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[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 104 points 4 months ago

If only there was some kind of transparent material we could make freezer doors out of so you could see what was in them.

[-] mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately this isn't Star Trek.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 4 months ago

ironically, transparent aluminum is real

[-] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, we call it "ruby" for red, "sapphire" for not-red, and more generally "corundum"

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 18 points 4 months ago

To be entirely fair, the glass doors are terrible for refrigeration efficiency because the glass is far less insulated than the door with the screen is. It might actually save electricity by powering a screen that shows a picture of the product over a insulated door than just having a glass door.

This implementation looks ugly as heck of course but if there's a big enough energy efficiency gain I suppose it might be worth the trade off

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

You can make insulated glass doors fairly easily. Just sandwich a gas between layers of glass. Look at any modern window for an example.

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago

Still not as insulating as a thick door with the manufacturer's choice of insulation material. Double/triple pane glass is far better than a single pane window but a window is still a window

[-] PilferJynx@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

Then how would you be able to hide a camera for facial recognition?

[-] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Or display ads on the screen to eke out a little extra cash?

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 4 months ago

Most people see the eye scanner stuff in Minority Report and recoil in horror. I see it and I'm like "hell yeah. Let me buy shit without doing anything but grabbing the thing and leaving."

[-] shadow@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago

Sounds like you have a high level of financial stability and trust in the State to not blacklist your ~~wallet~~ eyeball

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sounds like you have a high level of financial stability and trust in the State

I have neither of those!

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