# What could cause a fridge to unplug itself?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-a-fridge-to-unplug-itself/556961 "2010-10-13T04:23:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-a-fridge-to-unplug-itself/556961/21 "2010-10-14T00:24:59Z")

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O\_o, the OP hasn’t come back. Maybe he’s been iced by the renegade fridge.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-a-fridge-to-unplug-itself/556961/22 "2010-10-14T02:12:24Z")

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Maybe in a few days his neighbors will break in, concerned about the stench, and find him dead with the fridge’s power cord around his neck.

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-a-fridge-to-unplug-itself/556961/23 "2010-10-14T03:32:29Z")

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> [@heavyarms553](#):
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> Some potential answers, not necessarily in order of likelihood.
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> 1. Prank by some teenager/baby
> 2. Old/worn electrical plug loosely fitting into plug + gravity yanking it out
> 3. Short cord + clumsy person/animal walking into fridge yanking the cord out.
> 4. Ghost
> 5. Refrigerator Salesman
> 6. CIA
> 7. ???
> 8. Profit

1. Little known EnergyStar feature to decrease electrical usage.

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**Author:** ![Weedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/weedy/32/301_2.png) [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-a-fridge-to-unplug-itself/556961/24 "2010-10-14T11:36:21Z")

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No, the fridge didn’t attack me! I like the line about severe depression, though.

My friend has duck taped the cord in place so that it can’t fall out any more, but I’ll let her know she should probably replace the outlet. Thanks for the replies.

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-a-fridge-to-unplug-itself/556961/25 "2010-10-14T12:50:15Z")

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“[Normally you don’t see that kind of behavior in a major appliance.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuul)”

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**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-cause-a-fridge-to-unplug-itself/556961/26 "2010-10-14T13:37:02Z")

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It’s tired of putting up with your shit.

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