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The supersized option in a line of products is always funny for some reason. Last week I chuckled upon seeing this online store's inventory of coffee makers: .

by cyode 8mo ago

The supersized option in a line of products is always funny for some reason. Last week I chuckled upon seeing this online store's inventory of coffee makers: ...10 cups, 12 cups, 18 cups, 50(!) cups: https://www.bialetti.com/it_en/shop/coffee-makers.html?cups=1419 https://www.bialetti.com/it_en/shop/coffee-makers.html?cups=... (The 50 cups option turned out to be a decorative piece.)

aaronbrethorst 8mo ago
"Product designed solely for display purposes." Sad. Although I am deeply amused that it's 'made' by Dolce and Gabbana.
zamadatix 8mo ago
I managed to pick up a 22 lb Allen wrench/hex key for a good price a few months vack. Made for a great gag gift wrapped as a giant candy cane.
- ethersteeds 8mo ago
  What size?! Any leads on a matching bolt?
  - zamadatix 8mo ago
    2"! I found a matching reference to it but this is not where I bought it (and also sold for waaay more than I paid, which was something like $130 IIRC) https://www.ebay.com/itm/136814704435 https://www.ebay.com/itm/136814704435. The pictures and details in all of the listings are often very mismatched (there are several variations of different lengths and sizes) but that's the model number of the one I ordered. Here's a funny picture comparing it to a 2 liter https://i.imgur.com/UIzpDMO.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/UIzpDMO.jpeg. As far as the matching bolt... I never did find one to order in time so I gave that as a challenge to figure out before next year! So far he has been using it as a doorstop, mostly to cause people to do a double take when they walk through. If anyone knows of a good pair of comically large pliers that actually function well enough please let me know.
gkhartman 8mo ago
It's a shame they didn't add a photo with another object for reference. Without looking at the price and dimensions, it looks pretty unassuming.
- embedding-shape 8mo ago
  It's not even that large? > Dimensions: 31.5 cm x 30.5 cm x 46.5 cm I mean for a moka pot that's pretty large, but as a total size of an object? Maybe that's why they don't show it next to anything.
lostlogin 8mo ago
> The supersized option in a line of products is always funny for some reason. Takeaway drinks, particularly coffee, have got so ludicrously large that it has me do a double take at times. A litre of warm milk…
rob74 8mo ago
Yeah, it's funny that they list how many cups this coffee maker could theoretically make if it were functional (and if you had a stove big enough, and were willing to risk damaging the no doubt hand painted artwork on your $3000 coffee maker).
buildbot 8mo ago
The 18 cup is good for car camping!
cainxinth 8mo ago
Oversized things are fun in general. I’ve always loved Claes Oldenburg’s giant renditions of everyday objects.
- SAI_Peregrinus 8mo ago
  Mis-sized things are fun, either bigger than normal or smaller than normal.
- vharuck 8mo ago
  I vaguely remember reading that Rowan Atkinson stuck to three gags for objects in Mr. Bean skits: something's the wrong size, Mr. Bean uses it the wrong way, or the wrong thing happens when it's used. (Half of the point of this comment is a hope of being corrected with the actual quote.)
ecshafer 8mo ago
I would have to check the size, I think its like 50 cups, but its a commercial coffee maker targeted towards caterers and offices. So 50 cups isn't that unbelievable, its 5 normal coffee pots. But for a moka pot its pretty large.
pseudohadamard 8mo ago
Well I dunno, if you need to attach a car to the roof of your garage to work on the transmission and you've run out of duct tape this seems like the perfect solution.

by cyode 8mo ago

aaronbrethorst 8mo ago

"Product designed solely for display purposes." Sad. Although I am deeply amused that it's 'made' by Dolce and Gabbana.

zamadatix 8mo ago

I managed to pick up a 22 lb Allen wrench/hex key for a good price a few months vack. Made for a great gag gift wrapped as a giant candy cane.

ethersteeds 8mo ago
What size?! Any leads on a matching bolt?
- zamadatix 8mo ago
  2"! I found a matching reference to it but this is not where I bought it (and also sold for waaay more than I paid, which was something like $130 IIRC) https://www.ebay.com/itm/136814704435 https://www.ebay.com/itm/136814704435. The pictures and details in all of the listings are often very mismatched (there are several variations of different lengths and sizes) but that's the model number of the one I ordered. Here's a funny picture comparing it to a 2 liter https://i.imgur.com/UIzpDMO.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/UIzpDMO.jpeg. As far as the matching bolt... I never did find one to order in time so I gave that as a challenge to figure out before next year! So far he has been using it as a doorstop, mostly to cause people to do a double take when they walk through. If anyone knows of a good pair of comically large pliers that actually function well enough please let me know.

gkhartman 8mo ago

It's a shame they didn't add a photo with another object for reference. Without looking at the price and dimensions, it looks pretty unassuming.

embedding-shape 8mo ago
It's not even that large? > Dimensions: 31.5 cm x 30.5 cm x 46.5 cm I mean for a moka pot that's pretty large, but as a total size of an object? Maybe that's why they don't show it next to anything.

lostlogin 8mo ago

> The supersized option in a line of products is always funny for some reason. Takeaway drinks, particularly coffee, have got so ludicrously large that it has me do a double take at times. A litre of warm milk…

rob74 8mo ago

Yeah, it's funny that they list how many cups this coffee maker could theoretically make if it were functional (and if you had a stove big enough, and were willing to risk damaging the no doubt hand painted artwork on your $3000 coffee maker).

buildbot 8mo ago

The 18 cup is good for car camping!

cainxinth 8mo ago

Oversized things are fun in general. I’ve always loved Claes Oldenburg’s giant renditions of everyday objects.

SAI_Peregrinus 8mo ago
Mis-sized things are fun, either bigger than normal or smaller than normal.
vharuck 8mo ago
I vaguely remember reading that Rowan Atkinson stuck to three gags for objects in Mr. Bean skits: something's the wrong size, Mr. Bean uses it the wrong way, or the wrong thing happens when it's used. (Half of the point of this comment is a hope of being corrected with the actual quote.)

ecshafer 8mo ago

I would have to check the size, I think its like 50 cups, but its a commercial coffee maker targeted towards caterers and offices. So 50 cups isn't that unbelievable, its 5 normal coffee pots. But for a moka pot its pretty large.

pseudohadamard 8mo ago

Well I dunno, if you need to attach a car to the roof of your garage to work on the transmission and you've run out of duct tape this seems like the perfect solution.