For example, I could never really understand the need for power windows in an automobile. I mean if one is really too weak to crank a handle in a 4 inch, circular motion, then obviously, one should not be behind the wheel! Why do people demand an electric-powered solution for a task as simple as that? Then, those same folks have to buy a gym membership because they get no exercise. Silly, eh?
Oh, as long as we're on the topic of car glass: What ever happened to those little pivoting side windows ahead of the main part that rolls up and down. It seems as if car manufactures abandoned them a long time ago. I don't even know what they are called; yet, I do think they were convenient when one wanted just a bit of fresh air. Were they called vent windows? Whatever their name, they didn't even require cranking ...