Name some mass produced useless products

[Lean L]

I was thinking about this one for the longest time.

Toilet seat protectors. If the toilet seat is wet, you still have to wipe it down. If the toilet seat is dry, there is virtually 0% chance that any bacteria or viruses can live on a toilet seat.

The entire product line is driven by an irrational fear of the ick factor.

 

[Eug]

Apple Watch

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Most of them? Disposable gloves in the kitchen come to mind. Poor sanitation practices aren't eliminated by putting gloves on. That high density foam they put under playground equipment is another one.

 

[Matthiasa]

Disposable gloves help when someone has been cut or burned.
Per the op certian bacteria can live in that dried environment significantly longer then the at most 20 seconds between you trying and sitting down.
That said if its dirty enough to need it you probably shouldn't be sitting down anyways.

 

[Rakehellion]

All of them.

 

[Imp]

Apple Watch

*cough* All smart watches.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Youtubers.

 

[Pocatello]

The Bible.

 

[highland145]

nvm

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

The Bible.

Any tool is only as good as the person using it.

 

[highland145]

Any tool is only as good as the person using it.

snap.

 

[Lean L]

Most of them? Disposable gloves in the kitchen come to mind. Poor sanitation practices aren't eliminated by putting gloves on. That high density foam they put under playground equipment is another one.

I usually toss on a pair on disposable gloves when working on cars, especially changing oil. It's great to drain the pan and just toss out the gloves afterwards rather than spend 10 minutes scrubbing and marginally increasing your chances of getting skin cancer.

Now the strange part about gloves at the doctors office. Isn't the point of gloves to not spread germs and at the same time minimize the damage done to hands by washing them 100 times a day? Yet I see doctors using gloves and washing hands after any exams anyways.

 

[Strk]

Most of them? Disposable gloves in the kitchen come to mind. Poor sanitation practices aren't eliminated by putting gloves on. That high density foam they put under playground equipment is another one.

Well, I didn't buy them for the kitchen, but I do wear disposable gloves when I cut up hot peppers.

I usually toss on a pair on disposable gloves when working on cars, especially changing oil. It's great to drain the pan and just toss out the gloves afterwards rather than spend 10 minutes scrubbing and marginally increasing your chances of getting skin cancer.

Now the strange part about gloves at the doctors office. Isn't the point of gloves to not spread germs and at the same time minimize the damage done to hands by washing them 100 times a day? Yet I see doctors using gloves and washing hands after any exams anyways.

Well, you're supposed to wash/pump before and after every patient. The part with gloves is basically you can put them on for everything, but generally you put them on when you will be/might/unsure of being in contact with fluids. That is assuming there are no precautions in place.

 

[lxskllr]

Plastic semi disposable food containers. You get plenty free when you buy food. wash those and use them.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

minorities

 

[Humpy]

Anything sold at GNC or Vitamin Shop or those places.

Just eat regular food.

 

[master_shake_]

 

[Lean L]

I never even understood the vhs rewinder. Let's save 2 minutes by starting a new movie right away while the old one rewinds. Genius!

 

[lxskllr]

I never even understood the vhs rewinder. Let's save 2 minutes by starting a new movie right away while the old one rewinds. Genius!

I think the idea was to prevent machine wear. The machines were expensive, so using an expendable winder made some sense; I think... I don't know how delicate the machines were. I never watched many movies.

 

[Kaido]

I think the idea was to prevent machine wear. The machines were expensive, so using an expendable winder made some sense; I think... I don't know how delicate the machines were. I never watched many movies.

Not only that, but we would always wait until the last minute to return movies, so as to extend the rental time as long as possible...having a rewinder was nice because we could zap 2 or 4 movies quickly & then run down to Blockbuster to swap them out. That and having a large family meant procrastination in returning them anyway :biggrin:

 

[Grooveriding]

Condoms

 

[SKORPI0]

 

[TheSlamma]

Everything made in China

 

[IronWing]

Preachers, turn signals, political ads.

 

[angminas]

I saw a paper on the wall in an ER once with how long various microbes could live on a hard, dry surface. MRSA was rated at 56 days. I don't want ass MRSA.