Stupid Knob
September 2nd, 2009
After a long day at work, I returned to my hotel for a nice cold shower. I stepped into the bathtub and saw this.
Maybe I’m slow, but how the heck do I decipher hot from cold with this knob?
I started reasoning logically. The hotter something is, the more intense the color becomes. So the darker color must be hot.
A cold shower was in order, so I turned the knob towards the lighter area. Three seconds later, I got burned.
Maybe I photoshopped the image a little for dramatic effect. But the point is, I got burned.
Was there a blue color shortage when the stupid knob was made? What was so wrong with the old red “H” and blue “C” that warrant changing?
If color is an issue, why not try spelling the whole darn thing out?
Stupid Hampton Inn and your stupid shower knob, you’ll be hearing from my lawyer soon.
A case of not enough UAT?
What’s UAT precious (in Gollum’s voice)!
how about having it show H and C on the knob…but have a husband who changes it so that H is now C and C is H so when I jump in the shower and wanted a hot shower, I got frozen water???
Sounds like the type of husband I’ll be. I’m not very handy around the house!
LOL hko.
UAT = User Acceptance Testing.
Somethings may be perfectly designed, technically, but without user’s input, it’s can be quite.. useless to the “users”.
who knows how long it will be before he changes it back and forgets to tell me. Nothing wakes you up faster than an ice cold….shower
TDK, good point. You must be an engineer.
hko, I could think of several quicker ways to be woken up!
LOL there…..I know a lot of ways to wake people up, but I wouldn’t…..on my worst enemy…use freezing cold water………….ok……..maybe I would :-) but for the nicer people….leave that to your imagination