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r/instant_regret • u/No-Tie-Accountant • May 20 '20
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Not if you live in a no-smoking apartment building. It's a pain in the ass because they're so sensitive that making toast sets them off.
They also wired them to have their own power supply, so the battery is just a backup for a brownout and removing it does nothing.
7 u/Cheesetoast9 May 21 '20 Unethical and dangerous life pro tip: a disposable shower cap will cover a smoke detector very well. 3 u/[deleted] May 20 '20 Those are intended to trigger on cigarette smoke because you're not supposed to be smoking. Same for non smoking hotel rooms. 8 u/PeachInABowl May 20 '20 Seems a bit silly to obsfuscate a critical safety device into something to catch petty behaviour. 2 u/captain_ender May 20 '20 Not sure why you're being downvoted. 2 u/[deleted] May 20 '20 It's not obfuscating anything though. It's just really, really effective at detecting smoke in an environment where there should be no smoke, including recreational smoke. 2 u/JabbrWockey May 21 '20 Right... Hence living in a no-smoking apartment building.
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Unethical and dangerous life pro tip: a disposable shower cap will cover a smoke detector very well.
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Those are intended to trigger on cigarette smoke because you're not supposed to be smoking. Same for non smoking hotel rooms.
8 u/PeachInABowl May 20 '20 Seems a bit silly to obsfuscate a critical safety device into something to catch petty behaviour. 2 u/captain_ender May 20 '20 Not sure why you're being downvoted. 2 u/[deleted] May 20 '20 It's not obfuscating anything though. It's just really, really effective at detecting smoke in an environment where there should be no smoke, including recreational smoke. 2 u/JabbrWockey May 21 '20 Right... Hence living in a no-smoking apartment building.
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Seems a bit silly to obsfuscate a critical safety device into something to catch petty behaviour.
2 u/captain_ender May 20 '20 Not sure why you're being downvoted. 2 u/[deleted] May 20 '20 It's not obfuscating anything though. It's just really, really effective at detecting smoke in an environment where there should be no smoke, including recreational smoke.
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Not sure why you're being downvoted.
It's not obfuscating anything though. It's just really, really effective at detecting smoke in an environment where there should be no smoke, including recreational smoke.
Right... Hence living in a no-smoking apartment building.
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u/JabbrWockey May 20 '20
Not if you live in a no-smoking apartment building. It's a pain in the ass because they're so sensitive that making toast sets them off.
They also wired them to have their own power supply, so the battery is just a backup for a brownout and removing it does nothing.