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This goofy fridge has a really clever design. It's also kinda terrible.

2023-06-26

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Seriously. Sometimes it's not worth having so much information.

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00:00 Intro / A Story

02:01 The basics of a fridge

05:32 Auto-defrost and the complexity of modern refrigerators

07:53 The little red fridge is cleverly simple

13:29 It's not perfect, though

16:53 But... how bad is it?

19:42 Test 1: How quickly can it cool things down?

24:58 Some unexpected weirdness

28:59 Test 2: How uniform are the temperatures inside?

32:18 Attempts to make it better with fans

39:44 Figuring out the thermostat and its weirdness

47:06 Replacing the thermostat with something better

50:19 A note on compressors, the oil in them, and upright operation

52:47 A repeat of Test 1 and improved results

59:58 Why I was bothering with all this

1:02:31 Bloops


Intro / A Story
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=0
The basics of a fridge
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=121
Auto-defrost and the complexity of modern refrigerators
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=332
The little red fridge is cleverly simple
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=473
It's not perfect, though
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=809
But... how bad is it?
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=1013
Test 1: How quickly can it cool things down?
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=1182
Some unexpected weirdness
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=1498
Test 2: How uniform are the temperatures inside?
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=1739
Attempts to make it better with fans
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=1938
Figuring out the thermostat and its weirdness
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=2384
Replacing the thermostat with something better
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=2826
A note on compressors, the oil in them, and upright operation
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=3019
A repeat of Test 1 and improved results
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=3167
Why I was bothering with all this
/youtube/video/8PTjPzw9VhY?t=3598
Bloops
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