Thursday, January 14, 2010

Toast vs Toaster

Once upon a time there was a man who decided to burn a thin bread slice and, voila, he invented toast.

Who in their right mind decided to eat a burned piece of bread? Have you ever wondered how the toaster got invented? It's not like somebody decided to burn bread and make a bread burning machine. For that matter:
  Why is it called toaster and not burner?
  Why is it called toast and not burn?
  Why is it called toast and not toasted bread?

The most wonderful inventions are discovered by mistake--the inventor is usually forgotten in the archives of time.

Challenge:
  Invent a toaster that does not consume gigawatts of energy.
Suggestions:
  Hydrogen Toaster: fuel cells?
  Crank Toaster: people can exercise early in the morning.
  Match Toaster: phosphor tasting toast, yuck.
  Texas Toaster: only works on summer when temperature is 100+ degrees.

Toast anyone?