What a business mind!
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Cash register tapes have been doing that for many years. But you're right, it seems that more things could benefit from that concept. My vacuum cord has a yellow sticker and then a red sticker to indicate the end of it. It is retractable so it is there to warn you to not pull too hard.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I just noticed recently that when a box of Kleenex is near empty, the color of tissue changes to peach to remind users that it is time to buy a new box. What a smart idea. Do you know any other examples like this?
TOMZ_KV
Tomz_KV wrote:
Do you know any other examples like this?
Roll-your-own cigarette rolling paper boxes contain a coloured paper when there are only 10 left (of typically 50 or 100). Another example: Patent US5365874 - End of dental floss tape indicator - Google Patents[^].
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The toilet.
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I just noticed recently that when a box of Kleenex is near empty, the color of tissue changes to peach to remind users that it is time to buy a new box. What a smart idea. Do you know any other examples like this?
TOMZ_KV
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Little things like these may not get noticed. But they do reflect manufacturers work hard on their products.
TOMZ_KV
Like a hard drive that gives the "imminent failure" warning. :-D
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I just noticed recently that when a box of Kleenex is near empty, the color of tissue changes to peach to remind users that it is time to buy a new box. What a smart idea. Do you know any other examples like this?
TOMZ_KV
Yes, but I can't tell you in every detail what the owner of my local bar mixes into the beer to remind me that I should have another one. And now you have reminded me to go and buy a fresh two pound roll of filament for the 3D printer after work.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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I just noticed recently that when a box of Kleenex is near empty, the color of tissue changes to peach to remind users that it is time to buy a new box. What a smart idea. Do you know any other examples like this?
TOMZ_KV
My car has a flat tyre warning. I saw it one day and drove in to work wondering what the hell that light meant. When I got in to work I read the manual, then I looked at the tyre and realised the significance of the light. These sorts of things are only useful if you know what they mean. No I am not going to read the whole of my car manual - I simply don't have the time.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Tomz_KV wrote:
Do you know any other examples like this?
Roll-your-own cigarette rolling paper boxes contain a coloured paper when there are only 10 left (of typically 50 or 100). Another example: Patent US5365874 - End of dental floss tape indicator - Google Patents[^].
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people get wrinkly, slow, and sometimes stupid when they're about to run out
Installing Signature... Do not switch off your computer.
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Like a hard drive that gives the "imminent failure" warning. :-D
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data. There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Yes, but I can't tell you in every detail what the owner of my local bar mixes into the beer to remind me that I should have another one. And now you have reminded me to go and buy a fresh two pound roll of filament for the 3D printer after work.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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I don't think so. You would only smoke less when finally running out of papers without being informed before.
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My car has a flat tyre warning. I saw it one day and drove in to work wondering what the hell that light meant. When I got in to work I read the manual, then I looked at the tyre and realised the significance of the light. These sorts of things are only useful if you know what they mean. No I am not going to read the whole of my car manual - I simply don't have the time.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I already have one, if you take into account how long it needs to finish an object. More of a relative spacetime printer.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Changes colour to tell you it needs emptying. :)
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Changes colour to tell you it needs emptying. :)
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I mean, I am not saying it goes peach after a week or two, but it definitely changes colour! :)
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I just noticed recently that when a box of Kleenex is near empty, the color of tissue changes to peach to remind users that it is time to buy a new box. What a smart idea. Do you know any other examples like this?
TOMZ_KV
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I just noticed recently that when a box of Kleenex is near empty, the color of tissue changes to peach to remind users that it is time to buy a new box. What a smart idea. Do you know any other examples like this?
TOMZ_KV
Cash register receipt rolls have a red stripe on then when they are nearing the end
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