Back to the drawing board! These pointless structures failed at the design stage
It’s easy to take everyday things for granted, but when we really study how everyday objects in the world work, it becomes clear that great effort goes into making them correct and usable.
However, this is not always the case – and sometimes it becomes clear that the design stage of some of the objects we see all the time was poorly thought out.
People from all over the world took to Pinterest to share the funny design mishaps they spotted, which were compiled into a gallery Cheezburger.com.
These included a wheelchair ramp designed to improve accessibility for all, which ended up leading people up three very inaccessible steps.
One person noticed a barrier in the parking lot that was intended to control the flow of people using the area and improve safety. However, the barrier itself was ridiculously easy to bypass, rendering it completely useless.
People from all over the world took to Pinterest to share the funny design mishaps they noticed, and Cheezburger.com compiled them into a gallery. These included a fire hydrant in Japan that was locked behind a railing and completely inaccessible.
Elsewhere, someone broke a fire hydrant. Japan it was locked behind the railings and completely inaccessible, which would not have been particularly useful in the very emergency for which it was intended.
And the playground had a gate that people could use to get into the area, but the person who took the photo noticed an obvious flaw in its design because the gate was open and it was very easy to just walk around it.
Here, FEMAIL looks at some of the worst design mistakes from around the world…
It seems that on this bus you generally have to pay extra for legroom, because one of the seats leaves no room at all in the front.
This gate in a residential area of the UK is somewhat useless as people wanting to access this space can simply walk around it.
This wheelchair ramp in France had a loop and ended in three steps, which of course are inaccessible to people who would have to use the ramp.
This car park was fitted with a barrier for safety reasons and to control people coming in and out, but given that it can be driven around this is probably not very useful.
This would be the perfect place to admire the view – if only someone had thought to build a door leading out to the balcony.
This door in the underground parking lot seems unnecessary – there is another very obvious way to get to the other side of the wall.
Finding storage space in the kitchen can be a challenge at the best of times, so it will be painful for cooking enthusiasts to see this fancy design fail.
Oddly enough, this cup was designed with a handle inside the mug, which defeats the purpose of the handle itself.
Those tiny handrails only seem useful when going down the top step, but after that you’re on your own.
The wheelchair space was designed with a curb around it to prevent people in wheelchairs from entering or exiting.
These marble steps may look elegant, but seeing how they lead up to a bare wall makes it difficult to understand their purpose.