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Do you have a source for that fact?

orthoxerox 2y ago
You know, I remember seeing this on older pictures, but I tried to come up with an example and couldn't, all recent pictures I could find had regular floor moldings.
Y-bar 2y ago
I spent two summers as a cleaner at a pharmaceutical company in my late teens. The "round corners are easier to clean" were a thing there as well, reason I was told was that sharp corners will scrape off some residue from the cleaning cloths when you drag them over the corner.
- seanmcdirmid 2y ago
  Oh, ya, I can see this being really nice for the kitchen sink or the stand in shower. Right now, oil build up gets trapped in corners that require a brush to work out, which is tricky in the shower where it’s all calked.
  - gopher_space 2y ago
    It feels like the more things I use a kitchen sink for the more I appreciate corners. Cleaning is a little more involved but being able to e.g. set two buckets next to each other and have them be level is really really handy.
    - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
      I don't see how rounded corners and edges prevent that? It is still going to be mostly rectangular, just not "sharp".
heftig 2y ago
I don't know about power stations, but it's a common feature in medical devices. E.g. keyboards have a flat or nearly-flat surface so they can be easily cleaned by wiping without leaving any germs behind in a groove, or on an edge. I suppose something similar makes sense in an environment that could produce radioactive dust.
stereo 2y ago
Your fridge has no sharp corners inside.
- bombela 2y ago
  Mostly because it is injection molded, and that sharp corners on plastics are prone to crack.
hnlmorg 2y ago
It’s definitely true for some hospitals here in the UK.
acc_297 2y ago
I was curious and went looking. This is the closest I found after a quick google search. It refers only to lighting options in the reactor chamber not the hallways and such. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/analysis/featurehow-to-choose-lights-for-nuclear-applications/?cf-view https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/analysis/featurehow-to-choo... "There are some obvious considerations: all underwater nuclear lights should be crafted from stainless steel with rounded and smooth surfaces for easy decontamination, and have no sharp or jagged edges to reduce the risk of workers tearing safety gloves or clothing. "

You know, I remember seeing this on older pictures, but I tried to come up with an example and couldn't, all recent pictures I could find had regular floor moldings.

Y-bar 2y ago

I spent two summers as a cleaner at a pharmaceutical company in my late teens. The "round corners are easier to clean" were a thing there as well, reason I was told was that sharp corners will scrape off some residue from the cleaning cloths when you drag them over the corner.

seanmcdirmid 2y ago
Oh, ya, I can see this being really nice for the kitchen sink or the stand in shower. Right now, oil build up gets trapped in corners that require a brush to work out, which is tricky in the shower where it’s all calked.
- gopher_space 2y ago
  It feels like the more things I use a kitchen sink for the more I appreciate corners. Cleaning is a little more involved but being able to e.g. set two buckets next to each other and have them be level is really really handy.
  - seanmcdirmid 2y ago
    I don't see how rounded corners and edges prevent that? It is still going to be mostly rectangular, just not "sharp".

heftig 2y ago

I don't know about power stations, but it's a common feature in medical devices. E.g. keyboards have a flat or nearly-flat surface so they can be easily cleaned by wiping without leaving any germs behind in a groove, or on an edge. I suppose something similar makes sense in an environment that could produce radioactive dust.

stereo 2y ago

Your fridge has no sharp corners inside.

bombela 2y ago
Mostly because it is injection molded, and that sharp corners on plastics are prone to crack.

hnlmorg 2y ago

It’s definitely true for some hospitals here in the UK.

acc_297 2y ago

I was curious and went looking. This is the closest I found after a quick google search. It refers only to lighting options in the reactor chamber not the hallways and such. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/analysis/featurehow-to-choose-lights-for-nuclear-applications/?cf-view https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/analysis/featurehow-to-choo... "There are some obvious considerations: all underwater nuclear lights should be crafted from stainless steel with rounded and smooth surfaces for easy decontamination, and have no sharp or jagged edges to reduce the risk of workers tearing safety gloves or clothing. "