Empty Water Bottles in Your Fridge: An Analysis

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I don't know what they're doing there--and who put them there. Whoever it is, the guy must be a super genius to think that empty pitchers and bottles should be left in the fridge to freeze. Why? Well, probably so the bottles would suck in cold air and he'd sip it from the bottles on a hot day. Or place the cold, empty bottles on his head on a hot summer day.

Or perhaps, the guy is super spiritual. He prayed that the empty containers be filled with water miraculously after he had left them in the fridge. I haven't seen such faith even in all Israel. I've heard of water turning into wine or a body of water splitting in half, but not empty pitchers and bottles filled miraculously in the fridge. I mean, this is something new. I marvel at it each time.

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I can understand empty or half-filled water bottles or pitchers left on the dining table or kitchen sink just like that. It means they expect you to refill it. My mind can still fathom wonders like that. But empty bottles in the fridge? That's a novelty. It needs a patent or copyright or something. And the biggest wonder is, it can remain there in the fridge like that even after months or years (or decades), unless you refill it with water. Amazing.

Yeah, I know, I should lecture whoever the author is of this smart idea. And I did just that. I did my homework. I did a survey of the top three geniuses at home (two sons and a grandson) and narrowed the choices down to two and then cast the lot between them. And the lot fell on the culprit. He tried to deny it, but later admitted with a foolish grin.

I gave him a short lecture (I don't believe in delivering valedictory speeches), explaining the facts of life and the ecosystem in nature, with an incidental mention about global warming. "Yeah I know you know about these things (millennials hate it when you assume they don't know a thing), I'm just reminding you," I said. "I bet you'd never do the same thing in your office. Would your boss be happy when he sees your empty bottle habit?"

Now, question is, what does it mean when someone empties a bottle from the fridge and puts it back there empty? Aside from the ingenuity and spiritual considerations mentioned above, the guy is probably:

Considerate. He thinks of others first before himself. He gives other people opportunity to serve others and not always take the privilege for himself. He gives you a chance to prove yourself. He's selfless, even a hero--he doesn't care about getting the glory as long as others get a chance.

Environmentalist. He hates depleting the water supply. He knows water is life and he doesn't want to subtract from the water source--or, he could not stomach doing it himself so he lets others do the dirty job. He knows that anymore reduction in the water supply can contribute to global warming and the Greenhouse effect.

Object lover. There are nature lovers and also object lovers. He'd rather leave bottles empty than fill them with water and "drown" them. Oh, and he's also an object-right advocate.

Conservationist. He knows that overcrowding the fridge would overwork it and consume more energy. That means more fuel or coals used, and more pollution released in the atmosphere. He probably sees how our fridge is packed with nothing but so many pitchers and bottles containing water, and his heart is broken just thinking of the toll on the environment.

Or probably, he's just lazy.