It clearly implies there is some kind of safety benefit to it. But there is not.
Clicking on the ad leads to a lengthy slide show which eventually gets to the doorknob story.
All it says is aluminum foil can be used as an alternative to tape to cover doorknobs and hardware while painting.
It has nothing to do with safety and the inclusion of the phrase “when you’re home alone” was only used as clickbait to make the ad seem more important.
I mean… if you are like, home alone status, in a whole ass house with a bunch of doors… maybe covering the knobs in foil would make it so some kind of intruder makes more noise when opening doors, as they either handle the foil opening the door, or when removing the foil?
I was under the impression it was a safety thing. If you grab loose foil like that it will form to the hand crushing it to turn the knob and therefore you know the home has had “visitors” without you saying so.
Here’s what’s behind that stupid ad
https://www.10news.com/news/fact-or-fiction/fact-or-fiction-online-ad-advises-people-to-wrap-doorknobs-in-foil-when-home-alone
Thanks for taking one for the team and checking that out. I sure wasn’t gonna
I Always click on those ads to waste their daily budget
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The quality of the internet is so low these days
“Articles” like this have been around for decades unfortunately
I’ve been using ad blockers for so long that I forgot about these ridiculous click bait ads.
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If I were less lazy, I’d make a gif of myself zapping your comment with the uBlock Origin element zapper tool.
Yeah, but here we are
I appreciate the mental image
Thank you for taking that bullet for us!
Of course, the “while painting” was implied. I’m so embarrassed I didn’t clue in immediately.
Thank you. I was pondering why put foil on door knobs.
Obviously! To keep the knob’s thoughts from being read.
I mean… if you are like, home alone status, in a whole ass house with a bunch of doors… maybe covering the knobs in foil would make it so some kind of intruder makes more noise when opening doors, as they either handle the foil opening the door, or when removing the foil?
???
It kind of makes some sense?
Big foils propaganda at work.
I was under the impression it was a safety thing. If you grab loose foil like that it will form to the hand crushing it to turn the knob and therefore you know the home has had “visitors” without you saying so.