After feeling like she’s stuck in a hopeless situation this mother turned to the internet for help and of course she was met with some truly insightful advice. After posting a photo of an ‘impossible to open’ cupboard she asked how to go about opening it without damaging the precariously balanced porcelain plates.
Fortunately for her the internet doesn’t do the word ‘never’ and came up with hundreds of ‘helpful’ suggestions on how she could go about removing them. Below are 14 of the best. What would you do in this situation? leave a comment below.
Here’s what she was dealing with:
And here are the responses she got:
1. “It is a matter of economic, if the plates are cheap open the door. If the plates are irreplaceable smash the glass on the right.” – Kkman Wen
2. “Build an identical house next to your existing house with only one difference, the plates would be on the shelf. Then delete the old house.” – Mark Rugman
3. “Flood the house, then open the cupboard without any risk!” – Valentina Lattante
4. “Tilt the cupboard backwards, then open.” – Liu Jianwei
5. “Go to Kamar-Taj, see The Ancient One, be a sorcerer, find The Eye of Agamotto, reverse or stop time, arrange back, and you’re done!” – Muhammad Cisco Zulfikar
6. “Try switching it off then switching it back on again” – Scharlarco Visagie
7. “Sell it to the museum and name it the “Frozen in Time” series.” – Wang Penggui
8. “Just let yourself die and respawn back to your last check point when the plates were nicely stacked” – Unwelcome guest
9. “Open the door just a tiny bit and fill the whole thing with expanding foam” – Mark Reele
10. “Name it schrodinger’s cupboard because at this time the bowls are both intact and broken” – Bradley Lindsay
11. “Tape the cupboard with scallop tape, then leave it for your grandchildren to deal with; or save it as a future dowry for your daughter.” – Chen Jiangjiang
12. “Put the cupboard down horizontally, the plate should fall back. The other way is to open it ever so slightly, then use a metal coat hanger to secure the plate at the bottom, at the same time keep sliding the door until the gap is large enough for your hand to fit in, then you can push up the plates with your hands.” – Yi-shon Chang
13. “Get a big plastic bowl,stuff it with towels.. Have someone hold the bowl very close to the door, open gently and let it all the plates drop in there.. Even if any breaks, it will save you the stress of cleaning up.” – Ukaegbu Chidinma
14. “First, create an anti-gravity machine, or yet, try some hollywood slo mo so that you can catch them – or yet, I’ve got a better idea:hire a juggler!” – Ricky Lee Barnes
via Boredpanda
