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Failures of Design

Challenge #6 in the Jaysen dog-foods challenges series. Hosted by Jaysen Marais.

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Sometimes, despite the best of intentions, man-made creations either don't do what they're supposed to or conflict with other objects and/or their environments in such ways that we can't help but shake our heads. I'm specifically looking for examples of counter-productive human creations here, no poking fun at the natural world itself. Bear in mind that some designs are elegant yet unintuitive, so be careful when pointing the finger.

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Announced:

Saturday, 28th March, 2009 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 4th April, 2009 – Friday, 10th April, 2009 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 11th April, 2009 – Friday, 17th April, 2009 (GMT)

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No toned monochrome
No selective colouration
No colour swapping
No borders

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No restrictions.

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No ad-hominem stuff. I'm not interested in people making fun of other people.
No overlays or watermarks (especially the word FAIL)

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

500

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by Jeustin

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Camera:	Nikon D700
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Submitted:	Friday, 10th April, 2009 11:07 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 10th April, 2009
Focal length:	70 mm
Shutter speed:	1/60 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	200
Notes:	Handheld
Views:	1640

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