The Secret Life of Machines - Season 1 Episode 4 The Secret Life of the Refrigerator
Commercial refrigeration equipment was first developed in Australia, where the winters weren't cold enough to produce much natural ice. A brewery was the first company to commission an artificial ice making plant (in 1865) so cooling Australian lager was the first use of artificial refrigeration. Episode Contents: Models: Disassembling a compressor. Demonstration of thermostat Machines: Rex's homemade air rifle. Tim's elaborate wall mounted water clock. Guests: Early ice box. A turn of the century ammonia refrigerent ice factory. Various early fridges. Archival: GE film from 1935 starring Bette Davis. Hilarious old promo from 1957 with a woman hugging her fridge! Goofy commercial involving an elephant and an old style fridge. Extro: Stop motion fridges.
- Title: The Secret Life of Machines
- Year: 1993
- Genre: Documentary
- Country:
- Studio: Channel 4
- Director: Tim Hunkin
- Cast: Tim Hunkin, Rex Garrod
- Crew: Tim Hunkin (Writer)
- Keyword: invention, engineering, educational, machine
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- IMDb: 7.60 / 10 by 5 users
- Popularity: 8.512
- First Air Date: Nov 15, 1988
- Last Air date: Mar 25, 1993
- Season: 3 Season
- Episode: 18 Episode
- Language: English
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