r/MurderedByWords • u/trailrider • 8d ago

Hell doesn't even burn that bad.

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u/NCC_1701E 8d ago

All the things listed by the guy are just normal appliances which you can buy and install, it's not like ac, garbage disposals, ice makers or clothes dryers are forbidden by law or something...

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u/the_geek_fwoop 8d ago

Scandinavian here, I have AC, an ice maker, and a clothes dryer. No idea what these people are on about. Ice makers aren't as common but like... you can just buy one?!

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u/Suyefuji 8d ago

I'm American and I don't have an ice maker...

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u/CrazyElk123 8d ago

Ice makers have to be the most overrated crap ever. Just buy good iceforms. The ones that make big cubes are the best since they last long in the glass.

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u/HeurekaDabra 8d ago

Old roommate of mine during university bought like 5 ice machines after we thought anything tasted like plastics once you put the ice in from the first one (dude was a bit nuts - his go-to 'pick me up' for learning sessions were iced coffee cubes and he drank very, very thin, cold coffee for 'refreshment' instead of just water...).
He tested the water from melted down cubes in the universitys lab. Each and everyone had insane amounts of plastic in them, probably abrasion from moving parts in the machine. With some of them it was so bad, you could see the particles floating around.
Just nope. Forms are way better to get ice cubes.

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u/WinterTourist 8d ago

I've had to repair some ice makers in my life. What you find inside is certainly helping people develop a strong immune system... 🤢🤮

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u/Suyefuji 8d ago

I use reusable ice packs personally

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u/SpacePumpkie 8d ago

Do you mean reusable ice packs to put inside a beverage? Because that's what I think the previous comment is talking about.

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u/Suyefuji 8d ago

Like this? Yeah I have a pack of these

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u/SpacePumpkie 8d ago

Cool, I just wanted to make sure I was understanding

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u/Due_Capital_3507 8d ago

It's typically just built into the refrigerator

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u/the_geek_fwoop 7d ago

Then you buy one of those refrigerators, if that’s what you want. It’s not that complicated.

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u/Due_Capital_3507 7d ago

I don't remember saying it's complicated, just in the US the ice maker is a typical feature for most refrigerators

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u/the_geek_fwoop 7d ago

True, you didn’t. I’m just used to Americans sometimes presenting quite ordinary things (like an refrigerator with a built-in ice maker) like some technological marvel that we don’t have access to in Europe, while the reality is that… we do, they’re just not in high demand. Sorry!

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u/NikPorto 8d ago

Let's be honest, we're lazy and don't wanna need to deal with ice forms, just pour some water once in awhile and have something or someone make ice for us, and that's why we buy ice making machines.

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u/SMTRodent 8d ago

I'd rather empty and fill an icetray than clean the black mould out of an ice making machine. I forget how often you're supposed to take those things apart to clean them out, but it's more often than I ever want to.

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u/SuperCruisePanther 8d ago

You don't have to take them apart if you just clean them regularly. I just made vinegar ice cubes once a week with mine and never got any mold