Let’s face it.
We’re all idiots who love cranking taps and have no idea when reckless shaving and face-washing shenanigans might flood our bathroom floors.
Thanks for watching our backs, little hole.
AWESOME!
There will be a special announcement on 1000 Awesome Things this Friday.
– Email message –
“I’m in Ireland this summer, the first time I’ve spent significant time away from home and my family. My best friend Shannon and I both read 1000 Awesome Things and so before I left, she made me this journal to keep track of the awesome things that happen to me here. Traveling can be hard, but this has made me focus on the beautiful moments of the Emerald Isle, whether it be a delicious meal or a breathtaking sky… ” – Erin from Dublin (originally from Seattle, WA)
Photo from: here
32 Comments
July 21, 2010 at 12:06 am
That was thoughtful of sink-makers to consider user flaws when planning the design of sinks. Thank you, overflow hole, for many a saved floor.
Erin and Shannon, that’s a neat idea! Love your book design :)
July 21, 2010 at 12:08 am
Is that what that little hole is for?! Not sure it works on my sink…
Also, gotta agree with Lindsay. It’s time to lose the emails.
July 21, 2010 at 2:39 pm
I LOVE the emails! Please keep them. I like hearing how other people are applying AWESOMEness to their lives through both the book and the blog. Thanks!
July 21, 2010 at 12:40 am
I wondered what those holes were for. Simply awesome indeed!
They were certainly not what I thought they were for…Excuse me, I need to get to the hospital…
July 21, 2010 at 12:51 am
odd fact, of the 3 places I’ve lived in Australia neither the bath or the sinks have these. Odd as we have no water.
July 21, 2010 at 1:12 am
yeah down here in aus, a lot of the sinks didn’t have these holes…
but i have noticed recently they have started to pop up quite a lot!…
i think they’re getting more & more popular :)
such an awesome thing ;)
&& im excited to see what this special announcement shall be!..
&&& im super glad that you chose my birthday to annouce it ;)
it will make it that even more awesomer!!! :)
July 21, 2010 at 6:15 am
You know that little hole? It’s got a name! It’s called a porcelator. Thought that might blow your mind! :p
July 21, 2010 at 9:26 am
Wow it so did!
July 21, 2010 at 8:55 am
I read “Let’s face it” as “Let’s faucet” Stupid puns.
July 21, 2010 at 9:47 am
When I was little I use to intentionally put water in that hole just to see if it would leak into the bottom of the cabinet underneath. I was always baffled.
July 21, 2010 at 9:55 am
ha ha Bekah! When I was little I was always paranoid that I would cause a cupboard below flood if I wasn’t careful. I never had the guts to do it on purpose! Now I realize all my fear was unfounded.
July 21, 2010 at 10:52 am
OH MY GOD, I’ve wondered for all my life what that little hole is for! This is so awesome.
July 21, 2010 at 11:09 am
i love how these things trigger memories!
when i was little, i would always try to overflow the sink – to see if i could get more water going into it than those little holes would drain out of it :) i always wimped out as soon as it got right above the holes though. more afraid of my parents wrath than interested in my home-made science experiment!
Happy traveling, Erin!
July 21, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Wotcher!
When I was little I would always wash my plastic toys in the sink…. those holes saved from many floods! :))
Cheers,
Sarah
July 21, 2010 at 11:24 am
Just realized this morning that the comments section of this blog is an awesome thing! I rarely read the comments on internet sites anymore as they so often contain comments which are very negative and sometimes terribly hurtful to others. This is the one place I can read comments and know I’ll smile as much as I did while reading the blog. Kudos to all who comment!
P.S. that hole in the tub has saved me several times!
July 21, 2010 at 2:09 pm
:-)
July 21, 2010 at 1:05 pm
When I visited some family in Florida, I found that their faucet water sprayed out at an angle directly into that little hole. I barely had room to run my hands under the water! It was the strangest thing.
As for the emails, I don’t mind them one bit, but if they do bother people so much, a great option would be to put them on the sidebar. :)
-B
July 21, 2010 at 1:46 pm
New prediction for Friday’s announcement….
Neil will tell us he is actually Keyser Soze. Why else would #433 be “singing in a barber shop quartet in Skokie, Illinois.”
Read between the lines, people.
July 22, 2010 at 11:05 am
I laughed out loud! Love it!
July 21, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Things Republicans Hate: Jeopardy!
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July 21, 2010 at 2:26 pm
When I was little I thought those holes were a secret place where all the bugs hid. I was never sure why people would build sinks with an extra compartment in the sink for silverfish and centipedes, but that’s what I assumed. Every sso often I would take a cup of water and try to drown the suckers. Of course, with the awkward placement of the holes, it was always a little difficult to get water pouring down there smoothly.
July 21, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Just found your blog… love it!
July 21, 2010 at 9:36 pm
So those holes have a purpose?
AWESOME!
*wants to know what the announcement will be*
July 21, 2010 at 9:48 pm
I love that little hole! I can’t even count the many times I was shaving or brushing my teeth and gasps as I looked down thinking the sink would overflood. But the hole is a life saver!
July 21, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Cool, that’s one I would have overlooked, but it is definitely awesome to keep the water in the sink instead of on the floor. Awesome.
July 22, 2010 at 8:38 am
I literally JUST noticed these holes in my bathroom sink last night. And I thought it was such a good idea. I love those little things that help you but go unnoticed. Cheers to them!
August 1, 2010 at 8:39 pm
Mine houses spiders. However, it’s original intent is quite awesome!
August 2, 2010 at 4:11 am
Oooooh is THAT what those holes are for? :P
August 2, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I used to fill a little Dixie cup with water and pour it into the holes like I was feeding them.
August 17, 2010 at 12:00 pm
i was washing my hands once. and 2 cockroach antennas were sticking out of that hole. IT WAS F***ING DISGUSTING
September 4, 2010 at 9:18 am
I never saw those holes until I went over seas.. It’s an awesome idea in the sink but I hate them in the bath!!!
I mean come on! what if i want my bath higher then that point? then what am I ment to do???
I spent ages plugging one up with a soap bar that i mashed into a pulp for that reason… didn’t really work tho, so then i spend the rest of my bath NOT relaxing because I am focused on plugging the damn hole with my toes!!!
September 4, 2010 at 3:28 pm
lol so relevant for men (shaving…)