The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird haha these are just impossible! Why don’t they add some symbols like one, two, five snowflakes? (Btw Italian home appliance manuals are the absolute nightmare. They make no sense whatsoever. But Japanese ones- everything is beautifully logical)
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird I hope a sharpie is employed to annotate the controls after you figure it out.
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird It’s 2026 for God’s sake. Just give me a damn thermostat with a temperature I can precisely choose.
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@futurebird This is possibly the best use of Mastodon poll I’ve ever seen. I voted, but with little confidence. And I own a refrigerator, too. I hope you’ll post the "correct" answer afterward.
@gleick @futurebird oh, you own one? Is your refrigerator running?
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@gleick @futurebird oh, you own one? Is your refrigerator running?
@evan @futurebird yes, and I'm old enough to remember that gag.
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The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
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@evan @futurebird yes, and I'm old enough to remember that gag.
@gleick @futurebird I figured you would!
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@futurebird I hope a sharpie is employed to annotate the controls after you figure it out.
@ottaross @futurebird a Sharpie, or a small axe. Perhaps a mattock.
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@randulo @futurebird
Does that mean 6-18° (-12°)? -
@futurebird The proper temperature setting of a refrigerator is 5 degrees C. "Temperature Control" clearly determines how precisely this value is kept, the stiffness of the thermostat. The long-term mean temperature is not affected by the knob, just how much it wiggles around it.
I'll let myself out
@martinvermeer @futurebird Correct for a "one size fits all" fridge.
Wrong for a "cold box to store stuff in".
Good idea for an extra "cooling mode" switch in the back. -
The temp setting in a kitchen refrigerator is a knob with numbers 1 -10
It is labeled "Temperature Control"
Next to 1 it says "min"
Next to 10 it says "max"Which setting will make it the coldest?
@futurebird having had to try to figure out this completely ambiguous labeling on my own refrigerator, I can confidently tell you that I have no idea and whoever did this is bad at their job
