No list of the worst designed products of all time is complete without including the toilet stall.
Think about it. Its goal is simple: just cover up the person trying to do their business so that no one can see them do their business.
Is it successful? 95% yes — most visibility is indeed blocked. But the keyword there is "most." Why isn't ALL visibility blocked? The high majority of toilet stalls still have enough gaps in the door frame that you can see in or out pretty easily if you try.
Am I absolutely pissed by this? No — I've never been made uncomfortable by someone trying to watch me through a stall opening, and I have faith that not many people would try. But why wouldn't the stall maker just design the stall to avoid this problem altogether? Why would they completely butcher the last 5% of the design so that the first 95% is made far less effective? It's like designing an indestructible steel steamboat and including a "Designated Leaking Spot" in the blueprints.
We're better than this, America.
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