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Meat-vegetables kept in the freezer are rotting due to power outage, so if you keep a 1 rupee coin, you will be killed!

Sandy Verma | June 30, 2026 7:24 PM CST

There is no end to the summer, while there is constant load shedding. If you have to stay out of the house for a few days, vegetables or fish and meat can remain in the refrigerator. But how many times loadshedding has happened in those few days, and for how long, how do you know?

If there is frequent loadshedding, the refrigerated food is repeatedly exposed to different temperatures. That is, when the freezer is closed, frozen fish and meat come to normal temperature. When the current returns, it freezes again. But as a result, it starts to rot from the inside. The same goes for vegetables or other refrigerated items. When the householder comes back and takes out the vegetables or meat for cooking, it is seen that it is no longer edible.

When the water in the glass becomes ice, put a 1 rupee coin on top.

You can use the ‘Coin Trick’ to find out how your fridge is currently doing, which requires only one Rupee 1 trick. Take a glass or cup of water and place it inside the deep freezer. When the water is completely frozen, place the coin on the ice. Then put the glass or cup in the freezer as before. When you return home, just by looking at the position of the coin, you can get an idea of whether loadshedding has taken place or not.

How to understand the results?

If the coin is just above the ice, it means the ice inside has not completely melted. The current went out but returned shortly. That means the freezer temperature was within safe limits.

If the coin goes to the middle of the ice or to the very bottom, it means that there was no current for a long time. That’s why the ice all melted and turned into water. When the water freezes again after the current is applied, the coins remain under the glass.

why you should put a Rupee 1 coin in the freezer before leaving home — If you come back and see that the coins are in the same condition, then there will be no reason to worry.

But what can be done?

If you know that you will be out of the house for a long time, it is better not to stock fish-meat-vegetables in the refrigerator as much as possible. To avoid any electrical problems, switch off the mains switch of the refrigerator before leaving the house for a long period of time. If faced with frequent power outages, inverters, backup power or generators can be provided as needed.