• virku@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The first time that happened to me I freaked out thinking the window was falling out of its hinges.

    • volvoxvsmarla @lemm.ee
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      9 months ago

      I still am freaking out every time it happens. What happens if you actually don’t scream and fight for your life by pressing against it and putting it back into a closed position immediately? What happens if you just let it happen and let go?

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        9 months ago

        It holds on the one corner until you push it back in.

        Source: did this way too often as a kid with our balcony door, accidentally and on purpose

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          9 months ago

          If you let it fall into this position from the original window position, like if you unlock it and wait for a wind gust, it may break the one remaining hinge off and fall flat. Not the best thing to experience, and replacing the window is not either

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            9 months ago

            Oh yeah I should have said, it’s certainly not something you should do a lot or keep it like that haha. They’re definitely not designed to be in that position.