Household Appliances Are Amazing When You Think About It
When I paid attention to the appliances around me, I realized that the household devices we take for granted actually use very advanced technology.
The other day I mentioned My home rice cooker is incredible, and upon thinking about it again I realized that the other electric appliances in my house are pretty amazing too. Durability and such are factors, but there are devices everyone uses as a matter of course and would be in trouble without, yet whose mechanisms are actually very complex.
Top 3 household appliances I find impressive
Water heater
A small box where gas is constantly igniting/exploding
Washing machine
1 kg becomes 400 kg inside the drum
Air conditioner
Growing up in Japan, air conditioners are part of everyday life. Summers are hot and winters are cold, so they’re essential for comfort.
A cheat device that delivers 7 kW of thermal energy to a room from 1 kW of electricity
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