I bought a cheap electric heater from Lowe's a few years ago. It surprised me greatly because it would occasionally rewire itself. It had a rotating switch with Off, Fan, Low Heat and High Heat settings, but once in a while these switch settings would change. Like, Low Heat would actually by the Fan setting, Off would actually be the High Heat setting etc. It turns out the rotating switch just travelled over some printed solder lines and occasionally these would melt and re-form into new positions.

How there was not an epidemic of homes burning down because of these things is a mystery. But there's just no way engineers could have ever guessed something like this would happen.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

What the client needed.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

At least with a food truck there's a chance the food is good!

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

I use wooden plates and bowls. You just rinse them off and dry them with a paper towel, no temptation to throw them in a dishwasher (which I don't have anyway).

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Then there are those of us who grew up with dishwashers but also with mothers who made us spotlessly clean all the dishes before putting them in the machine.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Fun Eiffel Tower fact: for the 1893 Chicago world's fair, Eiffel pitched building his tower again only twice as tall. The Chicago organizers passed and went with the Ferris Wheel instead, sparing us Eiffel Bueller's Day Off.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

"I'd love to join you guys, but the abs on my cuirass seem to have faded out."

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Tate really needs to take more vacations to Chile on planes full of Uruguayan rugby players.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Lol as if Arizona in any way accomodates pedestrians.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

IASIP is more like Seinfeld on meth.

$10

Lol I got lunch at Five Guys for myself and my mother the day before yesterday. Two burgers, one order of fries, and two fountain drinks, for $44. For bonus points, I couldn't figure out how to use the fucking drink dispenser -- I apparently aged 40 years in two minutes. For even more bonus points, the bottom of the bag ripped open because of all the grease from the fries.

"Nuclear waste disposal is not a significant problem." Glad you said that, Mr. CEO.

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