Why does punching an appliance sometimes seem to fix it?

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So I live in military barracks and i have a shitty fridge in my room. It started making this horrible noise, and out of desperation I landed a solid right hook to the side of it. Like magic, the noise stopped. This has happened numerous times in my life. Something is broken, and some brute force fixes it. What happens inside that could solve the problem from percussive force?

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Percussive maintenance is a thing, does it alaways work no, does it make you feel better yes.

Usually it helps with mechanical components. Something that was stuck that shouldnt be. Something that is out of alignment, something that should or shouldnt be grounded.

Its also usually the last ditch effort before you bin it. Knowing you have tried anything, and the last percussive maintrnance brings it to its death.

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