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Always struck me as a weird descrepency in William Gibson's "Idoru": > (...) His computer there, a featureless black cube. A shallower shelf of the juice-carto
by e12e 3y ago
Always struck me as a weird descrepency in William Gibson's "Idoru":
> (...) His computer there, a featureless black cube. A shallower shelf of the juice-carton board supported a pale blue microwave, unopened ramen bowls, and half a dozen tiny steel cans of coffee.
> One of these, freshly microwaved, was hot in Chia's hand. The coffee was strong, sugary, thickly creamed. She sat beside him on the lumpy bed ledge, a padded jacket wadded up behind her for a cushion.
I mean, you can't (well shouldn't) microwave a steel can, right?
- dr_hooo 3y agoMicrowaving steel isn't really a problem, as long as it is not just a very thin layer (can confirm)
- e12e 3y agoA (regular) steel beverage can is pretty thin, and comes with sharp edges on the opener ring/tab? (I suppose the tab could be plastic - but they're not now)
- throw0101b 3y ago> I mean, you can't (well shouldn't) microwave a steel can, right? Sharp points are a problem, but one can design things to work: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_lqy1p6B4&t=11m20s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_lqy1p6B4&t=11m20s