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i'd be shocked if refrigerating it didn't

Qz 17y ago
If it hadn't worked, he may not have posted about it, and then no one would know that it had been in the fridge...
ugh 17y ago
If you manage to get the temperature in your fridge up to 10°C you are good[1]. [1] http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html
- Retric 17y ago
  # Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C) # Storage temperature: -13° to 113° F (-24° to 45° C) 10C not all that cold for a refrigerator but -24C is hard to reach.
- mattmaroon 17y ago
  That's pretty easy really. It's usually around 35-40 F, 10C is 50F, so just leaving your door cracked will probably accomplish that. In fact I suspect the Macbook's own heat would keep it above that while copying the files.
a-priori 17y ago
Especially, if you post pictures of the deed to your blog and it shows up on Hacker News! :)
pasbesoin 17y ago
Sorry, I accidentally hit the down arrow on your comment when I meant to hit the "reply" link. :-( Could someone reverse my mistake? The parent comment does not deserve downmodding.
ryanjmo 17y ago
The difference is here, that you can tell if something has been opened, but it is nearly impossible to tell if something has been 'friged.' Apple can only void your warranty if they can catch you. And please don't mention that he 'posted on the internet' so the Apple store will catch him; we all know the prob of that is zeroish. So, I think it is safe to say for all intents and purposes refrigerating your computer doesn't void your warranty.
- jackowayed 17y ago
  Well, if there's enough condensation, they might catch you. Do laptops have the water-damage-sensing things that they put in cell phones? The ones that permanently change color when they get wet so that they know that the phone got wet?
  - BrandonM 17y ago
    Don't refrigerators and freezers have lower-than-normal condensation? Put a loaf of bread or cookies in the refrigerator and they will be dry by the end of the day.
    - stan_rogers 17y ago
      Condensation happens when the article is reintroduced to a warm, damp environment -- ask anyone who wears glasses in winter. Photographers will often put cold-soaked bodies and lenses into ziploc bags before going indoors after an outdoor shoot in winter, maintaining the low-humidity environment until the equipment has reached room temperature. [EDIT: spelling and capitalisation]
  - duck 17y ago
    > Do laptops have the water-damage-sensing things that they put in cell phones? No.

Qz 17y ago

If it hadn't worked, he may not have posted about it, and then no one would know that it had been in the fridge...

ugh 17y ago

If you manage to get the temperature in your fridge up to 10°C you are good[1]. [1] http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html

Retric 17y ago
# Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C) # Storage temperature: -13° to 113° F (-24° to 45° C) 10C not all that cold for a refrigerator but -24C is hard to reach.
mattmaroon 17y ago
That's pretty easy really. It's usually around 35-40 F, 10C is 50F, so just leaving your door cracked will probably accomplish that. In fact I suspect the Macbook's own heat would keep it above that while copying the files.

a-priori 17y ago

Especially, if you post pictures of the deed to your blog and it shows up on Hacker News! :)

pasbesoin 17y ago

Sorry, I accidentally hit the down arrow on your comment when I meant to hit the "reply" link. :-( Could someone reverse my mistake? The parent comment does not deserve downmodding.

ryanjmo 17y ago

The difference is here, that you can tell if something has been opened, but it is nearly impossible to tell if something has been 'friged.' Apple can only void your warranty if they can catch you. And please don't mention that he 'posted on the internet' so the Apple store will catch him; we all know the prob of that is zeroish. So, I think it is safe to say for all intents and purposes refrigerating your computer doesn't void your warranty.

jackowayed 17y ago
Well, if there's enough condensation, they might catch you. Do laptops have the water-damage-sensing things that they put in cell phones? The ones that permanently change color when they get wet so that they know that the phone got wet?
- BrandonM 17y ago
  Don't refrigerators and freezers have lower-than-normal condensation? Put a loaf of bread or cookies in the refrigerator and they will be dry by the end of the day.
  - stan_rogers 17y ago
    Condensation happens when the article is reintroduced to a warm, damp environment -- ask anyone who wears glasses in winter. Photographers will often put cold-soaked bodies and lenses into ziploc bags before going indoors after an outdoor shoot in winter, maintaining the low-humidity environment until the equipment has reached room temperature. [EDIT: spelling and capitalisation]
- duck 17y ago
  > Do laptops have the water-damage-sensing things that they put in cell phones? No.