Are you smarter than your refrigerator?
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
November 6, 2015 9:46am CST
When we bought this house two years ago I was very pleased that the kitchen appliances were all Kitchen Aid. I always heard good things about that brand. I had a friend who always said if she could afford to redo her kitchen would be full of Kitchen Aid!
So, here we are in a new area, new house and new noises. I had opened the fridge for a soda and was enjoying it while watching TV. All of a sudden I heard a beeping sound. I knew it wasn't the smoke alarms they are so they can be heard 1/2 mile away!
I began exploring and it led me to the kitchen - to the fridge. The fridge was making the noise (and it showed up on the little screen on the fridge) that the door was open. I closed the door properly and all was well...but I still haven't gotten over the fact the fridge is smarter than me!
Photo of the smart fridge belongs to me!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Nov 15
ahahaha, in fridge terms, 'yo dawg, i'm getting warm in here, you letting out all my coolness!"
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Nov 15
LOL, now, if it sounded like that it would be worth a few more laughs!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Nov 15
@Jessicalynnt We had a TV - a cheap non brand name TV - and one night we had a storm, I woke up and heard someone talking in the den - the tv had turned on by itself...talk about scared.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill until it talked in the middle of the night and scared the cheese out of you! lol
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
6 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill He forgets everything, all the lights are on when he finally decides to go to sleep, I have to make the tour of the house.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
@LadyDuck My husband is too cheap to leave a light on even by accident! If he is watching TV in his tv room and comes to my room to watch a show with me, he turns the light out and when he goes back turns it back on.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
Gee, I wonder who you could possibly mean LOL!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
7 Nov 15
dang, i could'a used one'f those whilst the grands were here! i'm glad 'twas jest that 'n nothin' more serious. reckon that did give ya some wonderin' where that noise 'twas comin' from fer a bit though.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Nov 15
I'm used to it now it can't fool me again!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
I have a Rowenta (spelling?) and it shuts off automatically after a few minutes.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
@bookbar Maybe you better write him a letter so he won't forget!
@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
6 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill Maybe Santa will bring me one, to stop me burning things, when I leave it where it shouldn't be
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
6 Nov 15
haha you are inded right m,y friend. human can never match with machines. But they lack IQ
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
You're right - there is no way to measure them!
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
6 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill yeah that is what i was saying.
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@vickyrose (2236)
• Cooma, Australia
7 Nov 15
Yes, they are smart nowadays, they remind us if they are inconvenienced.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Nov 15
LOL, yes they do! Now if it starts screaming at me that's different!
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
7 Nov 15
Oh I want one of those!!!! The kids are forever leaving the fridge door slight open.
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
9 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill That is my husband's wish if we get our very own house.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
9 Nov 15
@wiLLmaH Maybe you will one day - but they improve all the time so your's will be better.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Nov 15
If you get one you will like it a lot.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Nov 15
I wouldn't pay extra for one, but as long as it comes with that's ok.
@Marilynda1225 (91038)
• United States
6 Nov 15
I could use a beeping refrigerator to let me know when the door is open. Sometimes I think mine is shut tightly when it really isn't. Food is too expensive to have warm air spoil it
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
It actually is a good feature and it has saved me several times
@ThankyouLord (698)
• St. Petersburg, Florida
6 Nov 15
Yes, having machines tell us what to do is a bit um, embarrassing.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Nov 15
I think there are 5 or 6 smoke alarms in this house and they all go off each time.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
Very true...good answer LOL! Believe me the people who bought these appliances paid dearly for them!
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill You could buy an appliance from a second hand shop and expect it to be more intelligent than I am.
@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
6 Nov 15
I think a lot of fridges will tell you off if you've left the door open these days.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
6 Nov 15
The new owns do - my last one didn't and it wasn't old but it was a cheap brand.
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
29 Jan 18
How did the frig know the door was open. Is it a computer inside he frig?
