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There's considering it potentially lethal generally, and considering it an actual mortal risk if I sneak a couple of extra t-shirts into the wash. Understandin
by fatbird 10y ago
There's considering it potentially lethal generally, and considering it an actual mortal risk if I sneak a couple of extra t-shirts into the wash. Understanding that something I own contains a potentially lethal mechanism doesn't void my reasonable expectation that safeguards have been built in that handle the intended and common use cases--like every other washing machine sold since WWII.
- _Codemonkeyism 10y ago"like every other washing machine sold since WWII" Youtube seems to disagree with Whirpool, GE, LG and many more machines "exploding" e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z4fjiCz6tU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z4fjiCz6tU (LG) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNpRqxdsQAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNpRqxdsQAY (Whirlpool)
- fatbird 10y agoYes, this happens to other manufacturers. It's also extremely atypical. Samsung is in trouble because, as with their Note 7s, there's a basic design flaw or lack of safeguard that's causing/allowing it to happen with significant frequency. No one's claiming the law can prevent this entirely. It demonstrably can cause manufacturers to build safer products.