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(DIR) Post #B0cOFXvU7epNxcOjWC by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-25T22:43:44Z
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Design Challenge:In the tiny kitchen I must have TWO objects on the floor that I trip over:1. Waste Basket (Because it's an apartment it's like those at the office, small and simple a bucket.)2. step stool (because i am short)It seems to me that this could be somehow made into one object. A garbage can I could stand on. Yes I could turn it over but I think you can see how that is not ideal. Any designers out there looking for their big break?
(DIR) Post #B0cObOQ893reql9KGe by pawpower@beige.party
2025-11-25T22:47:38Z
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@futurebird I can't help you with the garbage can thing, but I have a stepstool and it has a little strap on the side because it's actually designed to be carried to festivals and things and used as an actual stool to sit on, anyway I hang it off the side of my bakers rack and when I need it, I just take it down and put it up and you can adjust the height and then when I'm done, I collapse it again and hang it back up
(DIR) Post #B0cOm9AbBclCjk0qA4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-25T22:49:32Z
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@alienghic It would need a handle like a broom sticking up so you don't need to touch the trash just to move the stool. Maybe with a bike grip, like the rubber ones on vintage kids bikes.
(DIR) Post #B0cOpGxAhjI7kHDrAO by KydiaMusic@mastodon.social
2025-11-25T22:50:08Z
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@futurebird I can picture it in my mind. Solid, sturdy, steppy, and ofc the top part is a lid that you can also step on. The bottom step is also a hinged separate compartment and that’s where you keep a roll of trash bags (or snacks, if you’re nasty).
(DIR) Post #B0cOsKa1g1fhrVr3T6 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-25T22:50:41Z
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@KydiaMusic Good design also accommodates the nasty ones I suppose.
(DIR) Post #B0cP4snkGiv5TMFzrk by KydiaMusic@mastodon.social
2025-11-25T22:52:52Z
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@futurebird Top engineers and park rangers have yet to design a trash can that keeps out the smartest bears but can still be operated by the dumbest humans.
(DIR) Post #B0cPnfzoj1cYmyGLj6 by MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social
2025-11-25T23:01:00Z
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@futurebird I found this, I'd add a step (figure), you could probably find a small plastic wastebin that would fit. Maybe the smaller step could be for trash and the bigger recycling.https://www.reddit.com/r/BeginnerWoodWorking/comments/10incxb/made_a_stepping_stool_trash_can_since_my_kids/
(DIR) Post #B0cPxjVEXfvWYokjgm by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-25T23:02:54Z
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@alter_kaker I have not! though it sounds like the kind of suburban sized thing that will just make me annoyed.
(DIR) Post #B0cPziv1gUdvKQlZT6 by gbsills@social.vivaldi.net
2025-11-25T23:03:15Z
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@futurebird Imagine if you will, a small trampoline used instead of the step. You position the trampoline so that when you throw trash at it, the trash bounces out an open window into a full sized trashcan below. You do need to be careful when you use it to reach things though.
(DIR) Post #B0cQe3dS51dTAAmLnk by burnitdown@beige.party
2025-11-25T23:10:32Z
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@futurebird it's not even very hard to design. put the garbage can under the highest step, make the lid sturdy enough that it won't break from standing on it. it seems like this could already be solved but we have LLMs and fucking trillionaires instead.
(DIR) Post #B0cT2eJ7aMZnl37hhI by Jestbill@mastodon.world
2025-11-25T23:37:23Z
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@futurebird (IMHO) In the workman's shop, combination tools fail. Neither tool does correctly what it should. Make the wastebasket tall so you don't trip.A step stool that folds will end up breaking.
(DIR) Post #B0caCIDrFbwxq0CtHc by Redly@mas.to
2025-11-26T00:57:33Z
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@futurebird Maybe take some inspiration from a convertible chair/stepstool like https://www.rockler.com/convertible-step-stool-chair-plan, but in place of a chair seat would be the wastebasket lid, with the receptacle below.
(DIR) Post #B0ceR72xU4R3KxQm6i by MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social
2025-11-26T01:15:07Z
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@haaseg @futurebird I’ve revised my suggestion. I think a box with a fold down stair would be the most efficient.
(DIR) Post #B0ceY7aHsqyF20MWJM by WhiteCatTamer@mastodon.online
2025-11-26T01:46:19Z
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@futurebird Where would you like these objects to be relative to other parts of the kitchen? That is, would you prefer a garbage can be close to the sink, or the stepstool nearest the cabinets or fridge?What is the layout of the kitchen, if you don’t mind me asking, because I’d think a design that meshes with, say, an inbuilt island or table might reduce tripping more by dint of associated height than necessarily the merging of furniture.
(DIR) Post #B0cegqvFCaBdxfKOaO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-26T01:47:57Z
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@WhiteCatTamer It's too small to have an island and I don't like the trash in a cabinet, it's kind of gross to me? I take out the trash every day we have a shoot in the hall. So used bags in a simple open bucket work great. I move both the can and the step frequently to where they are helpful.
(DIR) Post #B0cerYNAVdSzcGUYeu by WhiteCatTamer@mastodon.online
2025-11-26T01:49:50Z
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@futurebird Hmmm, what about a collapseable stepstool that you hung from a hook? Or would that be too annoying to set up when needed?
(DIR) Post #B0cfAbgqOpw1PHmRn6 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-26T01:53:17Z
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@brandonscript This is why we have #picathecat
(DIR) Post #B0cgG967iYzwQAoFzk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-26T02:05:27Z
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@chu This could be perfect. Though I would need to add a handle. hmmm.
(DIR) Post #B0cglzjO4vK0daMUFs by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-26T02:11:10Z
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@ericbono I have this in our bedroom. Well one like it. I love it. Makes it easy to climb into our loft bed.
(DIR) Post #B0ch47XXmdi24LStqS by tito_swineflu@sfba.social
2025-11-26T02:14:32Z
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@futurebird I feel like there are two design modes: a lid that lifts up and is the top step or a side entry hole for the trash.
(DIR) Post #B0clFh8ACMBFSBMsgy by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-26T03:01:25Z
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@ericbono It was VERY expensive. It's the only furniture I've ever bought anywhere near that price and one of only a few purchased items at all.But it make the room. I've wanted one for decades and about three years ago made the plunge. So happy. It's so elegant and functional.
(DIR) Post #B0covH1Hy4b2Usfcw4 by MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social
2025-11-25T23:04:04Z
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@futurebird Would need to find hinges that are sturdy enough for you to stand on the lid without deforming.Maybe some handholds on the side.I'd actually hinge it on the other side, so you don't accidentally open it with your foot while stepping onto it.
(DIR) Post #B0covIJPACgKVM9boO by MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social
2025-11-25T23:13:22Z
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@futurebird I'd also put some pressure lock casters under a false bottom so you can roll it easily.
(DIR) Post #B0covJJRRYIzblB9VY by MCDuncanLab@mstdn.social
2025-11-25T23:19:55Z
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@futurebird Another option is that the back flips down, potentially sturdier than hinges at the top.
(DIR) Post #B0cp29aS09qPTIOisy by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-26T03:43:51Z
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@MCDuncanLab This lean out thing? I love it. I have no idea how to make it. Really if I can find something to modify even better. But I think having so much weight on the lid would be bad. It would mean the lid needs to be too robust to be easy to lift. But this I like. *pondering*
(DIR) Post #B0cs6oS0JRv3EGMOO0 by jannem@fosstodon.org
2025-11-26T04:18:15Z
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@futurebird @MCDuncanLab The problem, I think, is that a wastebasket tall enough to be easy to use is too tall to work as a step. Our kitchen waste basket doubles as a stool for sitting; that works well. But for standing you'd need multiple steps, which is not what most people look for in the kitchen.
(DIR) Post #B0d3FvEPZQAkMSY4dE by steelman@mstdn.io
2025-11-26T06:23:09Z
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@futurebird Have you considered keeping the waste basket under the sink?
(DIR) Post #B0dNrQRSUXpkxMoNsW by Ailbhe@mendeddrum.org
2025-11-26T10:13:58Z
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@futurebird @ericbono oh absolutely heart-eyes. How glorious.
(DIR) Post #B0ehD0jupEebtsPXZA by lufthans@mastodon.social
2025-11-27T01:25:32Z
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@futurebird Hang the trash can from bungee cords?Do you have a kitchen window with a good angle on wherever the trash is supposed to end up for pick up?*launch*
(DIR) Post #B0ehI6h07U5HoLTftY by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-27T01:26:31Z
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@lufthans The practical and creative minds of the fedi never fail to impress.
(DIR) Post #B0ifxn4m1NhVrFBYDQ by maysonic@twit.social
2025-11-28T23:30:25Z
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@futurebird Somebody patented this, almost 60 years ago: https://patents.google.com/patent/US3397757A/en
(DIR) Post #B0ih2n2bg8CZ9S7TYe by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
2025-11-28T23:42:34Z
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@futurebird So basically just an ottoman but for trash.Definitely can be done.