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That "ergonomic" mug handle was an absolute joke on Sunday morning
Ngl, I picked up this ceramic mug at a thrift store in Seattle last weekend because the handle looked all curved and fancy. Figured it would be great for gripping with my clumsy morning hands. Took one sip of coffee and the whole thing slid right out of my hand and shattered on the tile floor. The handle was shaped in a way that forced my fingers into a pinch instead of an actual hold. Who designed this thing, someone who never actually holds a mug? Has anyone else run into a product that looked useful but was actually dangerous to use?
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cameron_craig2mo ago
Bet that designer never dropped hot coffee on themselves before.
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james_butler2mo ago
You know, I actually used to buy into the whole "ergonomic" marketing hype myself. Bought this $45 "revolutionary" coffee mug with a weird angled handle a few years ago because it looked So cool. But @cameron_craig you're absolutely right about that designer never testing it with actual hot coffee. First morning I filled it up, the handle forced my wrist into this awkward bend and I dumped half the mug on my lap. That vegetable peeler example is spot on too, I had one of those and it was basically unusable. It really changed my whole view on these products realizing the designers probably sit at a computer all day and never actually use the thing in real life.
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kim.hannah2mo ago
That's the thing with a lot of "ergonomic" stuff nowadays. It feels like companies just slap a weird curve on something and call it an upgrade without actually testing it. Same thing happened to me with a "comfort grip" vegetable peeler that was so thick I could barely hold it. Feels like we're stuck in this trend where form is beating function in everyday tools.
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