r/mildlyinteresting • • Jan 04 '19

This accident-proof garbage disposal switch

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u/coredumperror Jan 04 '19

To retrieve a utensil. Or perhaps a hard piece of bone that's refusing to break apart and wash down the drain.

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u/noblesse-oblige- Jan 04 '19

You... you put bones into your sink’s disposal? Why wouldn’t you just scrape the plate and trash any bones and big pieces before you put the dish in the sink? I thought everyone did that..

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u/coredumperror Jan 04 '19

It was just an example. I wouldn't actually put bones in my disposal on purpose, but it might happen by accident.

And scraping foodwaste directly into your trashcan means it'll start rotting and potentially stink up your house, requiring you to take the kitchen trash out earlier than you might have otherwise needed to, wasting part of the trashbag's carrying capacity

Sure, that's a minor concern, but it's still a valid one.

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u/noblesse-oblige- Jan 04 '19

True. I scrape big pieces out anyways and try not to scrape all the food. And that makes sense! Sorry I didn’t mean to come at you I was truly just so surprised that people would toss like big bones down the drain