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'Can I open the cupboard without breaking the plates?'

Annoyed mother’s domestic dilemma send the internet into a meltdown

A frustrated mother has taken her conundrum to social media, posting a picture on Facebook which showed a large pile of plates slipping off a shelf.

WHETHER or not to open a kitchen cupboard seems like a relatively straight forward decision, but its not if it means all of your porcelain plates will smash.

A frustrated mother has taken her conundrum to social media, posting a picture on Facebook which showed a large pile of plates slipping off a shelf.

 The plates are leaning against the door and will smash if it is opened
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The plates are leaning against the door and will smash if it is openedCredit: //www.facebook.com/162608724089621/photos/a.

The plates are leaning against the door and are most likely to smash if she opens the cupboard door.

The picture was posted to , a Taiwan-based Facebook community, on November 13.

The user, named Tseng Shao-Tsen, said: "This is a cupboard that can never be opened."

A member of the community group suggested she just let bygones be bygones and buy some new plates while others had useful suggestions like: "Tilt the cupboard backwards, then open."

 Plenty of users had some helpful tips for the mother, including to tilt the cupboard backwards before opening it
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Plenty of users had some helpful tips for the mother, including to tilt the cupboard backwards before opening itCredit: //www.facebook.com/162608724089621/photos/a.

Tseng said he had been sent the picture by a friend who was a stay at home mother.

He told the she had since been able to open the cupboard without breaking the plates.

He said: "She opened one door slightly and used her hand to hold the plates, then she pushed the door further. All plates were safe."

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