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"Couldn't a magnifying glass fix it, so it's fully solar powered? " Yes, while it’s sunny solar would make sense depending how early breakfast is. Any time making toast using the sun is time that imported coal is being saved but I would still need the coal fire for winter, cloudy days and early starts. The cost-benefit calculations for this mixed solution do start to get more complex and more space will be taken up in the kitchen. Although given that the solar solution is likely done in the garden, some kind of feature could be made of it. But thinking about those without gardens I wonder if some kind of window box sun-tracker system could do the job. But for those facing north I wonder whether they could partner up with people across the road and get them to install a big mirror. These things are always more complicated than you first imagine! | |||
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"You have to factor in the ambient air temperature when you are calculating how many slices of toast per kilowatt you are getting and then tell as many people as possible even though they are not interested " Yes, I imagine the move to ETs and PHETs does require a bit of mental arithmetic but I think we’re already doing that subconsciously when burning coal having grown up with it. | |||
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"Why don't you join us in the 24th century, and use a replicator, like everyone else? " How are replicators powered? I’m assuming they are electrically powered so they would ultimately be powered by all the forms of generation feeding the grid. Off the top of my head and in no particular order that will be: gas; nuclear; biomass; solar; hydro and wind. How much space on the kitchen counter-top will one take up? And do they come with a British 3-pin plug? | |||
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"Just go and buy a 12 squid toaster from Argos and be done with it ! " Interesting in several ways. First, is it one slot per squid and can you choose how many are turned on like a typical 4-slice ET where you can do just two slices? Wild-caught food has environmental benefits because no food is being grown and processed for feed. But the converse is that over-fishing can cause population collapse. Could it take octopus instead of squid as there are loads of those in the sea around SW England because of warming water? But for me the big problem is that I’m not into seafood for breakfast. | |||
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"This post suggests the OP eats before noon. That is indeed extreme kink. " I think you might have a point - maybe I can absolve myself from the unfolding global environmental collapse by having a good lie-in and skipping breakfast. | |||
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"Just go and buy a 12 squid toaster from Argos and be done with it ! Interesting in several ways. First, is it one slot per squid and can you choose how many are turned on like a typical 4-slice ET where you can do just two slices? Wild-caught food has environmental benefits because no food is being grown and processed for feed. But the converse is that over-fishing can cause population collapse. Could it take octopus instead of squid as there are loads of those in the sea around SW England because of warming water? But for me the big problem is that I’m not into seafood for breakfast." I assume that the design is such that the tentacles don’t touch the elements. | |||
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"I make my toast with a toasting fork and a coal fire. I’m looking to upgrade to an Electric Toaster (ET) but I’m not sure about the practicalities and running costs. Some people suggest a PHET (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Toaster) is a more flexible compromise that has a larger range of bakery goods compatibility. A PHET is where you use a toasting fork with a two-bar electric fire. Other people say ETs and PHETs are scams that offer no environmental benefits and simply cannot match the capability of a coal fire. As a side-issue, should we re-start coal mining in the UK so that we don’t have to import coal in order to enjoy our breakfasts? Help! Please!" Personally, I would upgrade to the new AI "Talkie Toaster". . It might need a few kinks ironing out, like trying to gaslight you to eat toast every waking minute of the day, or sobbing hysterically if you refuse to partake of any of its constantly proffered slightly crisped confections, but you will come to love it as a dependable if not highly deranged kitchen appliance with a psychotic-desire to serve you toast every living minute. . I think you can get one from Aldi for only $£19.99 (DollarPounds) | |||
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