I'd be mad that someone did that to my fridge especially because they could fuck it up and cause damage
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This but realistic.
Swap the order of the cutlery draw, put the spoons where the knives are supposed to be. Be the chaos in the world that you want to see.
The fridge door one is perfectly realistic, those are designed to be swappable.
Not french door models
I’d notice the fridge at some point, there is a logic to doors in spaces. A flow to movement. but the cutlery would just mess with me. I’d be constantly doubting thing with Deja vu vibes.
Yessss!!!
The fridge door would be in the middle of the kitchen so yes.
I'd notice immediately since it would become annoying to use by a lot. I'm unsure if I'd known how to fix easily, or if it required a second able bodied person.
"Hello guy who mows the lawn for us, can you change how the fridge door opens? Someone broke in and changed it. Yes, I'm going to therapy, don't worry, if I'm crazy it'll be okay."
Hmmm he might not help with that message lmao
A second person would help a lot, but not be entirely necessary. They are designed to be swappable
Mines against the wall on one side, it would be really inconvenient. But I do always appreciate a good practical joke so I'd laugh.
given I have french doors it would be very noticable and I think impossible. swapping the doors might work but they are identical to befin with.
I have a fridge with the big single door and the drawer freezer at the bottom. I can't say for sure which side the handle is on from memory, so maybe that prank would work.
Oh yeah. My fridge is in the corner, and my kitchen isn't that large. Swapping the door would make it nearly impossible to use.
I forget which way my fridge is supposed to open at the best of times, so I probably wouldn't even notice.
Yes I would notice, yes I would be confused, yes I would be mad. My fridge stands against a wall on one side and would become basically impossible to access.
I would notice but what I would be even more concerned about is how they got into my house
Get the fuck out of my house, Mike.
I wouldn't notice because mine has 2 equal sized doors and handles.
You would notice because both would be hinged at the center now
I don't read it that way. Some washing machines and refrigerators are designed to have the hinges swap sides so the door can swing the other way, not put the hinges where the handle is, and the handle where the hinges are...
I'd definitely notice, mine is less than a year old so I still remember thinking about which side I wanted the refrigerator to open towards.
Plus right now it opens facing the rest of the kitchen area/counter and that works for me. If that suddenly got reversed it'd be a noticeable and annoying change.
I'd notice it because of muscle memory. Then get puzzled for five seconds, and then think "ah! So that's what's happening..."
As long as the person undoes the swap afterwards I'd just find it fun.
As long as it's not broken, I wouldn't try to fix it.
Mine are side-by-side, as another commenter mentioned, so yeah. That would be really weird.
I would notice if my washer and dryer got their doors reversed. I never considered it before (first time buying new appliances) but you choose the orientation based on where the walls are.
I imagine with a refrigerator, the same is true. Based on the kitchen layout, one orientation would be vastly more convenient than the other.
It’s harmless if you tell them.
If you don’t tell them, it’s called gaslighting and it’s very harmful.
That's not what gaslighting is.
Yes it is. You change something about a person's environment, and when they ask "did you change that thing?" you deny it. If you never reveal that you actually changed the thing, it's called gaslighting.
It's named after a movie in which one character did this to another character with the intensity of gas lamps on the wall, with the intention of making her doubt her own perceptions.
If you don’t tell them
is different from
when they ask "did you change that thing?" you deny it
I'm just being a stickler for the active vs passive method of letting the victim question their sanity.
So you do know that it’s gaslighting
I'd tell them.. eventually. And I'd fully reverse the changes. But I'm not gonna do any of that.
Until I have to defrost the freezer... 🤔
Nah, I'm too lazy for all that.
As long as you admit you changed it, then it's just a prank. If you never admit it, then it's gaslighting.
I would notice, but only 
Yes, I would notice, and yes, I would be really fucking annoyed. I swapped the fridge door to the way it is so that I can turn from my stovetop and open it with my dominant hand. Fittings were worn and I barely made it work without running something, so changing it for the prank and then again to correct it would probably damage it for good.
Good pranks should not require significant work to undo.
It's funny, but a dick move.
We have a side by side fridge so... yeah, we'd know...
Fine, we'll just flip the doors upside down on yours. /s
LOL, again I'd never actually do that in the first place, but it's still a funny thought.
Yes, because it would open up into the wall.
I would also notice it even if it didn't because I am a creature of habit and changes like that are obvious.
Similar here. It wouldn't open right in the opposite direction.
I'd probably be concerned (and annoyed) that some unknown person violated my privacy to break into my home... just to fuck with my fridge???
That being said, if I knew who did it because of a long-standing tradition of mutual harmless pranks, or something, I'd probably be amused. But still a little bit annoyed.
Yeah, this sounds like a good prank: it messes with their muscle memory, but it's otherwise harmless
Assuming they did it properly and the seal is still good. It may also void a warranty.
A lot of fridges are made to go both ways. You have to attach the handle and the hinge when you get it. A lot of fridges will have two plugs on the other side to cover the unused bolt holes
In that case, it sounds more tolerable. Also, username does check out? :-P
If a fridge is capable of changing what side it opens on, changing it won't void the warranty.
Great prank, I'd definitely notice... after trying to open the wrong side twice.
Another one: Replace all the bath towels with similar, smaller towels.
Replace all the bath towels with similar, smaller towels.
do this over a longer period of time. constantly making them a tiny bit smaller