It clearly implies there is some kind of safety benefit to it. But there is not.
Clicking on the ad leads to a lengthy slide show which eventually gets to the doorknob story.
All it says is aluminum foil can be used as an alternative to tape to cover doorknobs and hardware while painting.
It has nothing to do with safety and the inclusion of the phrase “when you’re home alone” was only used as clickbait to make the ad seem more important.
Advertisers pay a fee to the website where their ad is displayed every time someone clicks on it, it’s called the Pay Per Click model. It’s how websites make money off running ads. There is a small fee for displaying the ad and larger one for click throughs.
I was under the impression it was a safety thing. If you grab loose foil like that it will form to the hand crushing it to turn the knob and therefore you know the home has had “visitors” without you saying so.
Here’s what’s behind that stupid ad
https://www.10news.com/news/fact-or-fiction/fact-or-fiction-online-ad-advises-people-to-wrap-doorknobs-in-foil-when-home-alone
Thanks for taking one for the team and checking that out. I sure wasn’t gonna
I Always click on those ads to waste their daily budget
Explain to me like I’m five, how does this?
Advertisers pay a fee to the website where their ad is displayed every time someone clicks on it, it’s called the Pay Per Click model. It’s how websites make money off running ads. There is a small fee for displaying the ad and larger one for click throughs.
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Thank you for taking that bullet for us!
I’ve been using ad blockers for so long that I forgot about these ridiculous click bait ads.
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If I were less lazy, I’d make a gif of myself zapping your comment with the uBlock Origin element zapper tool.
Yeah, but here we are
Of course, the “while painting” was implied. I’m so embarrassed I didn’t clue in immediately.
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Big foils propaganda at work.
Thank you. I was pondering why put foil on door knobs.
Obviously! To keep the knob’s thoughts from being read.
I was under the impression it was a safety thing. If you grab loose foil like that it will form to the hand crushing it to turn the knob and therefore you know the home has had “visitors” without you saying so.