[justinl33]

Re: the refrigerator door. I’ve always wondered if just engineering a door that shuts itself is a better option here… like a servo that swings the door around enough to shut… what’s the overhead for either unnecessary piece of technology…

[joak]

Just incline your fridge a bit so the door closes on its own weight.

A no tech solution is better than a low tech solution.

[justinl33]

This doesn't work; the door needs to swing to 140 degrees, once it swings past this range, it would never be able to round the corner to close.

[askvictor]

What if there's an obstruction?

[xboxnolifes]

Then it won't be able to close.

[askvictor]

The main reason my fridge door doesn't close is if there's an obstruction. So a motor won't do much (unless its unreasonably strong). It's easy enough to adjust a fridge to tilt slightly backwards so gravity closes the door by itself.

[water-data-dude]

what if the cat’s inside?

[jcuenod]

Depends whether the cat is dead or alive

[GlibMonkeyDeath]

It's both