"Serious question: Is someone holding your families hostage until you post a certain number of articles about open shelving?" — E.C. from T.O.

"Why are you guys pushing this so hard? Every other day there's another piece on how we MUST all have open shelving, here are the shelves we all have to buy, why all our (excellent) reasons for not having open shelving are stupid, etc., etc. Seriously, stop." — STH

"Science does not say this is fine. Science would look at this in it's N=1 and say that you don't have any statistical power. Science would also like to have more defined definitions. Science would also like to know the height of your ceilings and how air tight your house/apartment is (because this is going to influence air currents). Science would also like to know the square footage of your kitchen (and use the above better definitions) to determine is near 6 inches or 2 feet. This is a case study, highly variable, and doesn't actually provide any usable information that can be extrapolated to other things." — Geeka

"@Geeka This scientist, after seeing your comment looked back at the article and found two references to 'science'. Both were used in a rather tongue-in-cheek manner. The first one, "very scientifically", almost cries out for the action described to NOT be considered scientific. The second, as a simple summary, intentionally overstates the conclusion. TL;DR - lighten up science!" — KP_AT

"So… throw out all your old stuff and replace it with a very tiny amount of perfect-looking new stuff. (These absolutely critical items include, according to these photos: Three mugs but FOUR egg cups, one tiny canister, and lots and lots of plants). Seems practical, as long as you only eat out!" — Erica C. Barnett

"@Erica C. Barnett Just buy new dishes after each time you cook!" — nofunlatte

"Come on now. The first question should totally have been, 'Do you own a cat?'" — Anatinea

"None of these people own cats." — e.misitano

"One word.... CATS." — V2Girl

"I had a cat who could open the cabinet doors in one apartment kitchen years ago. I would find him sitting in with the bowls and plates almost daily. Had to wash any dish before using. Fortunately, only lived there for a few months, and he couldn't open cabinet doors in other kitchens." —northerngirl

"I love the idea but any smart person that lives on the West Coast knows: earthquakes + open kitchen shelving = a really terrible idea." — MsDMeanor

"I live on a major fault line in California, yet in my circle of friends no one thinks to keep their heavy stuff in the bottom cabinets. People move to California from elsewhere, and don't know what the reality of an earthquake is until they live through a big one. Then they respond to posts like this with OMG THIS KITCHEN IS LETHAL! Hah! (And don't get me started on double-decker bridges.)" — p_capucine

"One note I'll add though is that many dry goods and spices lose considerable quality and flavor if they are stored in sunlight. Some items that wouldn't mind are pasta, whole spices that will be fresh ground before use, and most kinds of rice. But beans, ground spices, dried legumes and dried fruit will all be harmed unless they are in vessel that doesn't let light through." — CircleSerenity