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Have you ever tried on gloves and found the medium size was too big and the small size was too small? Have you ever wondered how designers decided on what a "medium" size is? Technology can make our lives more comfortable through ergonomics. Ergonomics is the study of how the human body relates to things around it. It is also called "human engineering." Places where you live, work, and play are safer, easier for you to use, and more comfortable if they are designed based on the actual human body size.

The actual measurements of your height, width, weight, reach (arms extended), and so on are recorded in books as anthropometric informa­tion or data. Designers and engineers use the size information to determine the dimensions of products such as clothing, furniture, sporting goods, car interiors, and even spacesuits. When designers made the chair you are sitting in, they used the anthropometric data from many people and found a size that would be comfortable for 90 percent of the people. Five percent of the people will probably be too large and another five percent will be too small for that particular chair. Because there is such a wide range in sizes of people, it is difficult to make one product that everyone would find comfortable. Is your chair really comfortable? Does it fit you? Not all products are made with ergonomics or anthropometry in mind. Simple everyday things like water faucets and door knobs can sometimes be hard to figure out because they weren't designed with people in mind. Many times they were designed just for looks. In the past, tradition rather than people's needs was also responsible for the way some things were designed. For instance, maybe the reason most automobile engines are located in the front of a car is that the engine replaced the horse. The horse, of course, was in front of the wagon.

You might think that designing products around people is just for appearance and isn't very important. That isn't so. Part of ergonomic design is to make products safe for you to use.

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ergonomics, human engineering, anthropometric data, ergonomic design.

в) Дайте відповіді на такі запитання до тексту:

1. What do we call the branch of technology which helps to make our life easier, more comfortable and safe?

2. What information is used to determine the dimensions of products and what do we call it?

3. Do you think it’s impossible to combine comfort, safety and good looks in product design?

4. Can you give some positive examples of product design?

5. Can you give some negative examples of product design?

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