#modern technology: what if everything looked like the obelisk from 2001 a space oddyesy? A featureless slab

[tetranymous]

Nothing makes you more mad at the current state of refrigerator design than having arthritis.

You HAVE to use you hands to open the door. The most frequently accessed compartment is at the bottom, so now you have to figure out how to get to that height without hurting yourself (if your knees are complaining today that's not an option, use giraffe drinking technique instead). SURPRISE, the thing you need is actually at the back so you have to sit on the floor to get it. Oh? the thing you need is heavy? Well good luck trying to get off the ground while holding it! Now do it all again to put it back in. Absolute freaking nightmare.

I actually perused new fridges just out of curiosity and while they solve the whole compartment issue (freezer on the bottom) they're absolutely worse in terms of handle design. "oh we want our fridge to look elegant and blend into the surroundings. That's why we put the handle under the lip of the door" my dude it is a FRIDGE. It is MEANT to be a big box that cools things! It is not a luxury car! Who cares! Why wouldn't you prioritise FUNCTION on an appliance you will literally use multiple times a day every day????????? AND the amount of force they take to open???? Why??? I would probably hurt myself trying to open it. Maybe they should be designed more like luxury cars since at least those put thought into how much force you need to open the door (my engineering class had that SPECIFICALLY as an example for design choices). I don't care about your knock knock window or ice maker or "smart" applianceness; I just want a fridge that has had ANY amount of thought into the end-user experience. Testing and feedback from your entire demographic. The bare minimum.