Comments by "Ian Montgomery" (@ianmontgomery7534) on "Technology Connections" channel.

  1. here in Australia our power plugs have insulation on the active and neutral pins.
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  2. the time taken to align the rod with them when moulding would negate any cost saving.
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  3. You can get leds that are red and yellow so why not use them with a clear lens? I am Australian and we use a system similar to the European system for lights. Our indicators are orange.
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  4. gee things are different in Australia. Our instant coffee is quite OK and that is probably because our coffee culture demands it. I would expect a supermarket here to have a least ten brands of instant coffee of various types. personally I prefer instant to drip filter coffee but always prefer espresso.
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  5. How is this different from driving a manual car and charging down gears to stop or even at traffic lights where you don't always have your foot on the brake?
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  6. Why not heat water in your microwave. You shouldn't boil water for tea unless it is to get rid of bacteria in the water. When I lived in China everyone made tea with water straight from the water bottle heater/cooler.
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  7. Interesting thing is that you don't need to boil water for tea. I lived in China for over four years and the only time I saw boiling water used was at a tea ceremony. because the water they used comes from bottles there is no health reason to boil it and tea certainly doesn't need it to be boiling to infuse. Most Chinese have machines that take a 19litre water bottles and provides hot or cold water from the same unit. Since I have been back in Australia I never boil water for tea or coffee as our tap water is OK (potable) straight from the tap. At work we have an 25 litre urn that we use for tea and coffee ant is set for 96 deg C. If I am cooking pasta at home I use an induction cooker to heat the water and cook the pasta.
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