Assignment 2A
Bug List
1. Having my mirror fog up after I shower.
- Why: The ventilation in the bathroom isn’t strong enough to get rid of all the steam and the mirror isn’t an anti-fogging.
2. The pedestrian crossing at the intersection of University and 13thST takes a while before turning green.
- Why: It needs to keep traffic flowing, taking into account all the left turn signals and right turn signals making the window to cross even shorter.
3. The desk provided by the Standard Apartment is so small that barely a laptop fits on it.
- Why: Although the rooms are big, the desk size allows space to be maximized in other ways and it is probably cheaper than other models.
4. Plane seating in American airlines economy is tight.
- Why: Seats are purposely tight to maximize profits by cramming as many passengers as possible.
5. The hot water at the Murphree Dorm doesn’t always function properly.
- Why: Being connected to the University water system, hot water is being used everywhere making it take long to get to a specific place. It needs to go through all the other areas before.
6. The Brita filters take a while before all the water is passed through.
- Why: Although it is inconvenient, filtering water takes time and it is necessary in order to make sure that it is clean for drinking.
7. Double sided tape not holding up properly.
- Why: Either the adhesive is dried up or the surface it is stuck on is too slick.
8. Plastic drawers bought at Walmart not being able to sustain a lot of weight.
- Why: For the cheap prices, it is not expected to hold huge amounts of weight and should be used as a convenient storage space for small items.
9. iPhone 8 does not have a headphone jack making it impossible to charge one’s phone and listen to music at the same time.
- Why: This is a ploy by Apple to make its customers spend more money on its’ products, such as on the air pods. Users need Bluetooth earplugs to listen to music while charging.
10. People leaving dirty dishes in the sink.
- Why: A combination of being used to having someone doing it for them and blatantly being lazy.
11. Washing machines making noise when running.
- Why: People may be leaving coins or washing items with zippers which make noise when they come in contact with the interior of the washing machine.
12. Fob readers at Standard not always working properly.
- Why: Having to setup and give several hundred keys to the residents, some fobs aren’t activated properly and don’t read the keys.
13. Only having three crossing bridges at the Standard to get from the apartments to the parking.
- Why: Each individual bridge must have been expensive and complicated to build making it hard for the developers to place one at each level.
14. Not having any available Guest parking at the Standard.
- Why: All parking is reserved for the retail stores down stairs and the location does not make easy to build additional parking spaces.
15. The lines to get into bars in Midtown, especially Fats on a Wednesday.
- Why: The limited amount of areas to go out in Gainesville make it hard for all the students to find a good place to have fun, causing the couple of places to be crowded all the time.
16. Ultra Music Festival not having enough buses for the public to leave, forcing hours of waiting.
- Why: A mixture of bad planning and an unfavorable location bad it hard for Ultra to suitably give transportation to 80k people at the same time.
17. Airlines increasing their prices during specific holidays, for example, Miami to New York being $600 for Thanksgiving.
- Why: Airlines know that travel is heavy during these periods, so they increase prices to maximize profit. Simple supply and demand being used against the customers.
18. Babolat Tennis Racket Grip getting used up after only three uses.
- Why: The design of the grip makes it very good at absorbing water and makes it fragile. These grips are supposed to be used a couple times only.
19. Hume Field being in terrible condition a month into the semester making it impossible to play soccer.
- Why: Several sports teams use these fields to practice, even in the rain, which causes them to be destroyed easily and worn out.
20. Standard Apartments not having any recycling bins near trash chute.
- Why: Poor planning as well as the demand to have recycling bins must be low in college students, causing them to be ignored. Residents need to go outside, downstairs, to make it to the recycling.
Reflection: At first, coming up with 20 things that bothered me seemed to be daunting as I was stuck with 5 for a while. It was only after, when I walked around and thought about the things that bothered me as they were bothering me, was I able to really remember about other instances where I was bothered. My memory was put in the mode where I could easily remember certain things once I had got the ball rolling. Additionally, I feel that it was challenging because we don’t to be reminded what bothers us so we intentionally move past things like that. However, it was a good learning experience to see what really affects me and trying to understand what was occurring behind it all.
