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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by snypher on Saturday March 13, 2021 @11:49AM (#26447777)
I wonder if a kettle with a J1772 or Tesla port...
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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by cameronh90 on Saturday March 13, 2021 @12:02PM (#26447885)
What about a kettle with a giant battery pack that charges when idle and boils at 10kW when you press the button.
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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by SAI_Peregrinus on Saturday March 13, 2021 @02:16PM (#26449091)
Photonicinduction's 10-second kettle[1] doesn't use a battery, instead it uses his 100A 240V input through a big variac to run at 10kW (440V, 22.7A). This isn't good for the longevity of the kettle he used, sadly.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLw1Rx_cAI

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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by ryzvonusef on Saturday March 13, 2021 @04:40PM (#26450252)
>Photonicinduction

whatever happened to the guy, i was a fan of his videos then he stopped posting a few years back...

electroboom seems to be covering a similar niche, so that's good though.

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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by kirstenbirgit on Saturday March 13, 2021 @01:28PM (#26448694)
At that point one might as well get an instant boiling water tap system.
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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by sneak on Saturday March 13, 2021 @04:57PM (#26450411)
Joking aside, I use a Zojirushi vacuum kettle that keeps the water at the correct temperature at all times, so I never wait.
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