Faraday, after demonstrating how moving a magnet through a coiled wire induced a current in the wire was asked by a visiting statesman what was the use of this.
Faraday responded, "In twenty years, you will be taxing it"
Similarly, at a demonstration of hot air balloons in France, Benjamin Franklin was asked "Of what use is this?"
Franklin replied, "Of what use is a newborn baby?"
When you see how Riker sits down, you have to concede that so-called "normal" chairs just don't cut it.
What if the day in question isn't a Monday?
What's the point of smartphone colors that will get completely covered by the phone case? And don't tell me phone cases are not necessary, I've accidentally dropped my phone enough times!
(I'm on my 4th smartphone in about 12 years, and I've never scratched or cracked a screen)
Users have somehow been trained to ignore and dismiss error messages. Probably from getting too many ad pop-ups.
When my mom roasts a turkey, she puts onions, leek, celery and, yes, carrots around and under the turkey. She uses a rôtissoire that keeps most of the moisture inside, such that the turkey essentially bastes itself during the roasting.
Once the turkey's done, she takes it out and uses the mix of juices and vegetables left in the pan to make the gravy. Sometimes, she'll add one or two pouches of turkey gravy mix, especially if there's a lot of people to feed and she wants to have more gravy, but sometimes, all she does is purée the veggies into the juices, maybe add some water and corn starch to thicken everything, and that's our gravy! The carrots definitely add a sweetness, not to mention color to the gravy.
My own pet peeve is UI components whose associated action is divorced from the components interaction feedback.
For example, a button that seems visibly pressed (even lights up! Maybe there's even audio or haptic feedback!) but once you release, nothing actually happens because you were supposed to press it or hold it down for slightly longer.
This even happens with physical controls: in some elevators you can press a floor button such that it lights up momentarily, and even beeps, and yet the elevator doesn't register the command and you have to press again, longer.
Harvey Wallbanger?
"On the other hand"
LoL, good one!
Well, is it a mine, or a plant? What is being mined or produced? How many employees? Or is it all automated?
Watch out for their sonic tanks, though.
How often did your community college hold paintball competitions?