• @[email protected]
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    Britain, do you really want to compare appliances?

    I could put most of your fridges in my fridge.

    I could put the whole bayuex tapestry in my washing machine.

    I don’t even know if y’all can fit scrooge’s Christmas bird in your ovens.

    I’m kidding around but the one thing y’all definitely have is better kettles that’s for damn sure.

    • @Huschke
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      167 months ago

      Are the things you listed supposed to be positives? It’s so weird to me that Americans like everything to be gigantic.

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        67 months ago

        My parents were like that when I was a kid, always going for the heavier, bigger and uglier option.

        Taught me to value minimalism and compactness the painful way.

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        Yes, I’d like to be able to keep a longer run of groceries on hand. I’d like to be able.to wash curtains or duvets. I’d like to be able to easily cook the main course of a popular holiday.

        I have a 20 minute drive to a grocery that has everything I need, so I want to do it less frequently. I use my duvet every night so it needs to be cleaned weekly.

        Appliances are to do things. I want to do more things more easily.

        Fridges store food. I don’t want my appetite to dictate the size of my fridge, but the freshness of vegetables and such.

        Washing machines wash things. I want to be able to wash all the things I regularly use without any loss of performance.

        You can’t tell me, that all things being equal, you’d prefer a smaller washer. Or that you want to think / guess about the available space in your fridge if you’re at the store and looking at a purchase at the grocery. “Hmm I want this for a meal, but I don’t think I have space for it” is not and ideal statement.

        • @Aux
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          That’s the problem - I only have to walk 5 minutes for my groceries. There’s really no need to stock up on anything.

            • @Aux
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              27 months ago

              Do you just sit at home all the time? I just go to the shop when I’m returning home - pop in for a few minutes and continue on my way. Errands, lol.

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                7 months ago

                I always found the concept of spending a day running errands weird and see many TV shows mention this. I guess it’s a 20 minute drive to everything.

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      Making better kettles is easier when your entire electric grid is optimised for it.

      Seriously, 220 volts will just always get you a faster boil than 120. It’s physics.

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          27 months ago

          We have 400V/16A, three phases, in kitchens for the proper stuff. That’s 19kW, if I remember correctly. Your strong power is like our standard power (240V/16A).

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            not a kitchen appliance plug, but 38.4kW(400*32*3) standard one. I love living in Europe.

        • @Aux
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          Here in the UK you can have 240V x 32A with three phases. That’s how you get domestic 22kW chargers for EVs, lol. Regular single phase kitchen wiring is 240V x 32A giving us 7kW hobs.

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          With our standard 240/16A you’d get 11’000 W, that water will boil itself just thinking about that much power

          Also, it uses much less copper, and there are fewer resistance losses

        • @Aux
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          Most kettles in the UK are 3,000W.

    • @Aux
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      It just tells us that you’re obese.

      • @[email protected]
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        07 months ago

        No, it doesn’t.

        Having a small fridge and going to the grocery very often vs having a large fridge and going less frequently tells you nothing about calories consumed.