schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoxkcd #3022: Making Teaxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1355arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #3022: Making Teaxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square100fedilinkfile-text
No, of course we don’t microwave the mug WITH the teabag in it. We microwave the teabag separately. https://explainxkcd.com/3022/
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-216 days agoIdeally 2 to 3 rounds, yes. But at that point, isn’t it easier to just buy a kettle? It doesn’t require such manipulations, costs next to nothing and allows you to rapidly boil up to 1,5-2L (0,4-0,5 gal) of water.
minus-squarefilcuk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoIn the US, kettles are supposedly much slower than a microwave or even a hob due to their grid.
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-216 days agoFair enough; but even then, American kettles can boil water at a very reasonable time (3 minutes for 1,5L?) Still, I can understand how that extra minute alters the choice for many.
Ideally 2 to 3 rounds, yes.
But at that point, isn’t it easier to just buy a kettle? It doesn’t require such manipulations, costs next to nothing and allows you to rapidly boil up to 1,5-2L (0,4-0,5 gal) of water.
In the US, kettles are supposedly much slower than a microwave or even a hob due to their grid.
Fair enough; but even then, American kettles can boil water at a very reasonable time (3 minutes for 1,5L?)
Still, I can understand how that extra minute alters the choice for many.