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Amanda (pandamoanimum@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 23:40:16 JST Amanda

I saw this advert from 1956 on Instagram and can’t work out how a fridge from nearly 70 years ago basically has better features than the fridge I own now.
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- Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 23:40:15 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
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  @Pandamoanimum Yeah but can it link up with spotify and judge you for your bad dietary decisions?
  
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- Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 23:42:09 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:
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  @kkarhan @Pandamoanimum I don't think the refrigerant makes it so we can't slide out the shelves in modern fridges or puts the veggies out of sight way in the bottom so they can be forgotten about.
  
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- Kevin Karhan :verified: (kkarhan@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 23:42:10 JST Kevin Karhan :verified:
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  @Pandamoanimum it's because it was far.more expemsive adjusted for inflation and also used (H-) #CFC's as coolant...
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon
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    Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are fully or partly halogenated hydrocarbons that contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), chlorine (Cl), and fluorine (F), produced as volatile derivatives of methane, ethane, and propane. The most common representative is dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12). R-12 is also commonly called Freon and is used as a refrigerant. Many CFCs have been widely used as refrigerants, propellants (in aerosol applications), and solvents. Because CFCs contribute to ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere, the manufacture of such compounds has been phased out under the Montreal Protocol, and they are being replaced with other products such as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) including R-410A and R-134a. Structure, properties and production As in simpler alkanes, carbon in the CFCs bond with tetrahedral symmetry. Because the fluorine and chlorine atoms differ greatly in size and effective charge from hydrogen...
- LS (lain@lain.com)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 08:23:55 JST LS
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  @Pandamoanimum because a fridge was a luxury item and if you buy a luxury fridge now you also get features like these.
  
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- feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 08:33:17 JST feld
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  Most Americans have never even heard of luxury appliance manufacturers like Fisher Paykal. All we know is the shit you find at Sears and Home Depot, maybe Costco.
  
  And Sub Zero/Wolf is "luxury" but IMO overpriced. It's like pretending to be a commercial appliance for your home. I'd rather have commercial anyway and it's cheaper
  
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- LS (lain@lain.com)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Aug-2023 08:35:24 JST LS
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  @feld @Pandamoanimum i often wonder if there is a place for a 'only the really good stuff' amazon, a place where you can only get really good stuff that's not cheap.
  
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