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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by gruturo on Sunday February 04, 2024 @07:33PM (#39256037)
Gas, or any heat source really. Yeah I'm serious - for cooling. A certain Albert Einstein invented it with one of his students, a certain Leo Szilard, and patented it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_refrigerator
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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by uulu on Sunday February 04, 2024 @08:28PM (#39256290)
Yes, you are right, this apparatus is invented. ... and banning it will "push a greater strain on the electric grid" (to use GP words) with the current level of adoption. :-) Really?
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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by gruturo on Monday February 05, 2024 @02:45AM (#39258379)
No need to ban this kind of fridge - it's already uneconomical compared to electric ones - people won't suddenly go buy one unless they need it to run where electricity isn't available. It's the type installed in most RVs for example, makes sense there.
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