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This $400 appliance that squeezes juice out of a bag appears unnecessary

39 pointsby flyingramenabout 8 years ago

8 comments

et-alabout 8 years ago
Different article, but same story: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=14148216" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=14148216</a>
leephillipsabout 8 years ago
The real bottom line is near the end of the article:<p>&quot;health experts agree that eating whole fruits and vegetables is better for you than drinking juice&quot;
atomicalabout 8 years ago
I have a vitamix and I make smoothies with it. Plus, I can make ice cream with bananas + carob powder or cacao powder. This seems really pointless.
WheelsAtLargeabout 8 years ago
About 30+ years ago my local supermarket had a machine that would take a box of oranges and make juice out of it and it would pour it right into a bottle. All for less than $400.00. You would set it and walk away. It was fun to watch it go. Much better than what this machine seems to do.<p>New tech does not guarantee new and better ideas. This is a prime example.
RickHullabout 8 years ago
&gt; <i>“775 aircraft-grade aluminum.”</i><p>That would almost certainly be the 7075 alloy [1].<p>&gt; <i>Byline: MEGAN GEUSS</i><p>Dare I guess at the pronunciation?<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;7075_aluminium_alloy" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;7075_aluminium_alloy</a>
t0mbstoneabout 8 years ago
&quot;A fool and his money are soon parted&quot;
JohnLeTigreabout 8 years ago
That&#x27;s a juicy story
mcbruiser3about 8 years ago
perfect example of over-engineering a solution to a simple problem