So, sipping my overtly sugary Starbucks-in-a-bottle (which is thoroughly delicious), an idea struck me. Once I had retrieved an ice pack and applied it to the bruised area, I picked up the idea and gave it a look. It was a bit oddly shaped, with some funny bits sticking out, which accounted for the force by which it impacted my thought processes. Its unusual shape meant that it was for solving a problem that could be done via less-involved methods, but it had such an interesting form, one that was, at least in my opinion, cool enough to warrant a second look.
Coffee is delicious when hot. Coffee is terrible when cold. No one likes to get up to stick their mug in the microwave, because this necessitates moving around and also yields superheated ceramic far too often (and even once is too much). Finally, a thermos just isn't a coffee mug, it does not bring the same visceral feel as sipping, having the smell gently waft upwards as you consume your caffeinated beverage.So how to solve this terribly difficult problem? I present to thee, the Induction Coil Coffee Mug.Step 1) Embed an induction coil into the coffee mug. This is not difficult - a coffee mug is already cylindrical with thick walls - perfect for suck a thing.]Step 2) Stir with a metal spoon. When a metal object is inserted into the mug, this alters the electromagnetic field, which is then detected by the mug. This turns on the induction coil, which heats the spoon, and stays active as long as the spoon or spoon-like object is in motion. Therefore, the longer you stir it, the hotter your coffee gets, allowing you to reach the perfect temperature!Step 3) ???Step 4) Profit!Science!Also, here's an induction coil levitating and melting aluminum:
Hey, will it melt the spoon if I accidentally leave it in the mug? :P
Do this with bowls and I'm sold. Nothing worse than a cold soup.
I'm sold.
I've always wanted to be drinking coffee and have a reason to exclaim "Science!"I could also stir it with a nitinol spoon.Couldn't you just put your coffee into a thermal or some kind of heat conducting metal? d:
Also just make it USB powered, USBs and coffee go hand in hand right?oh hey guys what's this about coffee-
Ferret meant "thermal metal", rather than "thermos".
This almost make me want to drink coffee "FOR SCIENCE!"
Awesome idea.Not just Coffee.
Tea, Warm Lemonade, Coco, the blood of your enemies, Liquid Pizza, TAB. The possibilities are endless. :D