'Come ON'! Invention of underground fridge that 'keeps food cold without any electricity' rocks science & tech world (wait, maybe not)

In “science & tech” news, an invention has been announced:

This underground fridge keeps food cold without any electricity, so it's basically apocalypse-proof. pic.twitter.com/8ELyVVG8fv

— Cheddar (@cheddar) December 16, 2018

What an amazing discovery! Wait, maybe not so much:

We called it a "Root Cellar"

— Roger and 27 others (@Roger247) December 17, 2018

It's called a root cellar my grandparents had one on their farm smh

— Tina Bowens (@tee866) December 17, 2018

You mean a cellar? https://t.co/7yVEhvYP4k

— yokotaster (@neontaster) December 17, 2018

AKA root cellar.

Come ON. Has no one been to a farm? https://t.co/OhOFhdDNag

— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) December 17, 2018

Anybody want to tell ’em?

You just invented a cellar.

— Eero Kivistö (@HelvetinPastori) December 17, 2018

The next invention from these guys is an apocalypse-proof, zero-electicity open-air oven. pic.twitter.com/VE8zAEadpo

— AUCʜɪᴢᴀᴅ (@AUChizad) December 17, 2018

This is almost as good as when someone was touting the first completely eco friendly yacht…. bc they forgot about sail boats.

you reinvented the root cellar. https://t.co/N7OFNkc7jh

— Tacitus KilgorE? (@RebsAllin) December 17, 2018

y'all really thought you were onto something new, huh

— phebe (@clitullus) December 17, 2018

Apparently.

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