This book explains how things don't work

Diemer, Ulli

http://www.diemer.ca/Docs/Diemer-HowThingsDontWork-Review.htm
Publisher: Seven News, Toronto, Canada
Year Published: 1977
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX5407

There a lots of guides explaining how things work. This one explains how they don't -- and why they don't.

Subject Headings

Design
Design Theory
Product Design
Product Safety
Quality Standards