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The title of the article lead me to expect a Fridge that doesn't use electricity. Instead it should have been something more akin to "A Fridge that can keep foo
by orik 12y ago
The title of the article lead me to expect a Fridge that doesn't use electricity. Instead it should have been something more akin to "A Fridge that can keep food cool for up to 35 days after a power outage".
I wonder how many days of cool you loose each time you open the fridge to pour a glass of milk.
The design is rather novel though and I'd love to see it in my home one day if they shrink it a bit.
- ephemeralgomi 12y agoSays right in the article that you can recharge it with ice instead of electricity.
- ars 12y agoWhich is so very stupid. Really? You're going to have someone deliver ice? Instead use an https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_refrigeration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_refrigeration and deliver fuel - it will be much much lighter for the runtime. Rural places still use commercial units based on this method - you heat part of the fridge in the fire in the morning while cooking breakfast and it will keep it cold the rest of the day.
- chockablock 12y agoAs the article states, ice can be delivered along with the vaccines that it is meant to keep cool. So ice delivery is perhaps not so very stupid as it sounds in this case. It can also be recharged if the power comes on for a short while.
- ars 12y agoNo, it's stupid. Instead of delivering ice with the vaccine deliver a can of gasoline or propane - or even some wood. Much much much lighter for the amount of cold. Storing cold is valuable though, but delivering ice is not.
- Terr_ 12y ago1. It's much easier to deliver a small quantity of stable and energy-dense fuel, versus delivering a larger bulky mass thermally-below-equilibrium ice that'll be gradually heating up the whole time. 2. Enough ice for transport doesn't mean enough ice for longer-term storage.