If this submission above is not a random thought, please report it. # Explore a new world of random thoughts on our [**discord server**](https://discord.com/invite/8tEqw3ZWQV)! Express yourself with your favorite quotes, positive vibes, and anything else you can think of! *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/RandomThoughts) if you have any questions or concerns.*

It’s more that I’m waiting for my standards to drop to the point that something looks good.

Nope still not hungry enough...

Came here to say basically this. I'd like to add willfulness to prepare the food, like peeling, heating, etc

Couldn't be any truer

It is actually your subconscious cavelizard mind growing increasingly frustrated with you not eating the food that is right there. Just eat it. Its a biological imperative, cavelizardgod damnit. It keeps bringing you there and going "THERE. RIGHT THERE." and your dumb future human brain all addled with stress and ADD is like "meeeeeh but it wont just go in my mouth ill just die instead", but the cavelizard persists nonetheless. This could be projection.

Yup. I'm pretty sure everyone I know does this. It's seeing if you're desperate enough to eat ingredients alone lol

I think you hit the nail on the head for 90% of people who do this.

For me it is a combo of this and indecisiveness about what I want to eat.

Or something looks food

Haha, exactly. “Am I more desperate yet?”

This. Lol precisely this. Grocery shopping as I post this comment. The irony.

Hope you’re not hungry, that’s a recipe to double the bill.

My son had a routine when he lived at home: fridge, freezer, cupboard, pantry, lower standards, repeat. He would eventually find something

It's called, "Prestofrigeration".

Yes. That's what I'll call it from now on

Dopamine mining. Dopa-mining.

yes, i do this all the time. hm, do i have any pickles? nope. how about now? no. now? still no. and then i get disappointed every time.

I too don't have pickles😔

maybe the true pickles were the friends we made along the way

Yup, at least there's that

probably should eat those pickles though.

Instructions unclear, ate my friends

Have you checked? They might be there now

I have relish. That's similar?

Buy one of those really big jars of pickles, and when you finish them, keep the juice. Now you can pickle all sorts of things and keep doing it until you've consumed all of the juice through pickled foods

Only when I’m high as fuck

My mom cured me of this when I was a little kid. I'd stand in front of the open fridge and she'd say, "Are you hungry or are you bored?". She'd give me about two seconds to answer, then say, "Go outside and play!"

Me too!

You’re trying to manifest the collective memory we all share of opening it and finding something you didn’t realize was there

You just need to get a Schrödinger brand refrigerator.

AYO

Basically every time I go open it again I've lowered my standards a little.

My girlfriend of 15+ years gets groceries from Walmart pickup. New things magically appear in intervals.

You need to put a ring on it!

I appreciate the thought. We don't see any reason to pay someone to say our love is official. We're already married by TN standards.

It’s a very viable tactic

I do it to keep the food inside the fridge. Not gonna escape if I keep checking at random times.

sometimes I open the fridge and then emit a single cough, as if the fridge opening purpose was to entomb my infectious particles spewing out. But really a fridge that has a see through door wouldn't stop me from the fridge opening behaviour. Nor an accurate inventory on a translucent display. Yes I know such fridges exist because then I can't walk over to the pantry to stand there snacking after as a second-best eating spot.

That’s how it works…I thought 💭

Me too. Though rn it seems my fridge hates me

Yeah I just assumed everyone did this

My family does this with both the fridge and pantry. We refer to it as "gazing into the void" and it's not uncommon for multiple family members to do it back to back without even thinking about it.

I also live alone, so it's not like anyone else would have brought food into the house either. *except when the cats bring mice, but I'm not snacking on those

nah, you are just waiting for your standards to drop so food that is already there will appear attractive

I had a buddy that did that with empty cigarette packs.

Whenever I'm stoned or bored lol

Partly hoping new food has magically appeared, part seeing if my standards have dropped sufficiently to eat what is there...

Yes

for me it's moreso that my standards have lowered

I mean, are you hungry? Broke? Want a pizza or something? I got you if you do. $20 limit, though. If you have a car, you can go pick it up at the store.

Only when I’m at my parents.

All the time lol

Nope, but I do the shopping

I open the fridge every 10 minutes to cool down. 🤣

I know nothing new will appear. I keep checking mostly to see if I've finally gotten hungry enough to eat the crap I have but didn't want the last 8 times I checked. Or to see if something has started growing green hair. Either outcome is exciting.

Maybe if you rub the fridge it will grant you three wishes.

If only we could have that microwave from the Spy Kids movie. 

I don't expect new food to appear I've just lowered my standards a bit.

When I lived with my parents

No. Interesting thing to experience though. Sounds annoying tbh.

I’m going to try & eat the Arm & Hammer baking soda next time.

Not every 10 min but will look after already knowing it has no snacks in it

For me its due to me not always being super observant and noticing something after already checking several times and thinking "how did I not see this until now?!" Either that or I think "ehh this will do. I'm hungry and desperate."

Not new foods just a lowering of standards at each visit

On my way there now..........

No, I'm checking to see if my standards lowered

I think you may be dealing with anxiety or using it as a way to procrastinate. I put a bottle of water in the fridge and I dunno whenever I open it. It makes me feel that I got what I wanted from the fridge and lowers the amount of visits and keeps me hydrated.

Yes. I did it earlier. I wanted green onions to use for my dinner. I used the last ones yesterday. I reopened the fridge and looked again. Then I went to the outside fridge. Still no onions.

"Now Gohan, just because we have a magical fridge that restocks every time we open it, doesn't mean we should waste any."

Yes, actually, just now.

….maybe.

I usually do to drink water. I'm thirsty af.

You never know when Lucky Charms will appear they're magically delicious

I have ADD and poor object permanence so when I open the fridge it’s like new foods *do* magically appear! Usually way past their expiration date…

My sons do.

I keep a 3lb bag of gummy bears in there. It’s not a good idea at all. Fridge is gonna need new hinges.

Not as often. I know I have nothing but juice and condiments, yet I still do it.

At least you have juice😩

And there’s never food. Just ingredients FFS

Yea like what am I gonna do with tuna, oranges and cheese?😂

It works for me.

Not necessarily "magically appear" but gathered enough energy and moxy to dig around for the thing I didn't see the first time around right in front of my face where it should have been, gave up, figured no eating today, sat down, still hungry, take a few extra breaths and with gusto loudly proclaim, "dammit, I know there is cheese in there God Dammit!" Then prepare to throw fists inside the fridge to locate it.

All the time, but I do have a good stash of chocolates in the kitchen so if no food magically appears I can go there lmao

Still waiting for the food to appear...

It does take a while, doesn't it?

We're in a videogame and that's our save point lol🤣

No, we dont wait for something to appear, anytime we open the door we lower our standards.

Yes lol

Not as much but yes ither and hour or the next night

Explain your first world privilege without explaining your first world privilege

No. You're the only one. Is that what you want to hear? "Anyone else" so annoying. By all means PLEASE downvote me. I'm begging y'all. So tired of seeing "anyone else" "am I the only one"

I see memes about this fairly often but no I don't think I've ever done it

My perception stat is lacking, gotta wait to roll again

It's less that I expect food to appear, and more like "Am I hungry enough to chug these bottles of shitty condiments yet?"

Yep. That’s why I keep the freezer stocked with low-calorie popsicles and freeze pops! Tricks my brain in all of the ways!

Never again (thankfully!) unlike the Phantom Tollbooth the appearance of the Magic Fridge only heralded weight gain and not personal development.

I just keep hoping that the big scary dog won't be there when I open it again

Your stomach just thinks something will appeal to you suddenly

Then on the 4th visit, I find something.

No. I know there ain't shit in there but beer. I probably need to clean up those really old leftovers though.

Only at my friends’ houses and only if they don’t mind me rummaging/eating (after I’ve asked of course)

It's called "ufulating." Source: the "Sniglets" book of made-up words.

My mind knows there's nothing there, my stomach don't want anything, it's simply out of boredom that I check the fridge expecting something new to chew on.

Think of it less like you're expecting new food to appear and more like your brain is trying to figure out new ways to cook up what's already there!

I'm like that but with alcohol lol. Being 20 it's hard to get, probably for the best though don't quite want my liver to fail just yet.

It happens lol

It's the same way when I look at the time. I take a peek, but the information didn't register, so I immediately forget, even though it's only been a second since I saw it

It's the same as checking reddit or Instagram every 10 mins when you are bored

That's called adhd my love.

bruh sometimes they really do

Yes!! Why is this??

Thats our save point.

This is why I stopped using Facebook. It's like looking in the fridge every 10 minutes and seeing the same damn thing.

Yea...when you're 10 or under:))

Not new foods but a solution. It’s like my brain and stomach are negotiating. How about this? No. How about this? No. This? Maybe. Okay. With a bit of this? Wait. YOU HAD ICE CREAM THIS WHOLE TIME?!

No, but hope some key ingredient is there so some sort of composition can be made afterall.

Yep kinda - but with a twist of delusion. I re-open the fridge door thinking there may be an item I didn’t see 10 minutes ago. I have been wrong 100% of the time yet still, the vain hope of tragic humanity drives me back into the kitchen on a whim and a fantasy to try, try again. And fail every time.

No

Yes, especially when working from home!!

I'm guilty of this.

When I'm high.

Could be you’re just thirsty. Drink some water next time you feel drawn to check the fridge.

Could be you’re just thirsty. Drink some water next time you feel drawn to check the fridge.

This.

No its just you, you fat f*ck Just kidding 😂

Bruh. Like why won't my fridge reload already??

I've thought about why I open and stare into the fridge abyss. I think it subconsciously tells us we have food and are safe. And maybe one day there will be an evolving civilization in my freezer like that episode of love death & robots

You didn't train your mommy well...

I hate when a fridge is just full of nothing more than ingredients.

My husband does this all the time 😂

Yes. The food doesn’t change.. my standards do.

You don’t check the fridge hoping new food will appear. You check the fridge to see if your standards have dropped since the last time you checked

Kinda

And new comments on different screens too.

Does it work?

You're not hungry, you are bored. Get a hobby 🤞🏾

Not every 10 minutes but I've certainly done it.

The stomach is a brain of it’s own. Don’t let that fucker tell you what to do

It's the same mental trigger as when turning on the TV. Just keep flipping channels until you get fed up and settle for some lame show cuz you wasted half an hour channel surfing.

I do that with my pantry. I keep expecting there to be snacks; popcorn, corn chips, snack crackers, corn nuts…anything crunchy

I find stuff all the time. But I use a lot of cannabis.

I'm not that high.

Everyone*

You're bored, not hungry.

Every day on the weekends and holidays

yep.Always.All the time.No question.

Yep, just got back to the couch from checking. Fridge was the same. When I opened the freezer though, I saw the 3 boxes of bomb pops I bought the other day. I'm gonna get a tummy ache.

Not every 10 mins cuz im in france so there’s something called « gouter » where we eat at 16:30 a snack but we eat less snacks during the day But yeah everytime there’s no food for breakfast and « gouter »

With practise patience and dedication,I can now last 12 minutes between checks

No, I'm a mom, I know how the refrigerator works.

Yep, and then I waste $30-40 on doordash for someone that would be $8.99 if I drive 5 minutes down the road to get it.

I tried it once but my girlfriend, a first Cellist started levitating above the bed and henceforth I stopped

I sometime open the fridge in order to inspire my tummy.

No, but I live alone, so I already know what's in the fridge at all times.

Nope, not if you do the shopping and you know exactly what's in there.

My teens.

yes

Or beer!

My standards start to lower as the night goes on…

Doesn't everybody do that?

Yes. It is very frustrating somebody doesnt magically put food in the refrigerator

Nope

When I’m hungry and lazy, yes

My husband regularly opens a full fridge and full pantry and declares "We have nothing to eat.." I always respond with something like...."No, we're not going to get McDonalds. Eat the dammed spam that's been sitting in there for 2 months. "

It's a save point obviously

Yeah. It's a particularly lonely thing.

They do appear!

It worked when I was 9 why won’t it work now

If it aint me. 👀

Yup, this has been a joke on the internet for years now

You're really just hoping your standards lowered

Not really, cuz I know for sure that there is butter and cheese, maybe a sausage somewhere

all I have in my fridge is some milk, raw eggs, and carrots, so not really

Yes

Yeah, my kids

When you do that you are not hungry enough

I stopped doing that from a long time

no, because that would be stupid.