• Marcbmann@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I’m in the US and have these windows. They have screens. They’re also not that special. I prefer the regular windows

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    8 months ago

    It’s not like our windows don’t open, they just don’t tilt. I frequently open the windows and get a breeze going when it’s nice outside!

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      With the weather outside today in my Australian town a nice 24°C temperature I have a window at each end of the house open.

      At one end of the house the window tilts (bottom out), the window at the other end other slides.

      The sliding window has much more space — half of the viewing area — open to the breeze than the tilting

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    8 months ago

    Lol wtf? Why can’t you get a light breeze without tilting windows?

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      8 months ago

      The idea is protection from crime. You can have the window tilted and thieves theoretically cannot climb in through that window, where a swinging or sliding window while open allows someone to climb in through it

      Of course in practice they’re less safe where they’re popular as there is a tool, a hook, which allows someone breaking in to hook the handle, pull the tilted window shut, and open it again in swinging mode, allowing them in

      My understanding is sliding windows are the easiest to secure as you can bolt lock them at any point of openness. My sliding windows have bolt points at closed and at 5cm open

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    8 months ago

    I admit I’m an American and my windows don’t open that way, but I’m not sure why whoever made that meme thinks that means a light breeze can’t come through them. Because… a light breeze can come through them.