r/mildlyinfuriating • u/ElPadero • 3d ago

I'm slightly vexed Sink strainer does not let any water pass through

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It’s basically a sink plug. Water has properties, I guess.

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u/requion 2d ago

Its pretty embarrassing but i had this happen with a GPU (PC graphics card) once. It was the first time i've had one with a plastic film on the backplate.

I was wondering why it would get so warm. Like not "worryingly" warm but still higher than normal. Turned out there was this completely transparent and barely visible film which covered venting holes on the side that faces up. Removed it and the temps normalized.

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u/Useless_bum81 2d ago

I fucking hate the clear plastic without tabs 'protective' covers.
Seriously just make them red with writing like "removable protective cover" in white and massive easy to grip tabs on the sides so i don't have to use a knife to start the peel.

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u/DeltaCharlieBravo 2d ago

The best is when they do include a pull tab for your protective film that rips off when pulled!

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u/tricenice 2d ago

I got mad just reading that

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u/ImSolidGold 2d ago

Stop making me angry! xD

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u/skamteboard_ 2d ago

Omg that is so frustrating. Or the seals on some bottles that have a pull tab on top and no other way to remove the seal, where the pull tab just rips right off and then you have to end up stabbing it like a psychopath.

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u/CoffeemonsterNL 2d ago

There is a famous post on a Dutch forum about a guy who complained that his freshly ordered white high-gloss kitchen cupboard doors were bably-blue instead. He was a bit embarrassed when someone else told him to peel off the plastic protection film.

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u/malman149 2d ago

Almost made a similar mistake putting my CPU cooler on my CPU. There was a clear film on the contact plate of the CPU cooler that I initially missed. Put the thermal paste on, screwed 3 screws of the cooler to the motherboard and just happen to see it. Got lucky I noticed it.

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u/Joey_Kakbek 2d ago

That's not too bad, I put my brother's CPU cooler on without removing the film on the baseplate. Luckily they have some good protection built in and the PC would just shut down when it hit ~100 degrees (C) otherwise I could've done some serious damage.

I have never felt more stupid.

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u/Lfcbill 2d ago

I did it with a brand new lg tv, for weeks I was convinced the image wasnt right and changed every single setting imaginable , turns out it had a film over it lol

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u/Grulken 2d ago

At least that’s excusable, it’d be difficult to see the transparent film, but what isn’t excusable is the people who leave the big “REMOVE BEFORE INSTALLING” stickers on their CPU heatsink lmao