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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by camelbeard@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

Edit It's 17:08 now and it still shows 3 minutes

Edit 2 It's 17:15 now and it has been on 0 minutes for 3 full minutes....

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[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 203 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Those aren't minutes, they're drying time units, which last as long as the dryer decides it wants them to last on any particular day.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Who the fuck programs these things? Why even have this measurement if the units are not a fixed length? Just put a light on it that says “done” or “not done”

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 45 points 9 months ago

I mean, I was just being sarcastic, but it seems like that.

[–] technicalogical@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

These dryers also have a timed function that will allow to to over dry your clothes as much as you’d like. The auto modes use sensors that can detect clothes that still haven’t dried completely as they tumble about. Pretty hard to make precise unless you’re attaching sensors to every article in the dryer.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

Prolly also need humidity and temp sensors outside the drum.

[–] june@lemmy.world 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It’s an estimation, which I prefer over the vagueness of a done/not done light. I recognize that it’s not specific or reliable for any precision, but having a general idea of when it will be done is useful.

[–] milkytoast@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

its got the vague precision of a fucking sledgehammer

says 30 minutes, could be 10, could be an hour, who knows

[–] june@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Ah, mine is much better than that. Usually right within 15 minutes or so

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Mine typically says 2.5 hours and is done in 1.5-2h. Anyone using estimates on a minute schedule is... gonna have a bad time

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Imagine getting so mad at a dryer timer. If you hate it so much don't look at it and wait until it's done

[–] NegativeLookBehind@kbin.social 0 points 9 months ago

I can’t imagine

[–] anubis119@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Now I'm confused, how many drying time units are in a galactic standard week?

[–] Custoslibera@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

I can understand the confusion, drying time units is actually a measure of distance not speed.

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 15 points 9 months ago

Depends how wet the week is.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

A washer or dryer is never late. Nor it it early. It finishes precisely when it means to.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

That old toaster post, back from the dead!