Brewing up a storm.
We’re all for the introduction of new technology that makes our lives even easier and lazier than they already are, but at some point, you have to shout stop.
After all, does the process of boiling a kettle – simply adding water to a container, flicking a switch and waiting – need to be made any easier than it already is?
We’re sure there are many advocates of Wi-Fi kettles and all power to them, but those who wish to remain faithful to the traditional model will no doubt take pleasure from the following tale.
Data specialist Mark Rittman wanted to start his day off with a cup of the good stuff on Tuesday morning, but soon encountered a problem that was going to take a lot longer to fix than he initially thought.
We’ll let Mark take up the story through his own Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785751015517814784
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785763443185942529
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785775059575136256
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785784519051837444
Some were sceptical about the existence of Mark's device...
https://twitter.com/JohnBurton/status/785765022198861824
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785893624672387073
While others were happy to lend advice...
https://twitter.com/onekade/status/785838900703006720
Mark kept at it, however, and eventually got there in the end...
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785905327967498240
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785910872472428544
Mark's struggle got attention. A LOT of attention...
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785948666196553728
https://twitter.com/markrittman/status/785981145007714304
11 hours for a cup of tea? Imagine realising after all that there was no milk in the fridge.
