World's worst designs / invention

[vantage]

Calf registration section of bcms, scrolling through a million unknown breeds beginning with B which probably aren’t even found in this country to find British Blue X.

UK breeders who reinvented a breed, Belgian Blue, into British Blue!

 

[primmiemoo]

Automatic stop/start that is switched on by default.
I am not saying that automatic stop/start is a bad thing but forgetting to switch it off has nearly killed me several times.
Some of the junctions in the Westcountry donkey tracks/lanes have almost no visibility of traffic approaching from the sides and when you pull out you really need to get on with it or you will be T-boned. Having the engine suddenly decide to cut out at just the wrong moment is terrifying!

Er, they're roads, but they do require their own skills sets. Best find which button to press, or whatever in the menu to unclick for the duration. Good luck.

 

[steveR]

10' gates on a 42 acre field

Ahhh, but works wonders at discouraging a neighbour from sneaking down a non-permissive route with big kit, to save 5 mins running around the road.

 

[steveR]

Agreed
A hill start with a heavy trailer is a nightmare now with 19 reg hilux
Reverse gear is also too fast for a trailer, i always used to drop it into lo, now it just burns the clutch as it takes too long to go in, and sometimes just wont

Sounds like my bloody Ranger. Totally u/s low ratio.

 

[Paddington]

Makita impact bit set, comes in a plastic stand for easy access. I should say display stand as the thing is top heavy being like a large box of matches stood on the narrow end. Have knocked this thing over twice today on different benches sending bits everywhere. Hammering something in the vice yesterday at the far end of the bench, the box joined in throwing bits into the air.

 

[toquark]

Pick ups without diff locks. Was in a bit of a hurry this morning and put a rear wheel into a deep ditch. 3 wheels on the turf but the bloody thing just sat and spun.

When I called a pal in his land rover to come and pull me out he just laughed and said “American shite”. I couldn’t disagree.