If possible or if your budget allows provide for a buffer cabinet on the outside edges of the dishwasher, so he doors can open without running into perpendicular cabinet or wall.Are you planning of kitchen island, if so you can put a sink preferably there.

After pulling up the carpet I found some patches that were added perpendicular to the majority of the floor during prior remodeling projects.

One of the tenants has a car parked in the driveway at perpendicular angle to the driveway (not parked correctly). 

Insolance, which can be thought of as the quantity of sunlight, is increased when a surface is perpendicular to the sun's rays, and it is minimized when a surface is parallel to the sun's rays.

If it is a handle; the on position is when it runs the same direction as the pipe, to turn it off, turn it perpendicular to the pipe.

Nobody at your white-collar job is going to lose a foot or end up in a wheelchair if they lose focus.On the other hand, blue-collar people don't know the joy of being asked to draw seven red lines, all of them strictly perpendicular to each other, some with green ink, some with transparent ink, all while your manager insists, "There is no such thing as impossible!"

The 45 degree angles also provide more resistance to lateral forces than if the decking ran perpendicular to the joists.  

If you invest in properties perpendicular to the stations those within 1/4 mile will appreciate nicely and get the best rents.  

Grapefruit size hail will break most convention solar panels with a direct perpendicular hit.

@Michael McCartney  I agree with Roy, the balcony is being supported by the joists that cantilever perpendicular to the front door.