Timeline for How can users be prevented from pouring water into the bean compartment of a coffee machine?
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| Jul 9, 2020 at 14:53 | comment | added | Jos van Weesel | Put a sticker of coffee beans around the transparent comportment of the beans so it is clear that coffee beans go in there. On the other hand, then you will be confused when the beans run out but it looks like it's full. So take the sticker off again. But then you're back at the initial problem with the water, so repeat endlessly. | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 19:21 | comment | added | Robert Harvey | topclassactions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/keurig6.jpg | |
| May 16, 2013 at 19:55 | answer | added | Matthew Moore | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 9, 2013 at 9:37 | comment | added | Bob | reddit.com/r/firstworldanarchists/comments/19uzmi/… | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 14:10 | answer | added | Dominik Oslizlo | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 12:32 | answer | added | Marty Dunlop | timeline score: 0 | |
| Feb 10, 2013 at 5:13 | answer | added | UXAndrew | timeline score: 0 | |
| S Feb 10, 2013 at 1:36 | history | suggested | hippietrail | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
in english it's rare to use a plural noun as a qualifier: not mice trap but mouse trap; not beans compartment but bean compartment
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| Feb 9, 2013 at 1:59 | comment | added | mprivat | Why not use the same hole to pour both the beans and the water? Inside, there could be a plate at a 45 degree angle with perpendicular gaps through it that could let water go straight down through the gaps, and the beans would go off following the 45 degree angle into a bean compartment. This way, you remove the issue by removing the option to even screw up. | |
| Feb 7, 2013 at 16:54 | comment | added | Redsandro | Icon on the (inside of the) cap of a tap/faucet with a big red cross over it. | |
| Feb 7, 2013 at 8:27 | comment | added | Virtuosi Media | My humble suggestion: youtube.com/watch?v=sn-7Ozvnfdc | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 15:36 | comment | added | daviewales | Use classical conditioning... When they add water to coffee beans, hit them with an electric shock. | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 7:55 | answer | added | André | timeline score: 9 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 7:37 | comment | added | Steve Bennett | A small dummy compartment with a lid. The lid can't be removed, and has the text "No water required :)" (I think some of the other solutions with full sized dummy compartments are a bit impractical for a commercial product.) | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 7:24 | comment | added | Kamil Szot | label with text: $500 fine - for pouring water here - it will damage the machine | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 5:49 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Feb 6, 2013 at 5:32 | comment | added | Vortico | Line the bottom of the coffee bean container with lithium. | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 5:29 | comment | added | Alex L | Now we've solved the water/beans problem, where does the milk go? | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 5:21 | answer | added | Vlad Magdalin | timeline score: 9 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 5:07 | comment | added | Kirby Todd | Fresh ground coffee with tap water? What if you have really bad tap water in your area? | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 4:11 | answer | added | d33pika | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 3:55 | comment | added | LarsH | @Kaz - I guess they're from the same planet as me ... The offices I've worked in, I've never seen a coffee machine hooked up to water. | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 3:47 | answer | added | Daniel Hardy | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 3:28 | answer | added | Max Wheeler | timeline score: 9 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 3:01 | answer | added | Alex Stangl | timeline score: 7 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 2:49 | answer | added | Brinson | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 2:49 | answer | added | monksy | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 2:23 | answer | added | X Tian | timeline score: 11 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 2:00 | comment | added | Kaz | I haven't seen an office coffee machine in more than 20 years that wasn't hooked up to water. What planet did these people step off? Also, the machine looks a lot like a commercial espresso machine. Who ever heard of adding water to those from the top? When was the last time you saw a barista at a coffee shop pouring water into a machine? Academic Programmer #16 | |
| Feb 6, 2013 at 1:12 | comment | added | Dacto | I guess they didn't get the memo about the new coffee machine. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 23:39 | answer | added | Lie Ryan | timeline score: 14 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 23:14 | comment | added | Tullo_x86 | Add a funnel at the back, with a hose that leads into the drain. That way, there's two places to put stuff, and the user is forced to make a choice. What's that? Yes, I'll see myself out. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 22:49 | answer | added | xxx | timeline score: 53 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 22:03 | answer | added | Todd S | timeline score: 7 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 21:42 | comment | added | user17753 | Don't know much about the internals, is it conceivable to only allocate beans briefly with a hinging mechanism at the bottom of the compartment? If so you can prevent it from ever opening via two small contacts on the top of this hinge that would become active due to the conductivity of water preventing it from opening. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 20:10 | comment | added | ratchet freak | add a dummy (transparent) water container that is always full | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 19:42 | comment | added | Jonas | @Izkata: The difference is that they open the cover to reveal the message, rather than approaching an unchanging message from afar. If the door flashed "Pull! Now!" right when you touch it, the number of people getting it wrong may be smaller. | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 19:32 | answer | added | Simon | timeline score: 124 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:58 | comment | added | Izkata | @Jonas It'll probably still be gotten wrong by the same people who push on "pull" doors | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:57 | answer | added | robert.ecot | timeline score: 5 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:39 | comment | added | xdumaine | Our office full of engineers came up with a solution to this: a sticky note that says "Do not add water to machine" | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:28 | answer | added | ZachOfAllTrades | timeline score: 22 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:27 | answer | added | Chris | timeline score: 15 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 18:02 | comment | added | Jonas | What about a hinged cover (hinge at the back) that has "BEANS" written on the inside with an arrow pointing down (or the appropriate icon)? | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 16:09 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackUX/status/298825582748266497 | ||
| Feb 5, 2013 at 15:19 | answer | added | André | timeline score: 12 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 14:42 | answer | added | kontur | timeline score: 362 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 14:32 | answer | added | K.. | timeline score: 46 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 14:27 | answer | added | Benny Skogberg | timeline score: 28 | |
| Feb 5, 2013 at 14:15 | history | edited | Benny Skogberg |
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| Feb 5, 2013 at 14:13 | history | asked | sharptooth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
