recently been calling out annoying inconveniences that they’re surprised humans haven’t solved yet, so we’ve gathered some of their best points below. Enjoy scrolling through and imagining what kind of utopia we would be living in if these issues were suddenly eliminated, and be sure to upvote the things that infuriate you too!

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now When I was a kid, there were a bunch of vacuums around from the 60s and 70s that had retractable cords. What happened? I want retractable cords on everything. You just gave it a little tug and and swallowed up the entire cord. I want one on my blender, my stand mixer, and my food processor please.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Dust accumulation. I don't need AI in everything, I need a gadget that would suck dust particles from the air before they get to settle on every surface at home.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Why insurance companies are allowed to increase premiums if you use the service you pay the premium for.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Especially when you've only made one claim in 20 years.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Tipping at restaurants (USA). Can’t employers simply pay servers a working wage?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not only is it not "fixed", the whole tipping thing has gotten much worse during my lifetime.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Mammograms…. There’s got to be a way to invent a mammogram machine that doesn’t squeeze your breasts in a clamp so tight that you feel you might pass out. It’s like a medieval torture device, surely with all the technology now they could find something less painful.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Successfully cleaning the inside of a windshield. What's up with that science?

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now People starving to death.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because the top 0.1% is way too busy hoarding every resource.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now I'd really like it if google and youtube would stop asking me if I want to sign in. Just let me look up whatever it is and leave me alone! If I wanted to be signed in, I would've done it already! All it does is annoy me when they randomly ask while I'm trying to do something.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also Google stop asking me to give my location. Me: (googles White House) Google: "Would you like to give your location for more accurate results?" Me: "Nah, I'm good. You're going to show me the same White House anyway right?"

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Do you want to save your password?
Yes.
Password saved.
…trying to sign in…
The information entered doesn’t match our records. Please reset password.
MADDENING!

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, **your username or log in is incorrect** - confirm email's correct so must be password, try again no luck, so reset password - **your new password cannot be the same as a previous password**

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Inserting a single photo into Microsoft Word without the formatting of all 300 pages getting destroyed.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Side effects from medication for a condition that are the same as some symptoms of the condition.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are also quite a few that list opposite potential side effects for the same d**g. "Weight gain / weight loss, euphoria / depression, diarrhea / constipation, hypertension / hypotension, cough up a lung / grow a third lung

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Elevators need an option to press a floor button a second time to cancel. And the open and close buttons should be color coded red and green. In the split second it takes for my brain to process the symbols it’s too late to open the door and I look like a prick.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've had multiple encounters with kids who thought it's the most hilarious thing to get the elevator to the ground floor and then push buttons to ALL the floors so the elevator would stop on every floor, wasting my time and patience.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Throwing away so much plastic waste. Why do they make biodegradable dog poop bags but we can’t get food grade biodegradable bags?

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, dog poop bags aren't meant to preserve dog poop in a fresh and edible state for weeks to months*. But we should long ago have been able to strictly regulate packaging so that almost all of it is actually sortable and (easily) recyclable. *Citation needed

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Why do cars have carpets inside? I’d much rather have the WeatherTech type material throughout - easier to clean, doesn’t stain or hold smells.

Also no fiber transfer, if I’m feeling a little murder-y.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honest answer (I'm pretty sure) is sound damping. The carpet blocks some of the noise that would come up through the floor pan and it absorbs sound waves in the passenger cabin in general. If you have ever driven a totally bare (painted metal only) utility van, you can really hear the difference compared to a van with a passenger cabin - carpet, cloth/foam on ceiling and so on.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Why do printers so reliably not print?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me: Ok I need to print this doc out. Printer: sorry, I’m out of magenta. Me: but it’s black and whi— Printer: DID I STUTTER??

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now That pesky cancer thing. Why hasn't it been cured?

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've "cured" quite a few different forms of cancer, developed treatments that stop progression of many others and currently "vaccines" are in development for still more. (We, because I used to work in that area, had a tiny part to play in one of the earlier "cures" for breast cancer).

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The standard 8-hour workday/5-day work week.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dosen't France have 4-day work week and like 2 hour lunches or something like that?

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#18

**M***********g leaf blowers.**

We can land a somewhat autonomous robot on another f*****g *planet* that can f*****g *tweet* to us, and yet somehow we still deal with leaves by using a device *louder than a goddamn jet engine* that doesn't even *remove* the leaves, but simply moves them from point A to point B?????

And for some f*****g reason, these ungodly loud devices are almost exclusively used as early as humanly possible in the mornings.

Absolutely f**k leaf blowers.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Strong pain meds that don't make you addicted to them or drowsy. Just like an Advil but very strong.

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are loads of options available, many for more specific types of pain which may need a doctor's prescription, many available OTC in smaller doses. And use of opiates does not, despite the backlash of recent years, automatically lead to addiction.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now The freaking chirping sounds that come from household smoke detectors when the batteries are low. You can NEVER figure out which one it is, you may slice open a finger trying to open the battery compartment, and it always starts chirping in the middle of the night. For the love of GOD, why isn’t there a better way!?!?!?!

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it's good that they are annoying or else you might ignore the warnings.

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Having to verify ones identify 50,000 times when you are on the same call with a company trying to get customer service. I gave you my name, my address, phone number, secret password, secret code by text etc. It's damn ridiculous!

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had that happen this month. Had to give account number / other info to AI bot that answered the phone. Then to the lady the bot connected me to. Then to a second lady after the first lady ended up transferring me to a different department. I kind of get the transfer one but why do I have to give it to the bot if the bot doesn't transfer it to the rep's screen?

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Menopause. I know technically you can't solve it, but I can't believe the medical community hasn't figured out how to relieve symptoms at least.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They have, there's hormone treatments available I believe, but it's a woman's issue so, y'know, they don't bother as much

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Eating. We figured it out for animals… I want kibble for people, designed specifically for my dietary, health, and genetic profile. No more wasting hours and hours a month shopping, planning, cooking, cleaning… it’s tiring. I love a good meal, but 80% of the time I’m just trying to fill up so I can get on with my day. I’d like a pouch on my hip that’s got my daily food and I just toss back a handful of crunchies throughout the day. .

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry but this sounds awful, i love taking my time and really enjoy what i'm eating. Maybe that's just me though.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now I live in Belgium and the sanitation service only hauls away paper/cardboard once a month. But literally 50% of all food packaging includes cardboard, not to mention any deliveries you get during the month 🫠 I heard someone jokingly say once that 90% of home ownership is just cardboard management, and never before have I felt something so deeply in my soul.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Any random ATM knows everything about my bank account, including my balance and my PIN, but it has no idea if I prefer to speak English or Spanish.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or French. I did take French for ten years, but it is my second language and at 11 at night, I can barely read in ENGLISH.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now **WHY THE F**K ARE CHIP/SNACK BAGS SO F*****G LOUD?????**

it makes trying to have a midnight snack without waking up the entire house f*****g impossible. it's enraging.

**a special double F**K YOU to sun chips! those f*****g bags can be heard being opened from space. i don't know what they make those bags out of, but i swear to god they cause ear damage.**.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now The buildup that happens in lotion/soap pumps of hardened product. You go to use the product and that buildup acts as a stopper until the pressure pushes it loose and also shoots a stream of lotion/shampoo/whatever across the room.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now When I select “open in app” and it brings me to the App Store for an app I already have downloaded.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When the only option is "open in app" and I am on desktop.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now For balding guys, balding. With how many huge medical breakthroughs we've had over the decades, how we can't figure out how to grow hair on a body part that grew hair on its own for 30+ years at one point, seems wrong.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm OK with it, what I'd like is to NOT grow hair in places where I previously had none. As I get older, hair in my ears, hair all over my body EXCEPT my head LOL. I'd just rather have none everywhere.

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TJMaxx price stickers on the glass of picture frames.

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#31

Coffee shops should have a line for people ordering just an actual coffee. Like a hot brewed coffee, nothing to mix or make, no cake pop or warmed up spinach wrap. Drives me nuts waiting in line while the lady in front of me with 3 kids is ordering every complicated 8 dollar flavored sugar drink on the menu.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

US coffee shops probably prefer you don't order just an actual coffee and therefore don't want to encourage it with a separate / shorter line. That lady in front of you "ordering every complicated 8 dollar flavored sugar drink on the menu" is making them a ton of money

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How about when filling in forms on an order and having to chose a state after filling in the zipcode? Why do we still have to do that?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This has been fixed. It just hasn't been fixed. By which I mean they know how to do this and I've used web sites where you type in your zip code and it auto fills the rest. I've even run into a couple that appeared to be using the postal address database because you could start to type your address like "1234 Mystreet" and it would show a scroll down list of addresses that match. Click on yours and all the other fields auto populate. So.. tech exists. Just folks not bothering to add it to their web page.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Unsynchronized traffic lights.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This has been solved. It is a matter of choice for each municipality what method they use. (timed / synchronized / pressure activated). Many change what the lights do depending on time of day / commutes. But I think for some small towns it's also a matter of budget. Synchronization makes more sense in larger cities. When it works, it feels pretty cool. You almost feel magical when stay at the right speed and every light flips to green just before you reach it.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Itchiness.   It’s so unpleasant. Medications are usually ineffective.   Itching until you break the skin can introduce infections. In pets and children it has to be managed post surgery, not by correcting the itchiness, that’s not possible, but instead by limiting the child or pet’s ability to scratch it.  It can keep you awake at night.  It can make you miserable.  .

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would rather be in pain than itching. I can tune out pain.

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The cause and treatment of my back and neck pain.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel seen.. massage= nope, chiropractor = nope, years of physio=nope, exercise= nope.. FFS

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now #WHY IS HAVING TO FAX INFORMATION STILL A THING!? IT'S JUST EMAIL WITH EXTRA STEPS!!

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because it's a lot more secure than email for sensitive information

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Not having reliable public transportation.

The busses in my city only run until 6 PM. They've been dumping millions of dollars in expanding the highways. When honestly a train in between like 4 or 5 cities throughout the entire state would make the entire state accessible to anyone.

Iowa BTW. Btw don't build a train direct to Chicago, we're all good on that, bad enough as it is here with the b******t they keep sending over here.

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School day doesn’t match work day.

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So kids should be even longer hours in school? Also people work all hours not just office time hours.

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#39

Why can’t washers and dryers have a clock in them so they can tell me exactly what time a load will be done? I don’t wanna math when it’s 12:37 and my load will be done in 54 minutes - just let me program the time and then tell me when to come back!!!!

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You could use the timer on your mobile? Just saying....

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Why car manufacturers have not built cell phone holders with charging capabilities built into the dash yet. Maybe newer cars finally have this? My car is a 2022 and the phone charging platform is down by my knees.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because having the phone in front of you while driving is illegal in many countries?

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now There has to be a better way to package flour.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, I'm good with the normal paper sack. It's one of the few products that isn't packaged in plastic.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it were packaged in plastic it would be a bomb. No, really, look it up. Which is why it is one of a few things that are packaged in paper bags to this day

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You mean you do not like the mini explosion of flour all over the kitchen?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We used to have cloth bags. They were so much easier to deal with.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not being snarky - what is wrong with the way we package flour? It seems pretty optimal to me. What are the issues?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grain weevils, for one thing. That's why I always place the opened bag of flour into a Ziploc bag.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a store clerk, I agree. A case of flour is packaged by plastic, but one small snag and the bag rips through anyways. Why not have flour in more durable bags and put in cardboard boxes? Less waste and recyclable.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Flour is stored in paper bags because it lowers the risk of explosion. Specifically, dust explosions. Basically, the static electricity generated when plastic bags are rubbed against each other, is enough that any dust present inside the bag (keeping in mind, they're filled by weight, not volume), to turn the bag into a bomb.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why not put it in round cardboard containers similar to ones for ice cream. Have a peel off strip so the don't pop open in stock. Now you have a convenient recyclable canister.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

its actually the ideal way to package it. how else do you want them to ship you flour? tightly wrapped in plastic wrap in the shape of a rectangle? taped up with packing tape so its tight? they would think its coke my guy.

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Noses being so s**t. They get blocked really easily, sinus infections suck and don’t get me started on allergies. Their job is for breathing, yet they spend so much time not working properly. Then there’s deviated septums, polyps etc. Come on evolution, sort this s**t out.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you prefer all the shít that the nose filters out to go straight to your lungs, good luck with that

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Robot maid.

We can put people on the moon yet somehow nobody has invented a proper robot maid that can do the majority of domestic tasks.

I think that if men had to do the majority of domestic chores then it would have been invented already.

Don’t even mention robot vacuum cleaners. They are c**p and yes, I have a top of the range one. Still c**p.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now An easy way or tool for fully cleaning/scrubbing the tub and shower - without all of the bending and stretching, ugh!

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are scrubbers that bend, scrubbers that extend. We have one you can stick a regular kitchen sponge into that does both.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Stickers on soft fruit. The stickers never come off easily and half the time i claw off part of the skin.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the TV doco "War on Waste" (ABC-TV, Australia), an edible sticker was suggested.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now Going into the car and having to take down your ponytail/claw clip/etc. since the headrest is in the way.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing to stop you from removing the headrest. You may regret it if you're in an accident, though.

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Why doesn't a car vacuum that easily removes pet hair exist yet?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our pet hair vacuum addon worked perfectly fine for car vacuuming.

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Mop buckets. We can put a man on the moon, but a smoothly-pushing mop bucket is just too complicated?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well according to Wiki, it costed: USD 257 billion (2023). If you pay that for the research on a bucket, you would get something nice!

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Waiting in line at the pharmacy when you just want to pick up a prescription is still way to frustrating.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've got a magic cabinet outside our pharmacy, you get a text and a code, and you can pick up your prescription 24/7. Tip: if you are vertically challenged, tell them to make a note not to put your stuff in the top shelf...

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#50

We all changed to front load washers in the US over the last 20 years and every single time I open the door the whole load of clothing is tangled together in a knot of legs and sleeves. Why are we living like this?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get it, i always only used front load washers and never ever had this problem.

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#51

Better packaging for napkins. Once you open them, the rest are just hanging out in the air.

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“It’s Like A Medieval Torture Device”: 30 Inconveniences That Humans Should Have Solved By Now I still can’t believe there’s no solution for the daily inconvenience of accidentally sending a text to the wrong person and then having to awkwardly explain why you’re discussing “secret snack stashes” with your boss instead of your best friend. It's like the universe is just waiting for the perfect cringe-worthy moment.

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That'd be one of Bored Panda's most popular post genres gone at a stroke, though, so it's probably a good thing this one's not been fixed

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#53

Why are there still no perfect socks that never slip off?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

??? My socks never slip off, what on earth are you doing to cause this?

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