Add it to the collection
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The Picard Maneuver
FunnyHmmm tungsten. I learnt fro Scrooge McDuck that tungsten has a remarkable value per weight, no joke, and i am paying attention.
In 2018, assuming the side length is around 170cm this would be about 19.25 tons/m³ × 5m³ × $30000/ton = $2,887,500
Also this would mean that the studio floor is carrying ~100 tons on that spot the cube occupied, pretty strong.
You learned that from Duck Tales? That same rich duck only lied to me that it would be possible to dive into a pile of gold coins like water.
it was an older story but not sure if it was a specific ducktales episode. You can't swim in gold, only Scrooge McDuck can. Even in the comics.
It happens in the new series too. Only one of the nephews manages to pick up the skill.
The app for this thing sucks tho
It will be unsupported in 6 months too.
You just know it would have a subscription and always online requirement
If at any point, one is not met, it just phases out of existence
That's how I feel about airfryers when I already have a perfectly good convection oven.
Airfryers are just much faster to deal with smaller things. Less air to heat up before it reaches the desired temp.
Not big enough needs to cover the whole counter.
Should be aluminum, way better at taking up space for its weight
That'd make it too easy to lift off the counter though!
Can I get it in red?
Yes, but if you have other red appliances, the shade of red won't match.
Yes, but first you have to carry it through 19 puzzle chambers to test if you are qualified for cube ownership.
But I already have an air fryer 😔
That looks like more than 80 pounds. Well, maybe it's hollow.
It's 89.99 GBP.
Free shipping though.
Cool! Does it have AI? Also I want it to connect to a phone app, do not bring me an actual program, or a website (I don't understand what's a "browser", is it Google?), bring me an app! I'm fine with a subscription model, or if the cube starts leaking ooze onto the counter without it. It's also fine if the cube is expected to leak ooze two years from now, because some server thingamajig is gone.
/s obviously.
I hope it doesn't require a subscription or internet access
The old version didn't and some retailers still sell that.
We have found customers prefer the experience with the app! It is just the the experience without the app, but more modern. iOS only for now, but an Android version is expected soon!
ios version for the steel cube experience requires liquid glass
I can't decide if I want to upvote for causing the visceral reaction to this comment, or down vote for the same.
I’ve been experiencing this dilemma a lot lately and I think we need a word for it.
Its not original but "appnauseum" comes to mind...
To save you doing the conversion, that's 36.3kg.
What is that? Like 100 Budweiser's?
Works out to about .56 Taylor Swifts.
I guess it's partially hollow
Thanks, now could you convert that to American Standard lbs? /s
That’s about the weight of four, 20 lb bags of 9mm ammo
Wait I can't count that high can we visualize it with how many schools you can shoot up with those?
Ah! Finally a metric I can understand!
36kg for those of you who aren't using imperialist (fascist) units of measurement.
Does it make ice?
No, but it can crush it.
Steel?
When is someone gonna innovate, and develop the tech to do this with TUNGSTEN?
With a weight constraint of 80lb, a stainless steel block wouldn't do a very good job of taking up space (the express purpose of the item) because it would only be 6.5 inches (16.5mm) to a side
Tungsten would do an even worse job! The sides would only be 4 inches (10cm)!
tbf it doesn't say it's a solid block
80 pound only? At that size? What, is it filled with sand?
Probably cheaper than solid steel, enshittification strikes again
Deceptive marketing. The 80 lb model is the budget model, but the picture shows the much fancier 300 lb model.
Solid stainless steel at that weight would be roughly 17 cm per side (assuming a cube), depending on the exact alloy.
There's no perfect reference scale, but the diagonal width of the cube is 60% the width of the drawer (by pixels). My kitchen drawer measures 40.5 cm, so the cube is some 24.5 cm across diagonally. A 17 cm cube would be just over 24 cm. I did a lot of rounding at every step, but it seems to check out pretty darn well.
Yeah, they switched production methods in the 90s to save on manufacturing costs.
Back in the 70s they were made from solid steel
Awesome I was looking for a wedding gift
Easiest baby shower evaaa
Waiting for the black Friday sales
I love how which devices get countertop space is a real reflection on culture around the world.
Here in the UK you can always find an electric kettle, without question. In Italy a Moka pot. In Japan a rice cooker.
It says a lot about what's important to people.
It's only really in the US that you see such a proliferation of hyper-specific gadgets. Smoothie maker, waffle maker, electric egg poacher, vegetable spiralizer...
I don't know if that says anything about American culture, or just that you guys have really big kitchens.
IRL clutter is mental clutter which is why I have banned all counter appliances from our home. All such appliances are stored until they are needed and then put away, a practice which trades occasional 30s periods of effort for a lifetime of mental clarity.
Here (UK) a friend has wasted over a grand on some AI food prep nonsense thing.
In our culture this is understood to be a sign of deep seated emotional distress. And in accordance with our culture we ignore their distress and bring up the weather, as is tradition.
I've never seen any of those with permanent counter space in any American kitchen. I've never even heard of an electric egg poacher.
I chose intentionally obscure and wacky gadgets to overstate the point. I don't genuinely think everyone has these :)
Isn't a "smoothie maker" just a blender? I dunno if I would consider it one-use. More uses than a rice cooker or electric kettle
They make ones specifically marketed as smoothie makers, which are usually smaller than a regular blender and intended to make about 16-24oz.
The volume and depth of modern Japanese kitchen gadgetry puts America to shame.
Japan records centuries of history with specialized tools for making ceremonial beverages and foods.
So to your point: I think kitchen gadgets speak to highly consumerist cultures.
We often do have really big kitchens, but it’s more about us being sold the idea of having whatever we want, whenever we want it, and there’s a gadget for that.
Although, I will say, in most American kitchens I’ve seen have, at least, a toaster oven. Possibly an air fryer. Those both are pretty common here.
Our KitchenAid air fryer gets a permanent spot because it also functions as a toaster/toaster oven, proofer, dehydrator, and food/plate warmer.
Huh, I'm surprised that other countries aren't big on kitchen gadgets. I'm American and I try to avoid any of those specialty gadgets. I've received several as gifts over the years, though I always end up selling or donating them
As an American, I completely agree. It's gotten so bad that this attitude has leached from the suburbs where larger homes and kitchens exist into the city where there just isn't enough space. My friends think I'm being silly for not wanting an air fryer when I already have a convection oven or an instant pot when I already have a slow cooker and pressure canner. I'm very anti single use equipment or duplicate equip for the very reason that I don't have space and it's often a waste of money. But it seems like everyone around me just buys whatever and doesn't think too much about where it's going to go or how much they will use it and I just don't understand it :/
Fuck an air fryer. I will never join the cult. I have a convection oven and Dutch oven. Things which need baking get baked. Things which need frying get fried. It really is not that fucking hard. If I don't have time to preheat an oven or oil, it's not worth cooking.
isnt an air fryer just a convection oven anyway.
Tbf, an instant pot can replace a slow cooker and pressure cooker, and so is less of a single use item.
And the air fryer is kinda just a riff on the toaster oven, and imo, this is a good thing for the american pallette. The problem with a full sized oven is that it takes time to heat up, so people are hesitant to use it when they just want to heat up something quick for themselves. The toaster oven/air fryer makes oven cooking more convenient. It isn't the alternative to the oven, it's the alternative to the microwave, so your leftovers will actually have texture instead of being a soggy mess.
I share a lot of your sentiment here about buying hoards of single use items. But I really put the instant pot and air fryer in a different category than, say, the vegetable juicer, electric can opener, or rolly pizza cutter.
The IP also works as an air fryer, separate lid you put on top that works fairly well and like you said is great for leftovers. I also have a toaster oven/air fryer on the counter but that’s more due to the fact that the shitty oven in my apt doesn’t heat evenly.
I have literally never needed a pressure cooker or slow cooker. If I need stock in less than 8 hours I will just buy some from the grocery store and spruce it up with fresh aromatics. On the other hand, if I need to make stew or pork shoulder or chili, I'll use a dutch oven.
Totally agree too many folks are rampant consumers. I like to have a good think about purchases before I buy and I did so with our fryer. I would say the air fryer has supplanted the standard oven (or skillet) for a large portion of my food prep. Uses less power, heats faster which means I am more efficient. For my use case, it has been a decidedly positive experience.
Combination units are what I like. My microwave is also an air fryer. Which is just a toaster oven with a powerful enough fan on it to qualify, really.
And then people in the US "need" to buy a $750K house with a walk-in butler pantry because the $350K houses don't have enough counter and cabinet space to store their single-use bullshit applicances. I wish I was kidding.
Also the same lady who "needs" the strawberry shaver for "cooking", actually only uses it twice per year, goes out to eat 3 times per week, and gets DoorDash meals 3 additional times per week.
Yeah I think my wife bought this already
I used to have a bread machine about that size.
The key is the attachments. The pasta maker is decent, the grinder is great. Honestly, while I don’t use it weekly I certainly use it monthly.
Introducing the single use monstrosity! Used for shaving strawberries for one part of one dish!
I can smell planned obsolescence from here. Do they make a premium version?
At least you can stick kitchen magnets to it.
Narrator: You can't.
But does it have AI?
It’s up there with top gaming laptops these days, but unfortunately the IO options are limited.
I feel so sad for all the Kitchenaid mixers out there gathering dust because someone got it as a wedding gift and doesn’t cook.
Eventually, they end up at a thrift store, methinks.
They do of course, no reason to ever buy new.
TBH I use mine for the attachments taking advantage of the torquey motor more than I use it to actually mix anything. Meat and veggie grinders save me a lot of money. Unless I mix something tougher than I am, I still rather just use my own arms to mix stuff it seems. Not a brag I'm just weird.
