Stacker News is 1000 days old. Maybe 1001 or more by the time you see this.
So what?
Well, nothing much really. Just a fun fact.
In some circles, however, a 1000 days signify some kind of a milestone:
In early childhood development, the "1000 days" concept refers to the period from conception to the second birthday, which is considered a critical window for a child's nutrition and development. This concept is based on the understanding that the right nutrition during this period can have a profound impact on a child's ability to grow, learn, and thrive over a lifetime.
Refrigerators rely on the phase change of specially formulated refrigerant from a liquid to a gas. The compressor pressurizes and super-heats a gas, which, when pushed out the back of the refrigerator, releases a bunch of heat into the air. This temperature drop at such high pressure causes the gas to liquefy. This liquid boils at a very low temperature, so as it enters the refrigerator it immediately absorbs "heat" and boils into a gas on its way back to the compressor. This boiled gas, which "heated" as it went through the refrigerator, is what makes everything else cold. The air that touches these coils become cold as they heat the refrigerant.
I thought that would come out shorter. I hope it makes sense to you. The important thing to understand is that the refrigerant (a dangerous, regulated chemical) boils at a temperature well below freezing, but by compressing it with a pump, you're able to achieve the pressure needed to turn it into a liquid, which pretty much immediately boils.
Stacker News is 1000 days old. Maybe 1001 or more by the time you see this.
So what?
Well, nothing much really. Just a fun fact.
In some circles, however, a 1000 days signify some kind of a milestone:
In early childhood development, the "1000 days" concept refers to the period from conception to the second birthday, which is considered a critical window for a child's nutrition and development. This concept is based on the understanding that the right nutrition during this period can have a profound impact on a child's ability to grow, learn, and thrive over a lifetime.
So maybe SN is a toddler now?
Probably the best talk that I saw at TABConf. Such a mic drop moment.
Refrigerators rely on the phase change of specially formulated refrigerant from a liquid to a gas. The compressor pressurizes and super-heats a gas, which, when pushed out the back of the refrigerator, releases a bunch of heat into the air. This temperature drop at such high pressure causes the gas to liquefy. This liquid boils at a very low temperature, so as it enters the refrigerator it immediately absorbs "heat" and boils into a gas on its way back to the compressor. This boiled gas, which "heated" as it went through the refrigerator, is what makes everything else cold. The air that touches these coils become cold as they heat the refrigerant.
I thought that would come out shorter. I hope it makes sense to you. The important thing to understand is that the refrigerant (a dangerous, regulated chemical) boils at a temperature well below freezing, but by compressing it with a pump, you're able to achieve the pressure needed to turn it into a liquid, which pretty much immediately boils.