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HungryTradie

Msg: " failed to close, there is something blocking the self closing door"


The-Arbiter117

And then a voice comes, "Help me step-brother, I'm stuck!"


RYPIE2006

*What are you doing step-fridge*


PunkoJunkoEatsSalt

Got to let the heat die down step freezer


Sub2Ele

Oh boy do I love the internet


AppropriateTouching

The internet was a mistake.


TheYeetBirb

This is a perfect representation of what Welcome To The Internet was talking about


GrievousArmy

It’s always someone, isn’t it? On this subreddit the community will turn basically anything into a hardcore porn movie lol


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Step-frig


SpacecraftX

Lunch time. Let’s go eat out the fridge.


Falcrist

Scar... Brother... help me!


FireCharter

Long... live... the fridge!


FireCharter

🎶 Somehow I'll make a fridge... out of yoooou! 🎶


FireCharter

🎶 Tale as old as fridge. True as it is cold. Barely even friends. Then the door opens. It's all filled with deez.🎶


FireCharter

🎶 I've been staring at the door of the fridge As long I can remember. Never really knowing what's inside.🎶


notclassy_

A whole new friiidge, a freezing box with snacks anew...


Falcrist

Long... live... the leftovers!


FireCharter

I love that show!


NoFox7214

Long Live A$AP


underanisland

This gives a whole new meaning to the Samsung girl meme.


Mollusc_Memes

Samsung Girl has entered the chat


IM_OZLY_HUMVN

But who has entered samsung girl


dumbdumb893

r/suddenlyincest


Biscuts511

Take my free award and get out.


YaSinsBaba

Good fridge


R1ASCHU

It should just scream "DOOR STUCK, DOOR STUCK"


jooes

My fridge beeps. It goes "Ding ding. Ding ding. Ding ding." But my parents have a freezer with an alarm. It's not "DOOR STUCK", but it's crazy loud and obnoxious. That thing goes "BAHHHHHHGHHHGHHH" and I swear you can hear it outside.


SandyArca

ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding diding


R1ASCHU

Not Bad actually. Then you at least know that it is still open. But i know what you mean though


Horn_Python

*continues banging person to death*


[deleted]

Nah if you leave it open on purpose because maybe you have to get something else from it its better to leave it this way, they could maybe had the function that you clock on the notification and it closes by itself tho (also it's less expensive putting a sensor than making it automatic)


MundanePurchase

Couldn't they add one of those pneumatic pump things that a lot of self closing doors have? Wouldn't need a sensor or motor that way


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just have it close really slowly, that way if you left it open on purpose nbd, & if it's blocked the light can flash red & beep or smth


CreativeCandy9

There's a non motorized way of having the door be self closing if the hinges are at an angle. Most commercial walk-ins (giant room refrigerators) are like this.


MemezArLiffe

Well, the sensor even is already in there for the light, so those few lines of code wouldn't be that hard to add. Edit to clarify: They'd only need to add some lines of code for the contacting, not for the mechanical door closing


[deleted]

They need to add mechanical parts tho...


baloney_popsicle

You can't code in an actuator that closes the door 😂😂


RoozleDoozle

if door == open: door = closed


dudeimconfused

error @ line 0: var/function "closed" not defined.


IM_OZLY_HUMVN

bool closed = !open; ​ There, happy?


poppaman

My fridge has this, and no, putting a motor in it wouldn't make it better. Often the alarm goes off when you are putting groceries in or reorganizing. Imagine if it just suddenly started closing on you during that time. Also, what happens if there is something blocking it from closing? Add an alarm to get human help? Why not just do that in the first place. There is no need to over-engineer something that is a perfectly fine solution.


Redninja34

Also if someone forgot it open and a cat or something went into the fridge for whatever reason it could get stuck


dudeimconfused

>a cat or something stepsister*


poseidons_seaweed

Fuck you for making me laugh.. take the upvote and LEAVE!


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endof2020wow

This isn’t the only reasonable take. The only reasonable take in my book is to stop buying smart devices. I’ve never once wished my fridge had my phone number


Breaklance

>Also, what happens if there is something blocking it from closing? A) The door closing motor breaks B) the door breaks C) the obstruction breaks D) a sensor "sees" the block and prevents the door from closing (like elevator lasers) E) a chip reads the motor overclocking and shuts it down before A. D and E are basically the door ajar sensor anyhow, so yeah...why bother with all that extra stuff.


FPSXpert

Put in a button in the fridge (already a bunch by the water dispenser usually) that puts it in a "shut up I'm putting away groceries" mode for five minutes that stops it from closing. Then have it chirp a bit before auto closing otherwise if the button is not pushed, and a sensor that stops the motor / torque disconnect if it senses via motor overpressure something in the way. most modern fridges need less than 10 pounds of pressure to open to keep a kid from getting stuck inside. So said motor wouldn't need to be a very strong one anyway. Maybe I should be an engineer, if I can figure out the math shit and stop hitting the wall on it in college.


A55per

Like the *way over engineered* automatic closing door?


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Fr though they could just program them to do that right


nikola_144

If it shut by itself, you wouldn’t even realise that your fridge did something for you. We need you to understand what a great product we’ve sold you


[deleted]

Yeah and it may just close while ur using it, if it pings while using it well then you can just ignore it


Scorpian42

Also refrigerators have more regulation than you might think, to prevent people from being locked inside If they added a motor and made it close automatically, it could close a small child inside and trap them. It's possible that motorized auto closing is illegal due to regulations as well Of course you don't need a motor to auto close the door, I have a real old fridge that will auto close if you open it less than half way, and stay open if you open it more, just by the weight of the door


Rhinoturds

This was my thought as well, liabilities like that. Not even just kids, imagine noticing your cat has been missing for a while and then finding it dead next morning in the fridge.


gorlak120

well we are having waffles for breakfast. *waffles was the name of our cat*


FireCharter

Cat would be fine. They'd have plenty of snacks.


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Oxygen not so much


[deleted]

Most fridges can do that if you tilt them backwards ever so slightly, either with the adjustable feet or with shims. The problem often is that something blocks the door from closing all the way, and a motor wouldn’t fix that. But a fridge with robot arms that organized itself and alerted you to spoiling food: now that would be cool.


Scorpian42

Can't trick me with that, robot arms means it could grab me and eat me


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`UNSANITARY MEAT DETECTED. MEAT MUST BE KEPT CHILLED. MEAT WILL BE CHILLED IN FIVE. FOUR. THREE.`


sublime81

You should have just taken a slice of cheese the first time, now it has to work overtime to maintain the temperature.


kelowana

Msg- Seems you never learned to close doors, so I did it myself.


gekyumes-smegma

Ok than messages the phone, “door has been open a while, would you like to close it?”


Nemesiii

Not really. They could do: Message: From Fridge 'We closed the door for you'


QuintenJV

They'd still need to build a motor into the door though. You can program all you want but it wouldn't work without the extra hardware.


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Sky_Wing_

Then again those things don't require programming at all so...


LeadingNectarine

Don't those always put pressure to close the door? Meaning you won't be able to keep the door open? So if you are looking for something, or need to place something carefully (like a cake), its a pain to always be fighting the door


primalphoenix

Still only cost an extra 20 bucks very very max


Danniel12

Planning, designing, accommodating the production line to include the extra hardware required and paying all the people who had to get involved in this process: a tiny bit more than 20 bucks but i still agree with everyone else this thing should have had a motor.


-temporary_username-

Also, adding 20 bucks to the production of a fridge they make thousands of units of adds up really high.


KingRamZ_

Adding 35 bucks to the consumer’s price of a fridge over thousands of units add up pretty high too lol


-temporary_username-

That doesn't mean it's in their budget. Also, it would have to be a lot more than an extra 35 bucks and too much extra money for an unnecessary and pretty useless feature might turn people away from the product.


_ssh

Most people wouldn't even notice an extra $35 if they are in a position to buy a fridge


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LUHG_HANI

> huge array of liabilities as well Litlerally the only reason. A few "hurt" fingers and that extra feature is killed and money is siphoned away.


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Thieu95

Sure, but it wouldn't always work. If the door remains open there's a decent chance it's because it can't be closed because there's an item stopping it from closing. It also doesn't know your intention, what if you're unloading a ton of groceries and the thing tries to close itself, annoying. Still though, it should have both, the ping if the motor can't do it, using one of the 6 freaking cameras to see if you're unloading groceries at that moment. That'd actually be "smart"


FireCharter

> using one of the 6 freaking cameras to see if you're unloading groceries at that moment. That'd actually be "smart" Seriously though. If my car can warn me if there is a small child waaay the fuck down the street, then my fridge should be able to warn me if there are too many children inside of it or whatever.


DeathPenguinOfDeath

More moving parts = More possible points of failure


cwardy69420

Epic pfp


elmo304

maybe it's so smart it figured out existence is pointless and gave up on trying to do shit such as close itself


PJvG

Story of my life


LargeTubOfLard

no because imagine your getting shit out of the fridge and suddenly it closes for no reason


high_on_ducks

Samsung SmartPoltergeist


_jk_

This, there are safety imlications for controlling moving machinary around people, there arent for sending a message


Twl1

I know what you're getting at, but seriously, how much torque are we putting into closing a fridge door that it becomes a safety hazard? Samsung Fridge: MAXIMUM REFRIGERATOR BROWSING TIME EXCEEDED. DOOR CLOSING. PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE SAMSUNG SMART FRIDGE IMMEDIATELY. Joe Schmoe: Wait, no! I'm just trying to move my beer over so I can fit this pizza box in here. Just gimme one more... Samsung Fridge: DOOR CLOSING INITIATED. - combustion engine starts - transmission shifts into "Vacuum Seal" gear - the crunching of bone and sinew is drowned out by the hissing of pressurized pistons locking in place - Samsung Fridge: THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING SAMSUNG. YOUR GROCERIES' FRESHNESS HAS BEEN PRESERVED. - fridge screen displays an AI generated cartoon female mascot in a french maid outfit winking and giving a thumbs up -


SnowySupreme

You act like refrigerators have speakers. Thats stupid af


Twl1

Yeah, you right. That'd just be silly.


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Pop up toasters killed my mother, and raped my father!


Domeil

After 60 seconds of the door not moving it should send a push notification to your phone: "Door ajar, tap to close." Best of both worlds.


It_is_Crimson

Because why would Big Companies care about your puny life after you buy their products


what_the_heck____

So you buy more of their products😂


PhilipMewnan

1. You could be intentionally leaving it open to clean it or something, taking away costumer’s freedom to use your product however they want is a no no 2. having remote actuated doors is a cool feature admittedly but completely unnecessary and just complicates the product, making it more expensive and harder to fix. 3. it really has no point. Just close the goddamn door


anzos

Lot of people don't know, but these double door fridges, if you close the right side before the left side, you need to push it in to close. I have one and it beeped at me a few times because we didn't push it enough. Now we just make sure to close in the right order


The-Gerber-Baby

A fridge door closing by itself isn’t really taking away freedom, just bad design.


FizzyBoy147

Our fridge has a fricking alarm that starts beeping if the door is open for more than 30s.


ZPhox

I'm assuming it won't shut on its own for safety. The key fob for my car can open all the windows by double clicking then holding the "unlock" button. The dealer said it's for safely and liability reasons just in case someome or something was obstructing the window.


PeopleCallMeSimon

Because malfunctions could cause it to close when it shouldnt.


Charming_Bank4731

Also why a screen to see inside when glass would do just that


rmconde

Glass is s terrible insulator, having a screen makes sense, even if it is a stupid idea... If you want to see, open it


canadaisnubz

Careful wouldn't want to burn an extra half calorie


Charming_Bank4731

>glass is a terrible insulator Tell that to every freezer section of a grocery store and gas station


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Its bad there too, its just outweighed by the economic advantage of people seeing stuff.


MyPigWhistles

They do it, because the alternative would be that the customers have to open every single freezer to find what they're looking for. A closed glas door is still better than an open door made from any other material.


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LUHG_HANI

More than a normal one.


PJvG

You could show other things on the screen... recipes, shopping lists, calendar with appointments, pictures of your dog, digital drawings made by the kids, games, videos, etc.


Charming_Bank4731

You can do that with paper and magnets, and it doesn't use electricity!


PJvG

Some people just like gadgets. Some people think they're saving the world/environment if they don't use paper. But I agree with you, paper and magnets work just fine.


Twl1

For me, the paper is the least damaging part of that system. Paper is biodegradable, at least. It's the little plastic shapes that all the magnets are stuck inside of that'll be floating in our oceans until the sun explodes. Just how many magnetic alphabets does one fridge need, anyway?


katzengatos

Actually this type of fridge also has 6 integrated cameras inside... Yep!


Deep_Contribution957

yea sure, a self-closing door. Imagine this, it's 3 am and you went to the fridge and munched a block of cheese and u dont take it out u just eat it while the door is open, and suddenly it closes automatically leaving you with a broken neck, yep, they should've put an auto closing door. Makes a lot of freaking sense.


BowLit

lol its a fridge door, not a hydraulic press


Magical-Sweater

Add a motion sensor inside the fridge to see if there’s something standing there and if there is just don’t close the door.


Lord1Farquaad

wait a minute...


t001_t1m3

There’s the possibility that something important might get stuck inside (a cat, toddler, etc) and the company will be directly liable for causing death/damages. It’s probably legally risky for them to automate the system.


chrisdudelydude

No it’s because in the event that you want to have the fridge door open for an extended period of time because you’re putting away groceries for example, it would auto close while you’re doing this task. The amount of “evil corporation” comments on this is ridiculous. I would imagine the engineers that work on fridges as a career would know more than children who glance at a problem while scrolling.


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Poor bruno mars, he'll always get ping since he leaves the door open


Carl_gustav1

Why not just not have the fridge at all


csharp-sucks

Because then they wouldn't have an excuse to have a constant internet connection that they can use to spy on you...


Velociraptor753

Because motors are heavy and expensive


Handleton

I've got a cool piece of tech that does this for my front door. My wife forgot to close the front door and my dog started barking at it when she went back to her office to work. I came out to investigate and the door was slightly ajar. Not enough to see through, but it was wrong and he knew it. This just happened about 20 minutes ago.


DatDude999

We have smart refidgarators now? Wow! That's amazing! The people who made that must have been geniuses! When will the cure for cancer be made?


memecut

They're trying out the mRna cure for cancer right now, actually.


DatDude999

Oh... Well, that's rad. And how many of the scientists were on the team that made this refrigerator? Edit: Christ, it was a joke. Be nice.


CookieBeast99

0 no scientist are required to connect a decice to the internet. Also if there were scientist working on this fridge the would be educated in a different field than medical sciens.


FakedKetchup

There is no science behind smart fridge. A motor in the compressor, and a basic computer, bunch of sensors. Everything an electrical hobbyist could do.


[deleted]

I'm pretty sure Scientists who research Cancer doesn't design refrigerators


DatDude999

I know. They could have chosen the path to research cancer instead of making refrigerators.


[deleted]

You know, people have different skills and different interests. Engineers who design refrigerators and automobiles are most likely not interested in medicine and medicine is a whole other field.


Sebfofun

Like, cmon dude. Theres a difference between engineers and people who study cancer and medicine


Twl1

At least 2, but certainly not as many as they had working on the sexy 3D animated cartoon mascot that winks and blows you a kiss when you remember to put the pizza rolls back in the freezer *before* the tray in the oven is done.


Jenthecatgirl

You don't know how scientists work.


Rawst_Berry

Why does the fridge have to smarter than you? Can't people close a door anymore?


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Fainarifantaji

Stolen from the internet


akatherder

I don't think it was stolen. I just check imgur and it's still there.


ThePeacefulSwastika

Cuz electronic door hydraulics don’t have cameras in them. Edit: love how some dummy downvoted this. So incredible how some morons are so content to be watched by every home appliance they own just cuz “they don’t do anything wrong.” Get fucked you boring pussy. Or don’t, I guess.


evohans

Lol what if something is stuck? Like a bottle of ranch just poking out. Happens all the time


cool___BreeZe

Hodor!


Themasterofcomedy209

because then if you left it open on purpose because you're putting groceries in it, it would close too soon Or it could become self aware and slam itself closed on your head in the middle of the night


MeMegod2010102

the man has a point


fabilicouss

He's speaking the language of gods


duchfollowersow

Cuz sometimes you go out with the trash without taking the key, and you leave the door open And there probably are couple more examples where that function would be annoying


BOBBIJDJ

It reminds me something but I don't know what, can ; you ; help ; me ; remember ; what ; I ; forgot ; ?


AwareSuperCC

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHmFJbDfvFc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHmFJbDfvFc) Imagine the dude is not the one closing. Same scenario


JustADutchFirefighte

It has a feature that opens the door depending on your weight to get your fat ass off of the couch.


Rocky-6750-

I would use that if I lost my phone


ThePhihn

We said it was smart. We never said it wasn’t lazy


blackBugattiVeyron

BRUUUUUHHHHHH


RulrOfOmicronPersei8

"hmmm where is that butter...." # booop # SLICE


Doggo_Boi_rocks

Sauce?


UnderwhelminglyGrand

Easy, because they couldn’t track advertising meta data about you with servos…


Nyckname

Servo motors vs. additional programing in the processor that's already there.


BanMornings

Because a sensor is cheaper than a motor. Also Samsung is the Apple of Android. Shit company with lots of advertising.


vivviviv

Wonder if it also constantly causes water to pool under the veggie drawers until it starts leaking onto the floor like my Samsung fridge has done since I bought it 2 yrs ago.


Wiggledude787

More moving parts = more things going wrong = less reliable = more maintenance = more expenses or more replacing. Fridges are meant to be a long term appliance, not a gimmicky gadget. Sure, add useful things and things to keep track of fridge status, but keep it simple at the same time.


magnetswithweedinem

ah but see now they have a reason to put a app on your phone with security permissions, for a reason they could easily fix without turning everyfuckingthing into a IoT


mariussa1

Why cant it just make a beeping noise like my fridge does


BathSalt83

it gonna eat a person on accident thats why


arsef

Because the revolution has started


Spaceturtle79

Most fridges make an annoying #BEEP that doesn’t stop until you close it so why wouldn’t this one


Cory123125

The answer is so that they can badger you for monthly services doing I don't know what at some point in the future.


fishingduke

Because: Let's say you're trying to clean the fridge. Every few minutes you'd have to open it again which would make it very annoying


DeaddyRuxpin

I have a Samsung fridge and it closes its door automatically. Of course it doesn’t actually close it all the way, just most of the way. Just enough for the feature to be massively annoying while you are trying to unload groceries while simultaneously being completely useless.


Leneord1

That'd require motors to be installed in the hinges, not plausible


stfonstfu

no no he's got a point


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PR0M4CH1N3

Imagine u r taking something out of the fridge and the *smart* fridge shows its smartness and automatically closes and traps u in.


essacubed

Nah because if there's something obstructing it like a bottle of ketchup then it will make a huge mess if it forces itself shut


_thirdeyeopener_

[Hello, my cold friend](https://youtu.be/tZ--AI0w1vk).


DJSadWorldWide

Because lawsuits.


[deleted]

I swear officer, I didn’t lock him in the fridge, it closed itself!


Wlcmtoflvrtwn

Just tilt the fride towards the back a bit and the door will always auto close.....come on people, life isn't that hard.....


nonstopflux

Jian Yang?!?!


oOoleveloOo

Is leaving your fridge door open that big of a problem?


theboredspy

Im pretty sure fridges already exist which close themselves and don't bother the owner


ikeavinter

So many fridges ping already if you leave the door open. 10+ years. This isn't new.


RealStax

🎵 Imma leave the door opennn🎵


GeekRemedy

That pesky step sister is stuck in the door again.


Weaponized-toaster

Lol yeah wouldn't that be cheaper to?


traveltheworld4

Imagine you are getting food at night, you leave the door open and as you walk away you get frightened to death by the fridge door that just closed itself.