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Letter: Letter

Published 21 July 2001

From Gary Collins

It shouldn’t be necessary to go to the lengths of Sean Langley and colleagues
and actually get inside the fridge
(7 July, p 57).
The light switch of the
fridge will operate before the door is fully closed, so it is possible to see
that the light goes out before the door closes completely.

I suppose, though, that you can’t prove that the light doesn’t come on again
once the door has closed…

Hove, Sussex

Issue no. 2300 published 21 July 2001

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