• Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year 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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      1 year 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.