On: Steam-powered Blender

[BurritoAlPastor]

You know, with a link title like that, I was really hoping to see a food processor powered by a steam engine.

[solistice → BurritoAlPastor]

That's HN for you. You're never quite sure whether it's programming related or not.

40 Days without Booze - Alcohol Abstinence or Node.js Framework?

Steam powered Blender - 3d Modeling Software or Steampunk kitchen tool?

A new perspective on Coffee and Tea: “Building” Coffee Match - Again, Beverages or Web Frameworks?

Someone should write a site akin to http://www.crackshackormansion.com/ or http://steakhouseorgaybar.com/ regarding HN post titles.

[conductor → BurritoAlPastor]

My original title was "Valve is planning to use Blender as a game modding tool in Steam", it was changed by a mod/admin.

[unwind → BurritoAlPastor]

My submission (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6204638) had the title "Valve interested in getting Blender on Steam" which used a powerful technique of "more words, less terseness" to attempt to maximize clarity. :)

I should perhaps have added "3D" somewhere to make it more clear, but at least there are words to make it sound software-related.

Too bad the submission sank.

[jlgreco → BurritoAlPastor]

Same. I was expecting something along the lines of the pulse jet powered tea kettle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fDM9Eb16Do

[speeder → jlgreco]

Now you made me miss my time to sleep because of all such awesome jet powered things.

(but can someone explain to me the jet powered kettle???)

[jlgreco → speeder]

Basically he's just using the mini-pulse jet's waste heat to boil the water.

(Pulse jets are sort of primitive jet engines, though they operate on a different principles. Most famous for being used by the Germans with their V-1 "Flying Bomb".)

[mikeash → BurritoAlPastor]

Agreed. It would be a great followup to Top Gear's V8-powered blender and their occasional obsession with steam trains.

[joyeuse6701 → BurritoAlPastor]

Third, I'd like to see this. Or a steam powered coffee grinder, who's with me?!

[j2h6mW → joyeuse6701]

Yes! And if you could somehow re-route the steam from the steam-powered coffee grinder to an adjoining moka pot... automatic steam-powered coffee-grinder-brewer?

[zooka2 → joyeuse6701]

I'm all for it, now I just need to find that free steam source

[nwh → zooka2]

Go full-circle and make the steam with a Bitcoin miner.

[tobych → BurritoAlPastor]

Me too. Thought it sounded cool.

[mschuster91 → BurritoAlPastor]

Me too, but then I looked at the URL :D