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[โ€“] NotMyOldRedditName 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

getting stronger after each failed attempt.

Why would that be a decided upon outcome? There's gotta be a reason for that intention

[โ€“] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

If a bag or something is blocking the latch, then you may want it to try again harder. Or if the latch is a little bent, it may need more force to close properly.

That said, I honestly don't like automatic latches and whatnot, I prefer to close doors myself because there's less stuff to break.