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Half-timeHero t1_j0f2qvs wrote

Reply to comment by Stopa42 in 5 second toaster and kettle by F1NNTORIO

Additional potential problems:

Besides the power wires you would also need to consider heat transfer and the durability of the heating elements. Transfering that much energy into water within 5 seconds likely isn't even possible as the heating elements would need to be so hot it would flash boil the water immediately next to them, forming a protective layer of vapor, killing your heat transfer and probably melting the heating elements.

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Stopa42 t1_j0fmtk7 wrote

That's just a technical issue though. A kettle with a resistive heating element running through the whole body of water you would not even create that high of a temperature. Think about it as several standard kettles connected in parallel.

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