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I hate the beep!! (thelemmy.club)

submitted 5 months ago by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 57 points 5 months ago (6 children)

Just because you can hear it doesn’t mean everyone can. Beeps are interruptive too.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

my grandfather cant even hear the beeping, let alone if the microwave is running.

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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

Agreed that companies need to lower the note of their beeps to old-man hearing tones.

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

they make some devices that electrocute you when running and when they're done, stop.

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[–] OHDB_Global@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

This is comforting. Thank you.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

And increasing beeping volume would be good. First beep should be nearly muted. 4th beep should be judging.

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[–] Klear@quokk.au 3 points 5 months ago

Also hum of a microwave is fairly easy to tune out.

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