• prayer@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Americans: invent machine to boil water

    Also Americans: use that machine to boil water

    Rest of the world: 😱

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      9 months ago

      The cavity magnetron was invented in England by a man who was clearly a tea drinker. The Americans successfully commercialised the device some years later, no doubt by a coffee drinker.

      If you guys had more volts in the household electrics you too could use an electric kettle like we do in the UK.

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        9 months ago

        You mean the electric kettles that you can find at literally any fucking Walmart ever.

        The standard US household voltage is infact higher than the UK 230V 50hz.
        The standard US household voltage is 240V 60Hz with outlets output differing depending on what devices it’s intended for.