1 yr. ago • 97%

Had to travel utegently out of town for a week and forgot to turn on the dishwasher before I left

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Moldly Interesting

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- Anyone made a lemmy version of this yet? I'd subscribe
  
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  /c/lostlemurs
  
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lol... I thought you had a camera inside a running dishwasher at first. That's... NOT water

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I'm as intrigued and horrified as everyone else. Also, this is a good time to remind everyone that you can edit post titles on Lemmy, so you can correct the typo. Unless, for all utensil purposes, you meant it to be there.

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- Obviously OP has no utengency.
  
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i think you have bigger issues than just being a slob if that happened after only a week

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- Spiders are quick and opportunistic. They'll make a web like that in a few hours at most.
  
  Since it's summer, fruit flies probably bred like crazy in the washer, and one lucky spider was there to feast.
  
  The spider is a true bro, I might add.
  
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  Is it not mold?
  
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  Oooh so that's a spider web!
  
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your spoon seems to get old

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- Aww, it grew a beard…
  
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  The gritty reboot Spoon
  
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  If the beard is made with fungus, is it called a bread instead?
  
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I want to add that you likely shouldn't run the dishwasher before leaving town for a week in case there's some failure. Don't want to come home to a ton of water damage, that gets expensive to fix quick.

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Wait. Do you people just throw dishes in the wash without rinsing them first?

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- The washing machine does it for you.
  
  It would be like vacuuming your house by yourself before your Roomba turns on.
  
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  Unethical product idea:
  
  A “dishwasher” that’s really cheap. Why, you ask? Well, because you need to rinse your dishes thoroughly before using the dishwasher.
  
  In reality it’s just a box with a speaker so that it sounds like a dishwasher. If any customer complains, just tell them that they need to pre wash their dishes better.
  
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  Y'all trust your Roombas?
  
  I got another Roomba just to keep the other one honest (and rescue missions).
  
  #OPSEC
  
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- Modern dishwashers don't need you to rinse first
  
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  My dishwasher is pretty new and if I don’t rinse things off relatively thoroughly beforehand I’m guaranteed to have stuck on food bits after the dry cycle.
  
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  Mine doesn't, although if I do I can run the quick cycle for less than half the energy of the full cycle and still have perfectly clean dishware at the end
  
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- The entire point of a dishwasher is that it sacrifices a little bit of electricity to save A LOT of water.
  
  Pre-rinsing is antithetical.
  
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- Yeah. That's what you're supposed to do with modern dishwashers. Scrape off any leftovers, but rinsing is unnecessary and just wastes water.
  
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- I’m with you, my dishwasher is more of a sanitation device than a washer.
  
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I think there are bigger issues if a spider can just go to town while you’re away for a week…

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- Not a spider.
  
  Mold.
  
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  How is there that much mold after a week? That's insane!
  
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If you turned it on now, would it clean the mold? Or do you just throw away the dishes

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- I think it would clean it. Especially cause it's a dish washer. But tbh I have no idea and there's probably a dishwasher expert that can answer this lmao
  
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  I'd run it twice, on the hottest water setting, just because i'm paranoid.
  
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  Time for a science experiment I suppose (not me, i dont have a dishwasher)
  
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- Yes
  
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Hey, sidenote: you guys know you can wash your dishwasher, right? There are specialized cleaners for it. If you keep getting residue or small pieces of food left on dishes, you can check if the blades are clogged but also cleaning your dishwasher might help.

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- Yeah it's nasty but I'd just run some vinegar through it and call it a day.
  
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W-what happened to this spoon?

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- It's wearing a dress now 💃
  
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  Ooh! 😯
  
  Lol
  
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- Ghost spoon
  
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  Spooky
  
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So not only did the dish run away with the spoon, they got married too?

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The forbidden cotton candy.

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Is that mold or spider web? I really hope web...

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Free cotton candy

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Oh my god, this is quality content ... Thanks for it

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spider silk is supposed to be extremely resistant, i believe you made yourself a market.

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- Pretty sure that's mold and not spider silk.
  
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  mother of god
  
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Disney's Haunted Mansion ads are getting a bit invasive.

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Aw, that’s just Ol’ Drippy.

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Mucor

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I expected the sub for this to be /c/wellthatsucks.. many posts are about people forgetting things than travelling

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