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Reminds me of that Far Side cartoon that shows a picture of a guy in an airplane seat with the caption "Fumbling for the Recline button, Bill unwittingly instigates disaster." On his armrest is a series of switches, including one next to "Recline" labeled "Wings Stay On/Wings Fall Off".
I think most apps I've ever maintained have had a prominently-placed "Wings Fall Off" button that was never clicked in testing but is immediately found within five minutes of launch.
The Opposite of Fitts' Law
If you've ever wrangled a user interface, you've probably heard of Fitts' Law. It's pretty simple -- the larger an item is, and the closer it is to your cursor, the easier it is to click on. Kevin Hale put together a great visual summary of Fitts' Law, so rather than over-explain it, I'll refer...
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