So, how much does it cost?
It’s 80 quid, innit?
Always about 30% more than you’re expecting.
Hmmm tungsten. I learnt fro Scrooge McDuck that tungsten has a remarkable value per weight, no joke, and i am paying attention.
In 2018, assuming the side length is around 170cm this would be about 19.25 tons/m³ × 5m³ × $30000/ton = $2,887,500
Also this would mean that the studio floor is carrying ~100 tons on that spot the cube occupied, pretty strong.
Best I can do is $30
You learned that from Duck Tales? That same rich duck only lied to me that it would be possible to dive into a pile of gold coins like water.
That’s far older than Duck tales.
it was an older story but not sure if it was a specific ducktales episode. You can’t swim in gold, only Scrooge McDuck can. Even in the comics.
It happens in the new series too. Only one of the nephews manages to pick up the skill.
Gold coins slide off a duck’s back or something like that.
To save you doing the conversion, that’s 36.3kg.
What is that? Like 100 Budweiser’s?
Works out to about .56 Taylor Swifts.
Thanks, now could you convert that to American Standard lbs? /s
That’s about the weight of four, 20 lb bags of 9mm ammo
Whic is heavier than four, 20 lb bags of feathers. Because steel is heavier than feathers.
Ah! Finally a metric I can understand!
Wait I can’t count that high can we visualize it with how many schools you can shoot up with those?
What about stones?
I guess it’s partially hollow
The app for this thing sucks tho
I honestly don’t know which is more real: The mere existence of an app for an inert hunk of metal, or the fact that it’s a miserable user experience?
It will be unsupported in 6 months too.
Damn, they’re gonna brick my block just like that?
Don’t brick my brick bro
You just know it would have a subscription and always online requirement
If at any point, one is not met, it just phases out of existence
Don’t even get me started on the Alexa skill for this thing.
I hope it doesn’t require a subscription or internet access
The old version didn’t and some retailers still sell that.
We have found customers prefer the experience with the app! It is just the the experience without the app, but more modern. iOS only for now, but an Android version is expected soon!I can’t decide if I want to upvote for causing the visceral reaction to this comment, or down vote for the same.
I’ve been experiencing this dilemma a lot lately and I think we need a word for it.
Its not original but “appnauseum” comes to mind…
What? No AI?!
ios version for the steel cube experience requires liquid glass
too bad. Mandatory Internet connection to enable the ai enhancement features, and as a bonus uses built in Infrared sensors to upload your walking habits straight to Palantir. Updates are 2gb each because what the hell are patches or deltas. Uses 24w on idle for some reason. Includes agentic ai!
80 pound only? At that size? What, is it filled with sand?
Ever seen the inside of an Aero bar?
Probably cheaper than solid steel, enshittification strikes again
Deceptive marketing. The 80 lb model is the budget model, but the picture shows the much fancier 300 lb model.
Yeah, they switched production methods in the 90s to save on manufacturing costs.
Back in the 70s they were made from solid steel
Solid stainless steel at that weight would be roughly 17 cm per side (assuming a cube), depending on the exact alloy.
There’s no perfect reference scale, but the diagonal width of the cube is 60% the width of the drawer (by pixels). My kitchen drawer measures 40.5 cm, so the cube is some 24.5 cm across diagonally. A 17 cm cube would be just over 24 cm. I did a lot of rounding at every step, but it seems to check out pretty darn well.
Hmm… something about it, that’s uh-…
Awesome I was looking for a wedding gift
Easiest baby shower evaaa
Cool! Does it have AI? Also I want it to connect to a phone app, do not bring me an actual program, or a website (I don’t understand what’s a “browser”, is it Google?), bring me an app! I’m fine with a subscription model, or if the cube starts leaking ooze onto the counter without it. It’s also fine if the cube is expected to leak ooze two years from now, because some server thingamajig is gone.
/s obviously.
Steel?
When is someone gonna innovate, and develop the tech to do this with TUNGSTEN?
With a weight constraint of 80lb, a stainless steel block wouldn’t do a very good job of taking up space (the express purpose of the item) because it would only be 6.5 inches (16.5mm) to a side
Tungsten would do an even worse job! The sides would only be 4 inches (10cm)!
tbf it doesn’t say it’s a solid block
That’s how I feel about airfryers when I already have a perfectly good convection oven.
Airfryers are just much faster to deal with smaller things. Less air to heat up before it reaches the desired temp.
Sometimes I use my oven for one thing and my air fryer for another thing at the same time.
That’s perverse! 😳
You haven’t seen Two Ovens One Cook?
In Texas, they just have two ovens stacked on top of each other.
Can I get it in red?
Yes, but if you have other red appliances, the shade of red won’t match.
Yes, but first you have to carry it through 19 puzzle chambers to test if you are qualified for cube ownership.
I love how which devices get countertop space is a real reflection on culture around the world.
Here in the UK you can always find an electric kettle, without question. In Italy a Moka pot. In Japan a rice cooker.
It says a lot about what’s important to people.
It’s only really in the US that you see such a proliferation of hyper-specific gadgets. Smoothie maker, waffle maker, electric egg poacher, vegetable spiralizer…
I don’t know if that says anything about American culture, or just that you guys have really big kitchens.
I’ve never seen any of those with permanent counter space in any American kitchen. I’ve never even heard of an electric egg poacher.
In the era before cheap microwave ovens the electric egg steamer was my go-to dorm appliance!. I found a coffee can would fit in place of the cover. Then it could not only cook eggs, it could reheat Chef Boyardee and Dinty Moore stew cans.
I have had a series of blenders that live on the countertop and are primarily used to make smoothies. My partner had an electric egg poacher, but we lost it in the move. It never got to live on the counter permanently, but I would use it about once a week.
I chose intentionally obscure and wacky gadgets to overstate the point. I don’t genuinely think everyone has these :)
The volume and depth of modern Japanese kitchen gadgetry puts America to shame.
Japan records centuries of history with specialized tools for making ceremonial beverages and foods.
So to your point: I think kitchen gadgets speak to highly consumerist cultures.
Isn’t a “smoothie maker” just a blender? I dunno if I would consider it one-use. More uses than a rice cooker or electric kettle
They make ones specifically marketed as smoothie makers, which are usually smaller than a regular blender and intended to make about 16-24oz.
Here (UK) a friend has wasted over a grand on some AI food prep nonsense thing.
In our culture this is understood to be a sign of deep seated emotional distress. And in accordance with our culture we ignore their distress and bring up the weather, as is tradition.
We often do have really big kitchens, but it’s more about us being sold the idea of having whatever we want, whenever we want it, and there’s a gadget for that.
Although, I will say, in most American kitchens I’ve seen have, at least, a toaster oven. Possibly an air fryer. Those both are pretty common here.
Our KitchenAid air fryer gets a permanent spot because it also functions as a toaster/toaster oven, proofer, dehydrator, and food/plate warmer.
IRL clutter is mental clutter which is why I have banned all counter appliances from our home. All such appliances are stored until they are needed and then put away, a practice which trades occasional 30s periods of effort for a lifetime of mental clarity.
Huh, I’m surprised that other countries aren’t big on kitchen gadgets. I’m American and I try to avoid any of those specialty gadgets. I’ve received several as gifts over the years, though I always end up selling or donating them
As an American, I completely agree. It’s gotten so bad that this attitude has leached from the suburbs where larger homes and kitchens exist into the city where there just isn’t enough space. My friends think I’m being silly for not wanting an air fryer when I already have a convection oven or an instant pot when I already have a slow cooker and pressure canner. I’m very anti single use equipment or duplicate equip for the very reason that I don’t have space and it’s often a waste of money. But it seems like everyone around me just buys whatever and doesn’t think too much about where it’s going to go or how much they will use it and I just don’t understand it :/
Tbf, an instant pot can replace a slow cooker and pressure cooker, and so is less of a single use item.
And the air fryer is kinda just a riff on the toaster oven, and imo, this is a good thing for the american pallette. The problem with a full sized oven is that it takes time to heat up, so people are hesitant to use it when they just want to heat up something quick for themselves. The toaster oven/air fryer makes oven cooking more convenient. It isn’t the alternative to the oven, it’s the alternative to the microwave, so your leftovers will actually have texture instead of being a soggy mess.
I share a lot of your sentiment here about buying hoards of single use items. But I really put the instant pot and air fryer in a different category than, say, the vegetable juicer, electric can opener, or rolly pizza cutter.
The air fryer is my #1 used appliance. I used to throw out leftover french fries, but 4 minutes in the air fryer gets them hot and crispy again. Same thing with leftover fried chicken or a steak.
I liked it so much I bought a larger version that can cook a frozen pizza. Now the oven only gets used for the holiday cooking - ham, turkey, and big casserole dishes. And having two air fryers means I can easily do fish and chips for the family.
The IP also works as an air fryer, separate lid you put on top that works fairly well and like you said is great for leftovers. I also have a toaster oven/air fryer on the counter but that’s more due to the fact that the shitty oven in my apt doesn’t heat evenly.
I have literally never needed a pressure cooker or slow cooker. If I need stock in less than 8 hours I will just buy some from the grocery store and spruce it up with fresh aromatics. On the other hand, if I need to make stew or pork shoulder or chili, I’ll use a dutch oven.
Totally agree too many folks are rampant consumers. I like to have a good think about purchases before I buy and I did so with our fryer. I would say the air fryer has supplanted the standard oven (or skillet) for a large portion of my food prep. Uses less power, heats faster which means I am more efficient. For my use case, it has been a decidedly positive experience.
Fuck an air fryer. I will never join the cult. I have a convection oven and Dutch oven. Things which need baking get baked. Things which need frying get fried. It really is not that fucking hard. If I don’t have time to preheat an oven or oil, it’s not worth cooking.
isnt an air fryer just a convection oven anyway.
Combination units are what I like. My microwave is also an air fryer. Which is just a toaster oven with a powerful enough fan on it to qualify, really.
And then people in the US “need” to buy a $750K house with a walk-in butler pantry because the $350K houses don’t have enough counter and cabinet space to store their single-use bullshit applicances. I wish I was kidding.
Also the same lady who “needs” the strawberry shaver for “cooking”, actually only uses it twice per year, goes out to eat 3 times per week, and gets DoorDash meals 3 additional times per week.
Yeah, but what attachments does it have?
Emotional
None. Though you can get another one that is almost, but not quite entirely the same as it to take up more space.
Description says it support anything compatible with: Rhombus 1.0, Rhombus 2.0, OpenRhombus, Ikea Sküåir, K-Cube, and all KitchenAid Surfaces v.12 or greater. But no support for anything that requires a flat squared level surface.
