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WHY IS IT SO? Explaining design innovations from everyday life you may have missed. The pen lid While you may have attempted to whistle through your pen lid either at school or in the office, this isn’t the function of the hole in the top or why it was introduced. It did, however, come about because of our tendency to put pen lids in our mouths, and was designed to stop children in particular from choking should they accidentally swallow it, with the hole preventing suffocation. The can ring-pull The primary function of the ring-pull on a can of fizzy drink is to open it, and that’s all right? Wrong. The reason there is a hole in the ring pull isn’t just to allow more purchase when opening it, it was actually designed and implemented to turn around and double up as a straw holder so you can enjoy your drink with greater ease. That odd piece of fabric with an item of clothing How often do you get a new shirt or blouse and it comes with a puzzling square of spare fabric? Many of us live our lives believing this is used to replace any holes, rips or tears in the clothing and this is its secondary use. However, you might not have realised it’s actually there so you can test washing the fabric with your chosen conditioner and temperature to ensure it isn’t damaged before you wash the item of clothing itself.
Wooden clothing hangers Another design innovation that may no longer be in wider use, but the original wooden clothing hanger was made using Cedarwood. Why? Cedarwood was a natural bug repellent and helped protect clothes from hungry moths.
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The car fuel gauge When we start out driving we may spend a lot of time looking at our car fuel gauge, usually due to it being illuminated a lot of the time. We also spend as much time when first driving a car pulling up to the pump and then realising the fuel cap is on the opposite side. What you might not have noticed is that the majority of cars have a little arrow pointing at the fuel pump icon to indicate which side it is situated. Computer keyboards You’re probably sat at a computer right now. Check out the F and J keys. See those two little ridged lines? They’re there so that touch typists can find their place on the keyboard without having to look. The shirt Even the simple shirt has seen innovative design developments over the years. Ever wondered about that random loop between the shoulder blades? If you don’t have your moth repellent cedarwood clothes hanger to hand, this loop allows you to hang the shirt by a peg without creasing it.
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