alt Hacker NewsIkeas instructions are such an oddity.
It feels like there is precisely enough information to deduce each step. But only just enough miss one clue and you have something on upside down on step 7 that you won't notice until step 37.
I feel whoever makes them could probably make a wicked NY Times Crossword puzzle.
IKEA instructions are the best in the industry - so imagine what the other companies are giving out.
They’re also actually good if you know to follow them exactly: double check every side, every hole, every screw and you won’t go wrong.