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Quantum Mechanics And Why I Can No Longer Use My Dishwasher At Home

Here’s where everything went completely wrong.  After my dishwasher ran it’s full cycle I noticed there was a small puddle of water on the floor in front of it.  The…

Here's where everything went completely wrong.  After my dishwasher ran it's full cycle I noticed there was a small puddle of water on the floor in front of it.  The dishwasher leaked.  So, after unloading the dishes, I massaged the and re seated the seals to make sure they were all soft and they formed a seal.  I mean, that's what they should do, right?

Here's where Quantum Mechanics and the paradox of Schrodinger's Cat comes in.  Brush up if you need to:

So the problem I have is, did I really fix the dishwasher, or is it still broken?  Until I run the dishwasher again, I can't know.  So, my dishwasher leaks, but also doesn't leak.  It's fixed, or it isn't.  I want to believe that I fixed the dishwasher, and as long as I never use it, the dishwasher is fixed. If I run the dishwasher and it leaks, then I failed. Rather than accept my failure at fixing an appliance, I choose to wash the dishes in the sink.  And that's why I have the ol' "dishpan hands".  Quantum Mechanics.

Joe Winner spends his days combing through memes and off beat stories to bring you the side of Florida not always seen.