For 5 years I working as an electrical technician & eventually an engineer, I never found refrigerator lights as a problem, in fact i never heard or see anyone change the light bulb (as the cool air preserve the bulb). If you not sure if the pressure switch work right, u can test it yourself. Adding window to the fridge can disturb the cooling efficiency for your fridge as heat can enter through radiation. Besides, adding window will increase the cost.
I remember an old Looney Tune cartoon where it showed 'Products from the Future' and a refrigerator with a look-in window was one of the products. When you close the door you can open the window and you see a small gremlin come out of a compartment and turn off the light. Oh Stan, everything you say is so great and nostalgic, I wonder if you yourself had seen this cartoon short.
Some years ago i tried to see if it actually goes off. Almost closed the door and watched through the little space. Just before completely close the light did go off :D Fridge companies, I trust in you.
Usually they have a sensor or a button which you can press on the part of the door or fridge closest to the hinge. It gets pushed in when the door closes which turns off the light, and you can push it in yourself if you really want to find out if it goes off. Excelsior!
I've performed several experiments from pressing the bloody switch to actually cutting the front of the fridge open (on an old fridge we weren't going to use anymore) and can say with certainty that it goes out. I however would advice against windows. Fridge doors are insulated, So have a much lower thermal bleed than glass(even double pane glass) your electric bill would go up more from having a window than from disabling the off button on the bulb.
Stan, there's a little switch that turns off the light when the door closes. You can feel around for it and switch the light off yourself while the door is open.
When I was a kid I closed the fridge really really slowly while looking at the side, just before the door closed entirely the the light went out. So worry not Stan, you may rest easy.
it does not bother me because if you look in your refrigerator and find a little piece of plastic sticking out around where the door meets the fridge you can press it in and the light will go off. also most fridges i see i can usually see the light go off before the door is fully closed.
(adjusting my nerd glasses) A fridge has a little pressure switch that turns the light on when the door is open and turns the light off when pressed by shutting the door. Check it out right now, press that switch several times, make the light blink, and let your eggs and milk feel like they're in a dance club.
Well, you can actually buy refrigerators with a glass door, so it's see-through instead of being massive. Also (this works for me at least!) try almost closing the refrigerator door, leaving a gap of less than an inch and take a peek.. the lights are usually off at that point ;)
Its very hard to avoid the heat from coming through the aluminium sheet covering the refrigerators. Cutting it to install a plastic/glass window would make it so it loses heat and uses more energy to keep it cold. But then again, it would avoid heat loss from people going to open them just to look. I don't know... I'm pretty comfortable with the refrigerator I have.
Dr. Strange let me know that the light goes off because one day he wasn't fighting cosmic beings and started playing with that little hemispherical switch on his refrigerator. The first couple of times the light actually went off, until Galactus came.
While he may be joking there are, and this may be a surprise to you, people out there who are not only daft enough to not realize but also to agree with is parodied POV. Thus the value in explaining how it works.
I noticed it when I was like 4. I saw it and was intrigued by how it turned off the light. And it took me a couple years to figure out why it was there haha
The switch on the door actually activates slightly before closing of the door (at least on mine it does) so don't totally close it, keep it just a small crack open and you'll be able to see. Still though, I love these rants (and I know that wasn't serious)
Actually you can test if it goes off. Just find the switch that is pushed by the door when it closes. If you have a double door, there are two. If you push it (or both at the same time) the light goes off. Simple!
Stan... the refrigerators are sealed for insulation purposes to keep produce and other things fresh. If you put a window in, it ruins the insulation. Don't get me wrong I wonder about the lights too, but just be logical in the future please. :P I love your work btw. Spider-Man, Deadpool, and Cap are my favorites.
The light goes out if you don't even close the fridge completely.. but if you're still not sure, turn your handycam on and put it in the fridge for a short time (or longer, thats better for the battery ;) )
I know because with certain refrigerators you can see the light turn off if you peek inside a small crack in the door... except... maybe the light turn on again once it's fully closed!
how just pushing the little spring switch - that switches the light off and since closing the door has to depress the switch you can be quite certain that light has gone out
I was gonna comment about the switch that the door hits when it shuts that you can press with your finger, but I read some other comments and everyone else said the same thing.
I firmly believe that stan lee believes everything he just said about not knowing if the lights are out in the fridge. He's friggin insane and no one else sees it!
everyone has slowly closed the fridge to see at what point the light turns off, and tried to confuse the fridge or steal something from it while it's dark like a ninja. -haven't they?
Actually, there is a bunch of models out there, refrigerators with transparent doors, some with windows, some are completely made out of glass. Here's the problem: Most of them aren't very energy efficient. Nor do they have a light inside.
1.) Glass isn't a very good insulator, that is why they don't have windows. It would let all the cool air out allowing bacteria to grow and spoil the food. 2.) When you press that button that is by the door, you can see that the light turns on and off when you press it. If you are very concerned about it. Get a piece of tape and tape down that little button when you close the door. Then you will know for certain that it is out.
2: how do you know for shure that the pushing of the button also causes the light to go off when the fridge is closed? Since quantumphysics state that observation can influence the outcome of an experiment, you can't prove that the light actually goes off when you close the door.
martijn van weele Yes, yes. If a tree falls in the woods and all that. We aren't talking about theory of quantumphysics. We are talking about a real would situation.
martijn van weele you can hold it for an hour and the light will still be off, its just how it works, the video is just suppose to be one of Stan's jokes.
TheWireLordz You can't know that for sure. Even if you test it over a hundred times with the same result, you can't be sure it will happen again next time. That is just an assumption you make based upon your observation, but your observation can only tell you what has happened, and indeed, the more times something has happened the same way, the more likely it is that next time it happens, it will again happen the same way, but you can never be certain of it.
Years ago, when I was like 11 years old, I was very curious if that light turned off when the refrigerator was closed, so I took my mama´s cellphone and record from the incide to see what happened... it turns off, I slept very good that night...
There's usually a switch in the door frame so when the door closes it presses down on the switch turning off the light. (But I do like this paranoid direction stan is taking)
Yeah I suppose that could just be a ploy. Like there's a sensor built into the frame of the door that detects wither it's a human finger or a cold rectangle of plastic pressing on the lever the former turning off the light and latter leaving it on. That's ingenious. Well played general electric.
I have a solution. You can put a cellphone with the camera on record in the refrigerator and retrieve the footage. I bet the manufacturers of the fridges would never do that since it would make the refrigerators terribly inefficient which would raise their wattage which would in turn make them less likely to sell due to them being under spec.
... I look for the trigger thingy on the fridge and push it... when the door closes it pushes against it and turns it off. Now you know... and knowing is half the battle~
I actully tested this once, when you close the door it hits a switch (witch is generally at the top of the fridge) that turns the light out, just push the switch and the light should go out!
I have a webcam installed in my fridge to survey the light. But now one question is bugging me... Is it really the light that gets switched off OR is is the webcam and the light still keeps shining?
there's a switch inside the fridge that is pushed by the door as it closes
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That switch only works when the door is open. When you close the door, there is a hidden switch which turns it back on again. :3
He IS Stan Lee. He created a whole other Universe. Don't u think he knows the answer? Good show Stan. Love your rants
This might be my favorite rant yet.
Stan, you rant about the weirdest things. LOL
But, we still love you for it. EXCELSIOR!
For 5 years I working as an electrical technician & eventually an engineer, I never found refrigerator lights as a problem, in fact i never heard or see anyone change the light bulb (as the cool air preserve the bulb). If you not sure if the pressure switch work right, u can test it yourself. Adding window to the fridge can disturb the cooling efficiency for your fridge as heat can enter through radiation. Besides, adding window will increase the cost.
I remember an old Looney Tune cartoon where it showed 'Products from the Future' and a refrigerator with a look-in window was one of the products. When you close the door you can open the window and you see a small gremlin come out of a compartment and turn off the light. Oh Stan, everything you say is so great and nostalgic, I wonder if you yourself had seen this cartoon short.
Some years ago i tried to see if it actually goes off. Almost closed the door and watched through the little space. Just before completely close the light did go off :D Fridge companies, I trust in you.
Yes, Stan. You're the only one who can call us to arms.
Usually they have a sensor or a button which you can press on the part of the door or fridge closest to the hinge. It gets pushed in when the door closes which turns off the light, and you can push it in yourself if you really want to find out if it goes off. Excelsior!
Long lived Stan Lee. a Truly great man. Excelsior
Also you can look in the fridge and find out what you want before opening it. Thanks Stan
have the right superheroe look inside when the door closed for ya.. .... Stan your the greatest.
I've performed several experiments from pressing the bloody switch to actually cutting the front of the fridge open (on an old fridge we weren't going to use anymore) and can say with certainty that it goes out. I however would advice against windows. Fridge doors are insulated, So have a much lower thermal bleed than glass(even double pane glass) your electric bill would go up more from having a window than from disabling the off button on the bulb.
Be still!! "The Man" speaks.
Of course you have to be the one to call us to arms. Your our Generalissimo.
Epic can't even describe how awesome Stan the man Lee is and I agree stan toughen princess
Stan, there's a little switch that turns off the light when the door closes. You can feel around for it and switch the light off yourself while the door is open.
People should spend more time wondering if the fridge light stays on. It's a big issue that's troubled mankind since fridges were invented.
That sound at the end of the video reminds me of the “leaving the theatre” noise on /MST3K/.
With windows, you wouldn't have to open the fridge to see if you want anything it it... I think you're on to something Sire Stan the greatest Man
deep, good comentary on social change
When I was a kid I closed the fridge really really slowly while looking at the side, just before the door closed entirely the the light went out. So worry not Stan, you may rest easy.
There a switch to on the door frame when the door closes. I used to play with it when I discovered the switch, when was kid, Stan.
Just to remind us how awesome Stan lee is
it does not bother me because if you look in your refrigerator and find a little piece of plastic sticking out around where the door meets the fridge you can press it in and the light will go off. also most fridges i see i can usually see the light go off before the door is fully closed.
But how do you know it doesn't come back one once the refrigerator is closed?...
hold it down for like 20 seconds and see if it comes back
Quit trying to apply logic to Stan. Stan defies logic. Excelsior!
and we love him for it.
Stan will never die. O_________O
I can imagine Stan thinking of his next rant while proceeding with his daily life.
the immortal archer
(adjusting my nerd glasses) A fridge has a little pressure switch that turns the light on when the door is open and turns the light off when pressed by shutting the door. Check it out right now, press that switch several times, make the light blink, and let your eggs and milk feel like they're in a dance club.
Well, you can actually buy refrigerators with a glass door, so it's see-through instead of being massive. Also (this works for me at least!) try almost closing the refrigerator door, leaving a gap of less than an inch and take a peek.. the lights are usually off at that point ;)
As someone who has been stuffed inside a refrigerator, I can confirm that the light does in fact turn off.
Its very hard to avoid the heat from coming through the aluminium sheet covering the refrigerators. Cutting it to install a plastic/glass window would make it so it loses heat and uses more energy to keep it cold.
But then again, it would avoid heat loss from people going to open them just to look.
I don't know...
I'm pretty comfortable with the refrigerator I have.
Happy Birthday Sir Stan Lee!!!!!!!!
Dr. Strange let me know that the light goes off because one day he wasn't fighting cosmic beings and started playing with that little hemispherical switch on his refrigerator. The first couple of times the light actually went off, until Galactus came.
While he may be joking there are, and this may be a surprise to you, people out there who are not only daft enough to not realize but also to agree with is parodied POV. Thus the value in explaining how it works.
It's been a long time stan but u finally said Excelsior
Of course you have to be "the one"... you're our beloved Generalissimo!
HAH!
I put a vidcam in my refrigerator and I can confirm that it turns off... yeah...
Praise The Lord someone thought of this!
I noticed it when I was like 4. I saw it and was intrigued by how it turned off the light. And it took me a couple years to figure out why it was there haha
It's worth it Stan! It is really worth it!
The switch on the door actually activates slightly before closing of the door (at least on mine it does) so don't totally close it, keep it just a small crack open and you'll be able to see. Still though, I love these rants (and I know that wasn't serious)
Just put a camera in the refrigerator and record your self shutting the door.
William u r EXACTLY right
i could tell the solution but i would never dare to turn against the master
I FOUND THE BUTTON THE DOOR PRESSES TO TURN THE SWITCH OF, MR LEE! They do turn off!
Stan you the best exelsior
I thought I was the only one...although I did it voluntarily, I immediately regretted agreeing to it.
i cant belive i only recently noticed that switch.
OMG Stan Lee is so funny.
Actually you can test if it goes off. Just find the switch that is pushed by the door when it closes. If you have a double door, there are two. If you push it (or both at the same time) the light goes off. Simple!
the immortal stan lee
I cant believe I didnt think of this.
just what i thought and i saw this same issue on the news and they didnt think of that
thank you.....
Stan... the refrigerators are sealed for insulation purposes to keep produce and other things fresh. If you put a window in, it ruins the insulation. Don't get me wrong I wonder about the lights too, but just be logical in the future please. :P I love your work btw. Spider-Man, Deadpool, and Cap are my favorites.
and knowing is half the battle
You are a freakin genious Stan
The light goes out if you don't even close the fridge completely.. but if you're still not sure, turn your handycam on and put it in the fridge for a short time (or longer, thats better for the battery ;) )
Usually stuffed implies that it was against your will, which is what I thought.
Is it weird that after how many videos Stan has done, I'm just noticing that tiger in the foreground now?
How do you know that at the end of that switch, the lights comes back on? ;-) Stan is right, he is always right! Don't doubt the Man, never!
I know because with certain refrigerators you can see the light turn off if you peek inside a small crack in the door... except... maybe the light turn on again once it's fully closed!
now that I think about it this it freaks me out man
how just pushing the little spring switch - that switches the light off and since closing the door has to depress the switch you can be quite certain that light has gone out
I was gonna comment about the switch that the door hits when it shuts that you can press with your finger, but I read some other comments and everyone else said the same thing.
I love how ppl think he's serious.
I agree mr Lee
Stan is always thinking outside the box..
You are te square-minded
Oh, Stan. Even if what you say makes no sense, it's right :)
I AGREE!!
Stan u really r the Man
dude, stan is insane
I firmly believe that stan lee believes everything he just said about not knowing if the lights are out in the fridge. He's friggin insane and no one else sees it!
everyone has slowly closed the fridge to see at what point the light turns off, and tried to confuse the fridge or steal something from it while it's dark like a ninja. -haven't they?
HERE HERE!!!!
Press the button in the refrigerator and it turn off when you close the door the door presses it
I was actually curious about the light when i was a little kid, spent half an hour trying to see when the light goes off
Actually, there is a bunch of models out there, refrigerators with transparent doors, some with windows, some are completely made out of glass. Here's the problem: Most of them aren't very energy efficient. Nor do they have a light inside.
AMEN
1.) Glass isn't a very good insulator, that is why they don't have windows. It would let all the cool air out allowing bacteria to grow and spoil the food.
2.) When you press that button that is by the door, you can see that the light turns on and off when you press it. If you are very concerned about it. Get a piece of tape and tape down that little button when you close the door. Then you will know for certain that it is out.
1.- Why not use plastic?
2.- You're missing the entire point of these damn videos
2: how do you know for shure that the pushing of the button also causes the light to go off when the fridge is closed? Since quantumphysics state that observation can influence the outcome of an experiment, you can't prove that the light actually goes off when you close the door.
martijn van weele Yes, yes. If a tree falls in the woods and all that. We aren't talking about theory of quantumphysics. We are talking about a real would situation.
martijn van weele
you can hold it for an hour and the light will still be off, its just how it works, the video is just suppose to be one of Stan's jokes.
TheWireLordz You can't know that for sure. Even if you test it over a hundred times with the same result, you can't be sure it will happen again next time. That is just an assumption you make based upon your observation, but your observation can only tell you what has happened, and indeed, the more times something has happened the same way, the more likely it is that next time it happens, it will again happen the same way, but you can never be certain of it.
Years ago, when I was like 11 years old, I was very curious if that light turned off when the refrigerator was closed, so I took my mama´s cellphone and record from the incide to see what happened... it turns off, I slept very good that night...
There's usually a switch in the door frame so when the door closes it presses down on the switch turning off the light. (But I do like this paranoid direction stan is taking)
iF STAN IS MADE ABOUT THIS WAIT TILL YOU SEE HIS RANT ON THE SUPERIOR SPIDERMAN
whats the matter with this man... haha this is funny
Mr. Lee i believe you can order a custom made refridgerator with all the same technology used but using transparent plastic
Yeah I suppose that could just be a ploy. Like there's a sensor built into the frame of the door that detects wither it's a human finger or a cold rectangle of plastic pressing on the lever the former turning off the light and latter leaving it on. That's ingenious. Well played general electric.
I have a solution. You can put a cellphone with the camera on record in the refrigerator and retrieve the footage. I bet the manufacturers of the fridges would never do that since it would make the refrigerators terribly inefficient which would raise their wattage which would in turn make them less likely to sell due to them being under spec.
am I the only one who closed the door to see when the light turns off?
no
Night Fire nope
... I look for the trigger thingy on the fridge and push it...
when the door closes it pushes against it and turns it off.
Now you know... and knowing is half the battle~
oh stan
You know Stan, you are right. you does sounds like Mr. Jameson.
I actully tested this once, when you close the door it hits a switch (witch is generally at the top of the fridge) that turns the light out, just push the switch and the light should go out!
I have a webcam installed in my fridge to survey the light. But now one question is bugging me... Is it really the light that gets switched off OR is is the webcam and the light still keeps shining?
Good point stan👍
Light can go through class. Um dose that answer your question.
It's like listening to Andy Rooney. This is funny.
There's a little button pressed by the door. I found it, and tried it and it works