Questions the Rest of the World Has for Americans

8. Are garbage disposals a real thing?

To many people across the world, the concept of a garbage disposal is downright crazy. Can you really toss your food scraps into the sink where a machine gobbles them up? Yes, in fact, you can. Most Americans are familiar with the electrical device that mulches up the scraps from dirty plates and washing them down the sink and those horror movie scenes where a hand gets mangled by an unsuspecting person trying to fish out their wedding ring.