Uncle Tony and the Smart Fridge
Uncle Tony bought a new refrigerator.
The salesman told him, “Sir, this is a smart fridge. It can connect to the internet.”
Uncle Tony nodded proudly.
“Very good. Finally, someone in this house is smart.”
His nephew laughed.
That night, Uncle Tony stood in front of the fridge.
“Hello, fridge.”
Nothing happened.
He knocked on the door.
“Are you awake?”
Still nothing.
His nephew walked in.
“Uncle, what are you doing?”
“I’m testing the artificial intelligence.”
“You have to use the touchscreen.”
Uncle Tony looked at him.
“So it can't understand me?”
“No.”
“Then it's not that smart.”
He opened the fridge, grabbed some leftover chicken, and closed it.
A few seconds later, the fridge beeped.
Uncle Tony froze.
“See?!”
His nephew asked, “See what?”
“It answered me!”
“That was just the door alarm.”
Uncle Tony nodded thoughtfully.
“So the fridge is basically saying…”
He pointed at the door.
“‘Close the door, I'm trying to keep my cool.’”
His nephew sighed.
“Uncle, please stop.”
Uncle Tony smiled.
“Can't.”
“Why?”
“Because I'm cooler than the fridge.”
The fridge beeped again.
Uncle Tony looked at it.
“Don't be jealous.”
Uncle Tony bought a new refrigerator.
The salesman told him, “Sir, this is a smart fridge. It can connect to the internet.”
Uncle Tony nodded proudly.
“Very good. Finally, someone in this house is smart.”
His nephew laughed.
That night, Uncle Tony stood in front of the fridge.
“Hello, fridge.”
Nothing happened.
He knocked on the door.
“Are you awake?”
Still nothing.
His nephew walked in.
“Uncle, what are you doing?”
“I’m testing the artificial intelligence.”
“You have to use the touchscreen.”
Uncle Tony looked at him.
“So it can't understand me?”
“No.”
“Then it's not that smart.”
He opened the fridge, grabbed some leftover chicken, and closed it.
A few seconds later, the fridge beeped.
Uncle Tony froze.
“See?!”
His nephew asked, “See what?”
“It answered me!”
“That was just the door alarm.”
Uncle Tony nodded thoughtfully.
“So the fridge is basically saying…”
He pointed at the door.
“‘Close the door, I'm trying to keep my cool.’”
His nephew sighed.
“Uncle, please stop.”
Uncle Tony smiled.
“Can't.”
“Why?”
“Because I'm cooler than the fridge.”
The fridge beeped again.
Uncle Tony looked at it.
“Don't be jealous.”
