Complexity is the enemy of reliability
First corollary:
Simplicity is harder than complexity
Simplicity is harder than complexity
Second corollary:
Complex solutions are usually the first ones discovered
Complex solutions are usually the first ones discovered
Third corollary:
When a simple solution and a complex one are both possible, the complex one results from an inability to grasp the entire problem at once.
When a simple solution and a complex one are both possible, the complex one results from an inability to grasp the entire problem at once.
(See also: Salnick’s Second Law
Salnick’s Third Law
Salnick's Fourth Lawl
Adam's First Law)
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"Complex solutions are usually the first ones discovered"
I definitely find that this is true.
Somehow this explains the prevalence of electronics and high-tech materials on sail boats; we rediscovered simplicity, but couldn't help trying to improve upon it.
Just yesterday I was building some shelves in a hanging locker. There are some vertical strips of wood in the locker that I thought, required me to notch out the shelves to fit around them. After jumping through various hoops, finally doing that to the first shelf, I realized while test fitting it that there was a much easier and practical solution. If I had thought about it a bit longer before starting I "might" have come up with that improved solution.
Drew: Very true. We do seem to be too willing to sacrifice simplicity for comfort or convenience. And I am guilty!
Mike: Indeed it is the way of things. But you should not chide yourself for not seeing the ultimate solution at first - I believe that you needed the experience of the first effort in order to be able to see thru to the simpler solution.
bob
I believe you are right. Too bad we can't more easily just jump to the "best" solution.
Whatever the thickness of the upper plate (base?) hinge a small, maybe 1/2" wide or just enough to cover the slot the full length to that plate. It can be held up flat to the overhead with a small clasp and then let down 90 degrees and also held with a hook clasp maybe, in a seaway.
Mickey, I was thinking the same thing but use a spring hinge that is either firmly closed against the end of the rack or against the bottom of the cabinet. The wood will hide the hinge unless it is in the "underway" setting
A little bit late to the party here, but how about unscrewing the tracks, laying down a sheet of neoprene underneath, then screw the tracks back on. You would have experiment with the neoprene thickness and screw tension to get it so the glasses just fit, but don't rattle.
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