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Science Note:FrankenStove [1]

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Date: 2022-10-17

So im not always a menace 2 society making death rays. Or Things I can't write about here, Terrible, Terrible Things! Just sayin'.

Sometimes its just fun or practical. I got this stove, almost new and almost free to replace my 50yo analog clunker that barely worked anymore. When I plugged it in, the display lit up and then there was a blue flash, a loud pop and a cloud of magic smoke. Investigation revealed my outlet was miswired, putting 220 vac on the control rated for 110 and with no fuse! The old stove hadn't cared.

Did you hear about the man who traded his 40 year old wife for two twenty year olds? He wasn't wired for 220.

So, i thought id just replace the control, but they wanted like $75us! Like I'm made of money. Bravo Sierra on that. I hit the scrap heap and bodged together a set of controls out of junk. I can control everything and all that you see is functional as well as artistic. Except for neon jesus. He just exists to love you. Everyone else thinks you're an asshole…

The different tubes on top indicate whats on and off, the digital displays show the line voltages. I learned all about two line 240vac building this.

Initially I was just going for simple controls, but, mission creep. So, I ended up with this abomination against God and Nature.

If ninjas break into my house for a midnight snack, they will be unable to use it and experience the bitter shame of failure!

I guess I should put this on what's for dinner, but heres my favorite recipe: Pasta aglio y olio. Peel an entire bulb of garlic cloves per serving. Crush or press well. Add an equal volume of olive oil and barely heat. Gas sux here, too hot, plus the indoor air pollution. Heat while stirring till barely mellow, a light straw yellow, then its done. Add sliced broccoli and a dash of nuoc mam fish sauce (Vietnam undefeated!), or soysauce, saute till tender and crunchy, serve over al dente bow ties with parmesan. Accompany with arugula, tomato and olive salad and basil bruschetta. You can make that, by crushing more garlic, muddling wi olive oil n fish or soy sauce, smear on cut side of ciabata, toasting briefly in oven at 250C, slather with ripe tomato pulp, top with chopped basil leaf. You will eat untill you burst, so remember to put a tarp on the couch.

This should be paired with a bold, assertive yet emotionally available red (the ladies love that), such as sangiovese, valpolicello or zinfandel. All illuminated by the warm, sexy glow of ionized gases...

I'm not sure if the FrankenStove has ever brought me any romantic success, but the aglio y olio sure has. And, if your date spurns you, more fool they are, you get twice as much aglio y vino! You lucky dawg you.

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