Most fridges with freezer attached even though they seem like separate compartments air travels between the 2 sections, so anything that stinks up your fridge will stink up your freezer as well, so dem ice cubes be nasty!
Some brands like Samsung have what they call dual cooling zones which are completely shut off from each other
Easiest way to explain it is if you slam your fridge door hard enough, your freezer door will pop open from the air being pushed there
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