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Personally, I think it is more OCD. Think about it. It's already open. Why not just leave it that way? There's something wrong with the compulsion for having to close it afterwards when they could have just let it be in its natural state the way that it is.
I bet that is right...
Obsessive hoarding goes along with OCD very often and
maybe they need the cabinets and drawers closed to hide all that hoarded junk too..
The general default rule for almost anything that opens is:
Closed when not in use
Opened when in use
The example of eyes fits this too. My eyes are in use during my waking hours, so they are open. When not in use, they are closed.
Mouth: Closed when not in use, opened when in use. Should not be hanging open when not speaking, eating or drinking.
Cabinets: Open when in use, when getting something out or putting something away. Closed at other times.
Drawers: ditto
Car doors, car trunk, car hood: Opened when getting in or out, or when putting something in or taking something out, or when working on something like checking my oil.
Exterior doors to my house: Closed when not in use, opened when I am walking through in either direction (in use).
Interior doors: This might look like an are an exception to this rule, because I leave them open when not (apparently) in use (when not walking through them), but technically they are "in use" because I want the air to freely move through my rooms at all times. Plus my pets can't turn knobs and need to move freely through the rooms. So I would contend that I'm leaving them open because they are almost constantly in use.
The general default rule for almost anything that opens is:
Closed when not in use
Opened when in use
The example of eyes fits this too. My eyes are in use during my waking hours, so they are open. When not in use, they are closed.
Mouth: Closed when not in use, opened when in use. Should not be hanging open when not speaking, eating or drinking.
Cabinets: Open when in use, when getting something out or putting something away. Closed at other times.
Drawers: ditto
Car doors, car trunk, car hood: Opened when getting in or out, or when putting something in or taking something out, or when working on something like checking my oil.
Exterior doors to my house: Closed when not in use, opened when I am walking through in either direction (in use).
Interior doors: This might look like an are an exception to this rule, because I leave them open when not (apparently) in use (when not walking through them), but technically they are "in use" because I want the air to freely move through my rooms at all times. Plus my pets can't turn knobs and need to move freely through the rooms. So I would contend that I'm leaving them open because they are almost constantly in use.
Nope... Sorry... doesn't work.
Car doors are actually closed when in use- i.e. driving.
Cabinets are in use when items are being stored in there, so by your reasoning they should be left open all the time.
Air circulates better with exterior windows and doors open.
Mouth is in use when eating. Again, by your logic, one should eat with ones mouth open.
Eyes are in use for much of sleep (Google REM sleep).
Maybe the drawers you think are closed are really open and vice versa.
This from theimperceptibleimmigrant.com" - (I know it's a long quote;sorry):
In 1975 Beckett’s TV play – ‘Ghost Trio’ – was filmed for BBC television. According to the anecdote Beckett himself sat in on the filming, sitting unobtrusively in the shadows at the back of the studio.
One of the early shots in the play includes this stage direction:
‘Cut to close-up of whole door. Smooth grey rectangle 0.1 x 2 m. Imperceptibly ajar.’
When it came to shooting this scene the director and set designer spent some time on set, nervously discussing the exact positioning of the door and experimenting with various degrees of ‘openness’ – all the while casting anxious glances towards the back of the studio trying to guage [sic] Beckett’s reaction. Receiving no guidance from that direction they tried ever finer degrees until finally – unable to stand it any longer – the great man leapt from his seat, stormed onto the set and slammed the door shut.
The director gasped. “But it says ‘ajar’…”, he protested.
“It also”, snapped Beckett, “says ‘imperceptibly’!”.
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Why is it that on the City-Data, posters often turn posts about normal actions and feelings into abnormal ideas! Is it that they are just plain contrarian or actually believe these crazy ideas?
Why is it that on the City-Data, posters often turn posts about normal actions and feelings into abnormal ideas! Is it that they are just plain contrarian or actually believe these crazy ideas?
That question deserves it's own thread.
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