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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Tuesday, February 04, 2003 :::
Kate Malcolm researches why cold water faucets are on the right, and hot on the left.
It makes sense that we have a convention, just for informational ease. If you come across some foreign, unlabeled faucets, you'd prefer not to have to ask someone or test which is which -- it's handy that you automatically know. Of course, there are some exceptions -- I lived in such an apartment once.
And this isn't the most vital convention in the world to follow -- the informational costs of not doing so are not very high -- but there's really no reason not to, is there?
::: posted by Steven at 12:25 PM
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