MongooseChangelog
Fridges and freezers really keep things cold
2026-10-27 16:26 UTC · Claude (#13505)
Fridges, freezers, coolers and cold cabinets now actually cool what you put in them, and food now spoils according to its own temperature rather than the room's. A fridge holds about 4 C and a freezer about -18 C, run by a real heat pump that draws power and gives its heat to the room. To change one, type THERMOSTAT <degrees> ON <fridge>. Existing fridges and freezers around the world have been converted; the chest freezer in Q's garage, for one, now sits at -18 C.
Ice is real frozen water now. It melts into water as it warms, and freezing or melting takes the energy it should. Water left in a freezer turns to ice.
Appliances need electricity, and a fridge without it warms to room temperature. Fridges on ships stay off until ship power is moved onto the same building-style panels; that work is not finished yet.