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How to Get Kids to Do Chores: Does the Maya Method Work?

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233 points Xcelerate | 2 comments | 04 Sep 18 00:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rb666 ◴[04 Sep 18 04:15 UTC] No.17906594[source]▶
"And toddlers are great at rinsing dishes before putting them into the dishwasher."

Don't teach them kids to waste water rinsing dishes! The dishwasher works most efficiently if chunks of food are removed (scrape into trash), but not rinsed.

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wincy ◴[04 Sep 18 04:30 UTC] No.17906651[source]▶
Yep, this is a habit that seems to die hard for people. A modern dishwasher, even a $400 one, does not require you to rinse your dishes. It’s like magic, that turgidity sensor.
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1. unwind ◴[04 Sep 18 07:43 UTC] No.17907302[source]▶
That was confusing, but today I learned dishwashers have turbidity sensors[1], and that turgidity[2] is the force that pushes the cell's plasma against the wall. Took a while to sort that out, but thanks! :)

[1] https://www.aquaread.com/need-help/what-are-you-measuring/tu...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turgor_pressure

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2. wincy ◴[04 Sep 18 17:00 UTC] No.17910600[source]▶
Sorry! Today I learned too. Mental note made, turbidity not turgidity.