Parallel Universe Response

The idea of capturing the misuse of objects in our environment is very intriguing and can provide valuable insight for designers. However, I feel that the specific people discussed in the article are trying to read a little bit too into what people adapt subconsciously. Yes, the material properties of something play a factor in why people misuse them, but I don't believe that people always actively think about what they're using and why. A lot of behavior is environment and opportunity. On the other hand, I think it is valuable for designers to see how people adapt or misuse objects because it opens up opportunities and different ways to innovate with a give object or properties of an object. I believe it just reinforces user centered design that is intuitive, because people are going to use an object based on their intuition whether or not the object was actually designed for the purpose.