I had to use the same hack senior year at Tech
But instead of a fridge it was my laptop. I had a fancy system set up to have a box fan (only fan I had and I wasn't buying a smaller one for just this) channel air into the laptop where the fan was.
Only hard part was when needed to take laptop to class or on campus. I only had about an hour before it would overheat. Worked great and probably dealt with this set up for 9 months.
Legit almost set my desk on fire one day and left a burn mark on the desk. Also burnt the heck of my leg bc I forgot it overheats and set on my lap. Didn't buy a new one bc I was starting pharmacy school later that year and everyone got a "free" one as part of tuition.
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Came up with a new pro tip for the lounge this weekend.
-- Coach McGuirk
May 04, 2026 at 02:10 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/04/26 02:10 PM ET
@Coach McGuirk sorry this is a late reply. I had that problem many years
-- AZHokie59
May 08, 2026 at 08:41 PM ET
AZHokie59
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05/08/26 08:41 PM ET
Love this...good work, Coach!
-- MP4VT2004
May 04, 2026 at 06:05 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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05/04/26 06:05 PM ET
Ehh, I don't know. It's 13 years old and has been giving me all kinds of
-- Coach McGuirk
May 04, 2026 at 06:20 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/04/26 06:20 PM ET
40+ years old>13+ years old>anything new**
-- MP4VT2004
May 04, 2026 at 06:30 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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05/04/26 06:30 PM ET
And another update. Fan is running!!!!! YAY!!! Yay! Yay!
-- Coach McGuirk
May 04, 2026 at 06:24 PM ET
Coach McGuirk
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05/04/26 06:24 PM ET
I just take the ice out of the freezer and put it on the fan to cool it off
-- Vtskier1
May 04, 2026 at 05:53 PM ET
Vtskier1
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05/04/26 05:53 PM ET
I remember back in the day the starter went on my '73 Honda Civic. I
-- Brown Water
May 04, 2026 at 04:42 PM ET
Brown Water
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05/04/26 04:42 PM ET
I had to use the same hack senior year at Tech
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-- VTNateRx
May 04, 2026 at 04:31 PM ET
VTNateRx
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05/04/26 04:31 PM ET
Didn't have that problem with men K&E slide rule**
-- Galenahokie
May 05, 2026 at 09:58 AM ET
Galenahokie
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05/05/26 09:58 AM ET
Youse is injeenyus beyond yer yeers, Coach**
-- PhotoHokieNC
May 04, 2026 at 03:34 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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05/04/26 03:34 PM ET
The drive to survive is alive. Well done.**
-- MikeVT85
May 04, 2026 at 03:19 PM ET
MikeVT85
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05/04/26 03:19 PM ET
Screw the new motor. Keep that fan. WVa style refrigeration. **
-- Stork
May 04, 2026 at 02:30 PM ET
Stork
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05/04/26 02:30 PM ET