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

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Seriously. Sometimes it's not worth having so much information. Here's that video I mentioned of Big Clive's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZTfYqgYExY Technology Connextras (my second channel where stuff goes sometimes) https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnextras Technology Connections on Mastodon: https://mas.to/@TechConnectify This channel is supported through viewer contributions on Patreon. Thanks to the generous support of people like you, Technology Connections has remained independent and possible. If you'd like to join the amazing people who've pledged their support, check out the link below. Thank you for your consideration! https://www.patreon.com/technologyconnections 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