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> And its mimicked, to some degree, by how we build our physical lives. Shelves and desks are not so deep as to obscure what you need.

Oddly, cupboards and refrigerators are. A lot of food rots in the back of refrigerators that should have just been smaller.

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Maybe someone should build a cylindrical fridge with a curved door, so you could rotate the shelves to get to things diametrically across from your view.

It needn’t have structural pole in the middle. Could use roller bearings along the perimeter.

I think it would work better than an ultra-wide but shallow fridge.

Fridge depth is useful for storing large objects like a 24 pack of water. The trick is keeping them mostly empty otherwise food will rot before you eat it.

Like this? https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/bhcyf0/o...

Bizarrely, counter-depth (aka depth that both looks better in kitchens and is shallow enough you won't forget about half the food in it) fridges are usually a fair bit more expensive, despite being smaller. Even for what's otherwise the same model.

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