How a coffee maker moves and heats water with no moving parts

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November 23rd, 2010 2

OK, almost no moving parts. Practically no moving parts.

I never expected to be able to appreciate my cheap Wal-Mart coffee maker for anything other than its price tag. Once again, Bill Hammack has managed to amaze me with some little marvel of engineering design I take for granted nearly every day. Thanks, Bill, as always. Keep ’em coming!

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wdancer.myopenid.com says:

November 24th, 2010 at 9:22 am

His wife makes the exact same comments as my wife does. His response is very similar to mine too :)

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How a coffee maker moves and heats water with no moving parts

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