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I once posed this question to Consumer Affairs. They told me that not even is LEGO fine in cold weather, but that refrigerators are made of the same material as LEGO bricks. That's what they said... YMMV< John (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, John Neal (<3886C3EE.DC3BA722@...west.net>) wrote at 08:15:01 (...) Cool! (literally :-) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Actually, you'll have a different, less annoying problem. Alot of water condenses on cold lego. I forgot and left a bucket of pieces in my trunk for about a month this winter and when I finally brought them inside, there was about a half inch (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Enameled steel is passed away long ago, as a refrigerator material. Injection molded plastic (and yes, ABS) is the one mostly used today. Believe me, the company that ý wok for supplies parts to home appliances industry, and refrigeration (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Oh, I should have made it clear as "inside material", but I assumed we were talking about it, since the inside is facing with cold. Some brands still use enameled steel for outside covers, especially for washing machines ,dish washers and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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Hmmm - if LEGO bricks were made of enameled steel I would suspect that one didn't know what one was talking about. But I think you meant to say that the *inside* of refrigerators are made of the same stuff LEGO is made of ... ;-) If LEGO was ever (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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According to our chemical guys at work, only 10% of ABS worldwide is used in consumer goods (this includes toys.) So there must be a lot of other places it goes in the cold? (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) This may be one place where the US is behind the rest of the world. Most large appliances in the US are indeed made of enameled steel at least on the outside. That includes washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, and to a lesser extent, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:FwrBKH.5yD@lugnet.com... (...) large (...) outside. (...) extent, (...) an (...) think) (...) Yes, and I think I know why. It's a lot easier to pressform steel into whatever shape you (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Ha! Your naïveté is cute, but misplaced. One must never underestimate the power of the refrigerator-magnet lobby. Plastic appliances...puh-leez! Chris (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) But how do magnets stick to them, then? This would be a major problem here. (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Exactly my train of thought--the primary purpose of refrigerators is as magnetic bulletin boards[1], the bigger, the better. --Bram 1) mostly for displaying magnets, but also for the stuff the magnets happen to be holding up. Bram (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Family of 5, too :) Ours holds about six gallon jugs of milk in the door, but the door's starting to sag after a few years of that kind of (ab)use. --Bram (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general)
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Christopher Weeks <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:FwrEwM.JDs@lugnet.com... (...) Most (...) the (...) :-) That, and the fact that the average American would probably switch to plastic the moment someone invents a magnet that attracts (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) They already have--and most of us post here. ;) Run, everyone, before the Frigidaire people come to turn you all into refrigerator doors! narf LFB PS: The interior of the units are probably all made of ABS--but the exteriors are usually (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) Oh sure, my car uses ABS to stop safely during the winter months. ;) Ben Roller (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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