# \#freezer

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## [Why Is the Freezer Door So Difficult to Reopen after You’ve Just Closed It?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-is-the-freezer-door-so-difficult-to-reopen-after-you-ve-just-closed-it/3838)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [8 October 2023 12:34 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-is-the-freezer-door-so-difficult-to-reopen-after-you-ve-just-closed-it/3838 "2023-10-08T12:34:11Z")

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I have observed this phenomenon for decades, and always concluded it must be due to a fan in the freezer evacuating the warm, wet air that rushes in when it’s opened, with the goal of minimising the formati…