[londons_explore]

Laundry symbols make no sense... So let's get rid of them!

Let's simply make all clothes compatible with a regular wash and tumble dry process.

If the clothes use a dye that isn't waterproof, use a different dye. If the fabric is too fragile to withstand spinning, use a stronger fabric. If a material can't withstand the heat of a dryer, use better material.

Material science has come so far in the past 100 years that we can meet or exceed the performance of pretty much any of last centuries materials while also being able to make the stuff washable.

[The-Bus]

Just so you understand how this sounds to someone who works in (or cares about) apparel:

Computers make no sense! So let's simplify them. Let's just have one kind of laptop, desktop, server, and phone. With the same operating system.

Why are we still using so many different kinds of computers?

[Cd00d]

Is this humor?

Because the symbols need to be looked up we shouldn't use silk any more??

[micromacrofoot]

I understand the desire to simplify things you don't understand, but this would never work. You'd have to destroy the entire fashion industry first.

[npteljes]

Let's simply centrally mandate one standard that everyone adheres to? In what universe is that simple?