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My boss showed me a 10-year-old fire alarm panel still working perfectly
It was in a commercial building downtown, and the tech who installed it told me they've only ever replaced the backup battery. Makes you rethink the whole 'planned obsolescence' thing, doesn't it?
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oscarmurphy6mo ago
See it with old kitchen appliances too. They built stuff to last back then.
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the_jamie6mo ago
Built to last" meant a 30 pound toaster that took five minutes and could burn your house down. My grandma's fridge from 1970 used three times the power of my new one. Lasting isn't the same as being good.
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laurar385mo ago
Wait, three times the power? That's insane. @the_jamie has a point about the cost. My dad still has his old metal blender. Thing sounds like a jet engine and probably costs a fortune to run. Lasting is cool but not if it's eating your wallet.
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