Designs for a happy life (11 Apr 2005)

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Designs for a happy life (11 Apr 2005)
Somewhere in between there is a whole host of devices that are used by two people - the happy couple. In such contexts there is often a degree of delegation: he knows how to change the program on the central heating, she knows how to adjust the clock on the oven. She knows how to run the eco-setting on the washing machine, he knows how to change the bit on the power drill.

However, there are still a multitude of simple devices that both people use, and that they use in different ways.

Article URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4432317.stm

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