To: broken?goodexperience.com
Subject: Broken: paper towel dispenser
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 23:11:08 +0000

This paper towel dispenser is extremely unbroken. The only thing that can really go wrong is that it will run out of towels. But a clever spring-loaded lever detects the thickness of the roll and exposes a tiny red stripe as the level gets low. A moment's scrutiny of the amount of red visible is enough to determine if the roll needs to be replaced. The designer must have been proud of this foolproof device, and left it visible behind the clear plastic case of the dispenser.

I got a polite response but my entry was not published. Apparently the Broken people aren't big on irony.