A fridge would be useful in the Antarctic if you wanted to store something at between 0 and 5 degrees Celsius mind

( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 7 May 2009, 20:03, archived)

no it wouldn't.
you'd have to run the pump backwards, and it would struggle to maintain anything like that kind of temperature gradient. And that's if the exchange fluid doesn't just freeze.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Thu 7 May 2009, 20:05, archived)

Unless of course it was inside a heated building.
Like most fridges in the world are
( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 7 May 2009, 20:21, archived)

but it wouldn't be,
because it would be in the Antarctic. Like I said.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Thu 7 May 2009, 20:26, archived)

Maybe in your hypothetical scenario
But not in mine
( mns 2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣0️⃣7️⃣, Thu 7 May 2009, 20:44, archived)

My metaphor,
my hypothetical scenario.
Jeez, I should have said chocolate fireguard, that would have attracted less criticism, despite the fact it has one very obvious use.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Thu 7 May 2009, 20:46, archived)