Comment on Samsung brings ads to US fridges
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days agoI don’t know why, but I remember seeing that somewhere, too. Fantastic idea. Ergonomic AND energy efficient. Though, I feel like adding in a mini door somewhat lowers the insulative abilities of the main door, so I’m not sure of the trade-off.
ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 days ago
FWIW I don’t think it’s really all that energy-efficient. Air, being much less dense than solids, contains comparatively much less heat energy. The “cold” of a refrigerator is mostly stored in the things inside it, not in the air inside it, so letting all the cold air out to be replaced by warmer air does not have a huge effect on the overall temperature of the fridge. I think you’re right that having a door which interferes with the insulating envelope is going to be worse than just opening the main door once in a while.
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
We need technology connections to make this experiment a reality