Apple industrial designers would totally buy it
Ive bought two
Submitted 9 months ago by LodeMike@lemmy.today to [deleted]
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HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Etterra@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Elon would manufacture it.
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 9 months ago
And it would rust, fall apart, and explode.
Gerudo@lemm.ee 9 months ago
So would my wife if they came in colors.
randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 months ago
Assuming that the 80-pound (36.3 kg) stainless steel block is a solid cube, its side length would only be 16.6 cm (6.5 inches). (The density of the most common stainless steel (304) is 7930 kg/m^3.) Not nearly as big as the picture suggests. Still, it seems like it would be an awesome addition to my kitchen.
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Considering the downward trend of quality in home appliances, it makes even more sense that it’s not even solid metal.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Nor stainless just a thin film
randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 months ago
Well it does make more sense for it to be filled with something else, but then I wouldn’t want to buy it. One can dream…
LouNeko@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s a polymer shell filled with sand and stainless steel cover on 5 sides.
PenisWenisGenius@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
It’s just not solid metal. These things are overpriced pieces of shit. I know because I used to have one. Anytime there’s a “chip shortage” these things are always marked up to be 2x as expensive too.
I think in this day and age the best way to waste counter space is to use newspaper and dirty dishes like our great grandparents used to do.
Evotech@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Didn’t say that it’s solid
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Modern appliances just aren’t as good. Check with Goodwill, or yard/estate sales. You can pick up a vintage kitchen cube that works just as well for pennies on the dollar, and it will outlast you.
ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I still have my great grandma’s cast iron kitchen cube that she brought over from the old country.
I can’t even describe what that thing can do with pork chops.
Aasikki@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
I prefer carbon steel cubes myself but cast iron is nice too.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Because you are not accounting for inflation. A kitchen cube made in the same quality as a vintage cube would cost one cubic meter of pennies.
PenisWenisGenius@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
I know a guy that bought one of these and they’re a piece of shit. It stopped working after just a little bit after the warranty expired.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
this is fucking hilarious. it’s exactly as functional as the gigantic kitchenaid mixer that my housemate INSISTS that it stay on the kitchen counter even though it hasn’t been used in 5+ years. apparently for some people it’s absolutely imperative that anyone who happens to come to the house MUST be made aware that we have a fucking kitchenaid mixer
MiDaBa@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
I had an ex who insisted on this setup. Apparently Kitchenaid has somehow been able to convince people this is an decorative status symbol. As an alliance I’ve never seen one in action and I’ve seen many of them.
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 9 months ago
decorative status symbol
Of course it is. That’s why it comes in so many color options. Including “limited edition” ones which I find equal parts hilarious and infuriating.
Anyway, Smeg probably holds the crown for that sort of thing currently. Check this out. Notice that they won’t even show you the price at first. That’s because it’s got a UMRP of $2000.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
it does the same thing you would normally do with your hands, except it takes 50 times longer
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Could be worse. [ You can get a cozy](google-api-python-client google-auth-httplib2 google-auth-oauthlib) for these things which makes it even more pointless.
ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No shit. My mom got a kitchen aid from my aunt and it has day unused under a hideous floral pattern dust cover because it was white and not pink like she wanted.
Next to the unused bread machine which is next to the George Foreman grill which is next to the panini press…
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
LOL no way… there really is a sucker born every minute
Aasikki@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
My 50 year old Kenwood mixer stays on the counter for one reason only and that’s because it’s too goddamn heavy to be lifting back and forth. Also I sometimes get inspired to bake just from seeing it on the counter, which is a nice plus.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Must assert dumbinance
Snapz@lemmy.world 9 months ago
IKEA version takes up same amount o counterf space, but the core is made of cardboard, so lightweight!
Feredir@feddit.de 9 months ago
Reminds me of the reployer from Prey. Every office has one of those machines but seemingly no one knows what they actually do - not even engineers.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
such a great underrated game. the true successor to system shock 2 that bioshock attempted
PenisWenisGenius@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
wtf. My last office job had 2 of these, I never thought about it before. I don’t recall ever seeing anyone use them but some corporate maintenence guy would come inspect them twice a year.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 months ago
10/10 for functionality, it does exactly what it’s supposed to, and it does it well.
Highly recommended.FarmTaco@lemmy.world 9 months ago
does it come in red?
wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net 9 months ago
No, only slate and graphite
Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
moans in machinist 1551 stainless
original2@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Like… Maybe a 17cm side cube… I would cast it and just finished it on my old manual milling machine
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Oh my god do they make it in that 60s sage color?
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They do but it’s always sold out
LodeMike@lemmy.today 9 months ago
No
chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
capitalism breeds innovation
imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 9 months ago
The exact dimensions of an 80-pound stainless steel block would depend on its specific shape. However, we can estimate its size based on the density of stainless steel, which is around 490 lbs per cubic foot (lb/ft³). To find the volume of the block, we can divide its weight (80 lbs) by its density (490 lb/ft³): Volume = Weight / Density Volume = 80 lbs / 490 lb/ft³ Volume ≈ 0.16 cubic feet (ft³) Since we don’t have a specific shape for the block, let’s assume it’s a cube for simplicity. To calculate the side length of a cube with a volume of 0.16 ft³, we can take the cube root of the volume: Side length = ³√Volume Side length = ³√0.16 ft³ Side length ≈ 0.54 ft (or about 6.5 inches) Therefore, an 80-pound stainless steel block shaped like a cube would have sides measuring around 6.5 inches each.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I just assumed it was hollow
imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Well fuck you.
meliaesc@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Why are you not the only person who did the math? Also, it’s not hollow.
Klear@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What’s wrong with the math? Looks pretty solid to me.
thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Will buy it if it’s made of galvanized square steel
Evotech@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This is why too convenient. You can still place stuff on top of it
pyre@lemmy.world 9 months ago
/nottheonion
i really thought it was
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Ah, but have you considered buying three?
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Can we see the accessory list ?
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I keep my kitchenaid on a rolling cart so it can be put out of the way when not needed. Makes for a much neater countertop
Thcdenton@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Paninis will never be the same
LillyPip@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
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AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I literally have uses for this, though. It’s worth the space it will take up.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I got the Bodum bistro cube but the soft touch finish turned sticky after 3 years.
oyfrog@lemmy.world 9 months ago
my favorite feature is that it’s a smart device—you connect it with your phone via proprietary app and it tells you the temperature of your counter top. Also for a low monthly subscription fee it will also recite the screen play of a random episode of friends in 4 languages simultaneously, none of which are English, Spanish, Arabic, or Mandarin.
SternburgExport@feddit.de 9 months ago
Man I really hope that app requires an active internet connection and a registered account. And it would be real nice if the app wasn’t optimized at all and support would end after 3 updates.
filcuk@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
‘Bro, my steel cube is now just a useless brick’
gigachad@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I love the live location feature, so that I never lose track of my kitchen cube. You can see where it is and how it’s doing even from remote. Always have an eye on my cube when at woek.
boonhet@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Obviously the languages are Estonian, Finnish, Latvian and Lithuanian.
Except for the Finnish + Baltic region, where the languages are actually Tagalog, Swahili, Navajo and the most popular option, x86 assembly for outputting the text of the episode in Haitian Creole. The latter is the most popular because of how insanely fast they have to speak.
lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Oh, I know this one, Estonia is that country next to Italy, right?
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Personally, I’m a fan of the rumble notification feature. Pair it with your phone and it’ll rumble in response to a random notification on your phone at least once a day. Best part is: it kinda shakes the whole house and will sometimes shuffle itself into the floor so you can’t ignore it! Yeah, I’ve had to replace some tile, but it’s totally worth it.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 9 months ago
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla's_oscillator
errer@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Being able to report the temperature is way too useful for a useless steel block. I’d pay $10/month for a block that truly does nothing.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Please tell me it scrobbles…