Office keeps freezing carrots so I built an app to warm CPU and thaw em
Dev tools
novelty utility
SHOW HN2018
Office keeps freezing carrots so I built an app to warm CPU and thaw em
Office keeps freezing carrots so I built an app to warm CPU and thaw em
swizec.com6points
11comments
#1,989of 2,155 in 2018
Top 93%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
3 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Funny and fun idea
From 2 comments
This is so stupid and I love it!
pretzelhands on HNYes!! I love this. My palms get so cold typing the winter. I always opened a bunch of tabs, but this waay better.
catchmeifyoucan on HN
Objections
Wastes energy; heating costs more than the carrots contain
From 2 comments
So you are adding energy to your carrots because the fridge removed too much energy, all so you can eat a low-energy snack.
perilunar on HNDoing the numbers: according to Wikipedia[1], carrots contain 173 kJ (41 kcal) of food energy per 100g, and are 88% water. To freeze 100g of carrots requires 100g x ~80cal/g (the…
perilunar on HN
Requests
Mine cryptocoin with the wasted heat instead
From 1 comment
If you are going to waste some resources to produce heat, you can mine some cryptocoin (and get a few cents back).
gus_massa on HN
Works with frozen chicken?
From 1 comment
Will it work with frozen chicken?
drozycki on HN
Questions
Will it work with frozen chicken?
From 1 comment
Will it work with frozen chicken?
drozycki on HN
Alternatives named
Cryptocoin mining as a use for wasted heat
From 1 comment
If you are going to waste some resources to produce heat, you can mine some cryptocoin (and get a few cents back).
gus_massa on HN