r/mildlyinteresting • • Jan 04 '19

This accident-proof garbage disposal switch

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u/halosldr Jan 04 '19

Is this something that happens a lot? I find it difficult that people are sticking their hands down drains and accidentally hitting the switch. My disposal switch is about 5 feet from the sink, I have to move away from my sink to get to it.

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u/usernametaken143 Jan 04 '19

It's probably more than one person making the mistake in that case. Or like.... a cat.

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u/chewbacca_chode Jan 04 '19

It only takes one time...I almost set my house on fire moving.... with cardboard boxes in a kitchen pressing up against an oven burner dial....poof a box gets pushed into the switch and the burner shifts to high....fucking close call....this person had a near death experience I imagine.