His answer is a clever one that is very cheap and effective, but personally I'll be the first to admit that I would've been among that group talking about going

His answer is a clever one that is very cheap and effective, but personally I'll be the first to admit that I would've been among that group talking about going the more complicated route because I figured: 1) A block of ice will occupy room that could've been used for more deer meat(I suppose the size wouldn't matter, of course) 2) A temperature sensor would let you know right away if the power failed, instead of finding out after the fact and forcing you to clean out a freezer full of rotting meat 3) The sensor may also act as a silent alarm system. If the temperature changes suddenly then goes back to normal, it's possible that an intruder opened it up looking for money / food / valuables. I realize that misses the point of the discussion since the professor was going for the easiest possible solution, but we're hackers here :)