A common example of a device with a poor bearing ratio is a drawer in an inexpensive piece of furniture. If the only guides for the drawer's sliding motion are its sides running against the frame, it will have a bearing ratio less than 1, since it is wider than it is deep. You have probably experienced the sticking and jamming that occurs with such a drawer. A better-quality chest of drawers will have a center guide with a large L/ D ratio under the bottom of the drawer and will slide smoothly.