It really is pretty impressive what they're able to do now.
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https://www.mitsubishicomfort.com/blog/mythbusters-heat-pumps-for-extreme-cold-climatesThe cold side expansion gets, well, cold. Depending on the heat pump, it's around -40F. If the air temperature is -5F, that's still 35 degrees of heat that it can capture and move inside.