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Chapter 5 talked about human error and how we tend to mess up when we are doing two actions that are similar, or are related in a given situation. I myself have done strange things like if i were using the milk while i was watching TV and eating cornflakes i would be thinking to put the milk back into the fridge, but at the same time i would we wondering what was happening on the TV. so instead of putting the milk in the fridge i would but the TV remote inside the Fridge instead. when i would return to the TV, i would then wonder where the remote went and see the milk still on the floor. i would then take a second to think, if the milk is here then what did i put in the fridge. I then would realize that it was the remote that i had put in the fridge and not the milk, so i would then have to grab the milk put it in the fridge, find the remote in the fridge and then go back to watch TV.

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this is an image of a stove i found with a very strange design. first off, I would have to say that I have never see a stove with only three burners, and to make it worse all three of them are way to close together, I get the only way this would actually work is if you were cooking one thing at a time, but if you had more then one things to cook at a time it would be very difficult.

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Chapter 4 talked about how we as people mess up when we have more then one option or possibility when doing something. when i read about the example of the Lego motorcycle, it reminded me of when I was working on the extra credit paper air man. when I was in class, I didn't notice that every piece was numbered and that every number would help me in putting together all the pieces. So after I got home I had to figure out how to put the pieces together and what went where. it was a good thing I kept the instruction sheet, they didn't really help that much since i didn't know what number was what, but they did give me a visual idea on what everything was suppose to look like, It took me almost 5 to 10 hours to put the paper airman together, but with the knowledge i had and the help of the visual instructions i was able to put all the right pieces together.

CeraCera Paper Airman

Here are some photos and a video of the Extra Credit paper airman I did.

blog 6

In this image i found is a handicap stall in a public restroom. The design of the room is very awkward for any handicap person to use. The handle which should be placed next to the toilet and more accessible is placed behind the toilet. Not only would this make it hard for a handicap person to use, the toilet paper is also very far from the toilet. A normal person would not be able to reach this without having to stand up. Therefore a handicap person could not reach. This is a horrible design and should be taken into consideration. Instead of making it easier for a handicap person to use, this makes the choir twice as hard. This is a common sense design flaw, and should be reconsidered.

blog 5

Chapter three was a very interesting chapter on basic human memory and knowledge and how it works. I while I was reading i found it very interesting how when they were talking about the functions of memory, i found myself remembering that I knew the information that they were talking about because they were common sense things i do everyday. When I read even further into the chapter it said that the memory i remembered while reading was one of three categories of human memory that we use every day. this memory was number three, the memory thought explanation, which is basically a memory or information you already know, but you do not recall it until another person brings it up again and describes it to you.

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above is an image of what i think is a good product. its one of the new trash receptacles that the city installed this year. At firs glance it is very pleasing to the eyes because there is no trash build up or falling out of it. if you look again you know what it is due to the image on the side of the character putting something within another drawing of a trash can. its also round and smooth which almost takes back to when you were a kid and played with fish price toys. its even earth friendly with its solar power panels that uses the sun to compact and compress the trash. its easy to interact with, it has a handle so you know you would need to pull it in order to open it, it is even placed in a very good location close to the corner of every street which people cross everyday.