Technology Connections takes apart a 1940s Sunbeam Radiant Control toaster. It senses the toast's own browning and lowers and raises it automatically using purely mechanical parts and no electronics.

Hacker News 读者推荐理由: HN returns to it again and again as a favorite example of elegant, chip-free mechanical engineering that beats modern toasters.

“In case you haven't seen this video of a toaster from the 60s before, you're in for a treat”

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