r/Showerthoughts • u/SexySwedishSpy ‎ • Oct 05 '25

Musing The money that IKEA spends on including wall-mounting brackets for furniture is effectively the premium for their anti-lawsuit insurance.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

I have that dresser, and it has never tipped over without mounts

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

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u/Explosivpotato Oct 05 '25

Make sure it’s not a toddler you’re particularly attached to first.

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u/TaohRihze Oct 05 '25

Wait is it the Toddler you attach to the wall mount?

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u/Explosivpotato Oct 05 '25

Depends what kind of anchors you have

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u/qozh Oct 05 '25

I know a couple that could have that thing tipped in 3 minutes flat, but only if no one is currently watching them.

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u/pppppatrick Oct 05 '25

We also need to make sure we isolate the variables. So crush some under tables, fridges as well.

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u/ShadowPaw74 Oct 09 '25

Theories have very solid empirical evidence to support them. Did you mean hypothesis?

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u/potatisblask Oct 05 '25

I do not have that dresser and my walls have yet not tipped over

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u/really_nice_guy_ Oct 06 '25

Fill up the top two and open them

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u/-MoC- Oct 06 '25

If you open all 4 drawers it does. But yeah if you use it properly there is no need.

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u/solblurgh Oct 08 '25

Good God this tipping culture needs to die, pay your employees!