Intelligent Design

[cjsmith]

We noticed yesterday that when Rob's car's windshield wipers are on high frequency, and the car is stopped, the wiper motor makes the car sway back and forth in a somewhat queasymaking manner.

This might be another good place for a rant about intelligent design. I'll spare you.

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Wow. I wonder if it's an extremely powerful wiper motor, light car, or a bizarre balance/center of gravity issue?

I've complained about the last several vehicles I've owned with regard to placement of the speedometer and its visibility when the steering wheel is all the way down (the only comfortable position for me). Who tested this design?

[rampling.livejournal.com]

Hee hee hee -- when I read that your post was about "Intelligent Design", at first I assumed you were referring to Intelligent Design (http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-55/iss-6/p48a.html)! As an atheist, my rants about "intelligent design" tend to be about the latter. ;)

OTOH, I really enjoyed the book The Design of Everyday Things (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465067107/qid=1109634783/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9958148-2618364?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), which I figure is a lot more relevant to the point you actually were making. I definitely also have a pet peeve about stupid designs!