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Now, in latter years I've found some socks that are properly designed, with the seam not at the toe tips but rather on the top of the socks.
In 2003 I bought a gross of socks from bulk-bargain-sock-sales.com which sadly is no longer with us. A paypal checkout and $60 got me a gross of dress socks and a gross of athletic. Took me till 2013 to run out of the athletics, I'm 1/8th of the way through the dress. I did one more re-up on the athletics (my daily driver). and am now buying off amazon in large packs. I basically have hiking socks (all rei), dress so…
For anyone wondering, a gross is 144.
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Odd, because my experience in the US is that about 10% of men I know drink tea, and about 90% of the women I know drink tea. It's strangely gender-based. Kind of like yogurt.
I bet there are large regional differences, too. I know that tea-drinking in the southern US, for instance, is much more common than in the northern. Curiosity got the better of me and I had to look this up. The US is the 35th most tea-drinking nation! And overall, there are slightly more male tea-drinkers than female. At least according to this site: https://teahow.com/is-tea-popular-in-america-what-tea-they-d... Al…
It sort of feels like a generational flip-flop thing to me between tea and coffee.
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> Second, America is on 110 Kind of: 240V is fed into homes (along with a neutral), and gets split in half. Most receptacles are 120V for most appliances, because it gets the job done. There aren't many appliances that need more than that. The two main ones that do have 220V plugs are clothes dryers and kitchen ranges (hobs/ovens). If you want a kettle that boils faster change your NEMA 5 socket (and breaker) that do…
How would this boil water faster if it’s still the same wattage?
It wouldn't be the same wattage: it would be double the wattage.
The wiring can handle 15 or 20A, and at 120V that's a practical limit of 1800W. You keep the amperage limit (no cabling replacement needed), but 240V would allow 3600W.
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At least in the US, I think that's only true for electrical resistance cooktops/hobs. For both natural-gas and inductive cooktops and 110V kettles, I find that the water boils much faster in the pot.
A combination is still faster than either in isolation!
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At least in the US, I think that's only true for electrical resistance cooktops/hobs. For both natural-gas and inductive cooktops and 110V kettles, I find that the water boils much faster in the pot.
A combination is still faster than either in isolation!
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Yet here I am, in America, with a cheap water dispenser that has hot and cold taps.
I don't know how many hot water dispensers produce water hot enough for a satisfying cup of tea or coffee.
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Yet here I am, in America, with a cheap water dispenser that has hot and cold taps.
I don't know how many hot water dispensers produce water hot enough for a satisfying cup of tea or coffee.
The origin story for the boiling water tap is powdered instant soup, which isn't quite instant without instant boiling water... :)