I thought this was the standard everywhere in the world. Then I traveled to the US and saw how awful and backwards windows there were. It's pathetic really.
this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2022
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I've never been to the US, what is with the windows there?
Two panes of glass next to and on top of one another. The bottom one can be slid directly up and down, that's it.
bruh 😬
From what Ive seen this stuff is only in Europe and has been since the 90's. My guess would be its still about 10 years off major adoption elsewhere at least.
European here (spanish) and yes, this is the most common style here. I thought it was more widespread 😅
Knowing that you have weird windows is stranger than when I learnt about your "ball soaker" toilets. Like, WTF USA?
I am a little bit afraid to ask, but what is a "ball soaker" toilet?
Water level in toilets in the USA is so high that some people's balls can touch its surface.
My balls shrivelled reading that
Toilets in the USA have a ridiculously hight water level, most of the bowl is filled with water. Thus, for example, the typical scene of bullies dunking a nerd upside down in the toilet. Here in Spain they would, at best, get a bit of water on his head, while there they are saking his whole head.
The "ball soaking" was a reference to a reddit thread about a man with huge ball that had to hold them not to soak them in the water. In a european toilet that's basically impossible.
Thanks!
fun fact: if you turn the handle upward about 45 degrees from the horizontal position, it will create a small gap, but along the entire window edge, thus allowing the window to remain open, but less air to exchanged compared to opening it when the handle is completely upward
not sure if this is a deliberate feature or merely an interesting manifestation of design imperfections, and i'm not sure if it works on all windows, but it does on mine hehe ;)
Sometimes I manage to open top, right and bottom hinges at once XD
happens to the best of us lol
For comparison, here is the style that is quite dominant in USA, UK, and maybe Australasia - It's called the Sash Window it's mostly single glazed in my experience and quite low security. There are counterweights hidden inside the frame that cancel the weight of the frame, so that it opens easily and stays in the place you left it.
(UK) I see these in older buildings, but usually newer building have the windows from the post, or simpler swinging ones. I've never seen a new-looking window of the sliding design.
I'm not saying it's useless, but I can't imagine what I'd want this for. Can someone give a practical use for these different movement options?
The open at top is for ventilation. Super useful. And you can just leave it open even when there is a risk of rain.
What the fuck
I have one of these, and I also have a balcony door that works the same way
WHAT THE FUCK