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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • Interesting, I never had an issue with those but the one that got my growing up was awry. I still want to read it as “aw-ree” like “awful” despite knowing it’s actually “ah-rye”. I also knew the latter as a spoken word but I guess I didn’t question how it was spelled for a long time.

    Fun, less useful fact in a similar vein: “Antipode” is pronounced “anti-pode” how you’d expect but the plural “Antipodes” is pronounced "an-ti-po-dees"like A Greek word. I still have no idea why that’s the case.

















  • I’m curious since you guys still use 240V for washer, dryer, cooker, EV charger, etc. Could you legally install a 240V socket (with a different plug type) and use an appliance from a 240V country?

    I get it would probably be overkill for a kettle alone but I’m curious why it’s only common for some things. Is it regulated, like do devices need a special approval to be allowed to run 240V in US?