How I Built a Toaster

Thomas Thwaites apparently is a tinkerer. In this video he goes through the highlights of his attempts to recreate - from scratch - the simplest electric appliance he could come up with: a cheap, plastic-covered toaster. He went to the mines to collect the ore, smelted it down to form the plugs and wires. He attempted to mine plastic - then went with forming a bioplastic instead. Finally, he plugged the toaster in and successfully toasted bread for about five seconds.

In his words he "considered it a partial success."

If you're interested in learning a little more, check out his book about the project.

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