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I find gas station pumps 25% are with the cents approach but usually if you type in 60 and press enter it will work

It’s definitely one of those UI concepts that’s different depending on context. similar to password with some websites making up random rules that vary sufficiently enough where automated password entry doesn’t work nor does using a reusable password for sites you don’t care about



Then there’s microwaves and other timers.

Punching in “99” will run much longer than “100”.




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