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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.
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 😬
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?
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!
Water level in toilets in the USA is so high that some people’s balls can touch its surface.
My balls shrivelled reading that
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
- closed
- take out window
- open window
- Right to repair has saved us from paying someone to replace the window for us.
Right to repair has saved us paying someone to do it for us.
what do you mean by this?
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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
Aah these are German Windows?
Not only in Germany, in the most european countries they are used since more than 50 years.
WHAT THE FUCK
