Update: it took time. And then a quick pry with a knife. Saved the dishes. Ravioli saved too but for raccoons outside probably lol. What I learned about physics…sheesh.

    • FreeBeard@slrpnk.net
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      The pressure acts over the area of contact. For a perfect vacuum it would lead to ~1kN of force. This is the same order of magnitude our muscles produce. If you take into account that the vacuum results from cooling over such a small temperature interval the force can’t be too high.

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        1kN is equivalent to lifting 100kg… 220lb for our imperial friends… I don’t think I could put that much force on a plate and bowl I was trying not to break

      • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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        Your grip on a smooth plastic surface nearly parallel to the force vector you wish to apply is tiny, you cannot exert 1kN in this situation.