Post #3327859
2026-06-15 18:33 UTC
FWIW I'm a massive fan of knobs in cars. One of the first cars I drove was a Volvo 145 which had every knob a different shape so you could locate it by touch alone. The pinnacle of automobile dashboard design!
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@img@freyjas.org 2026-06-15 20:09
@geomannie@mastodon.scot Yep, and knobs and dials are still the safest to use... those nopads are impossible as the cars ain't standing still while driving... making it 100% impossible to do anything.. at all
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@alicemcalicepants@ohai.social 2026-06-15 18:40
@geomannie@mastodon.scot 'Knobs in cars' sounds like a working title for Top Gear :blobcatgiggle:
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@TimWardCam@c.im 2026-06-15 18:40
@geomannie@mastodon.scot "every knob a different shape so you could locate it by touch alone" Just like aeroplanes. (OK, not every knob, but some of the more important ones. This is supposed to give you a clue when you're pulling the wrong knob, which can sometimes matter.)