r/whatisit • u/t3jan0 • 23h ago

New, what is it? Small prophet object - water device on bed?

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What is this thing ? At first I thought it was an old CPAP and then an espresso machine!

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u/A88Y 13h ago

What an innovation

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u/ParticularShock1023 13h ago

I want this so bad, but I think it was a fire hazard 😓

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u/KarmaPoliceDog 10h ago

As a former owner I can tell you that they are not as good as they seem. They take five noisy minutes to boil and pour into the cup, at which point you’re wide awake before the alarm even goes off. What’s worse is that you still have to remove the tea bag, add milk (which has been carefully measured and left out of the fridge all night), and then wait for the tea to become a drinkable temperature. A complete waste of half an hour of sleep.

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u/The_Ghast_Hunter 1h ago

I usually have one alarm to wake up, and then another for when I actually have to get out of bed. If it starts making tea for the second alarm, the rumbling wouldn't bother me. Needing to take the bag out is more motivation to get up so I won't have bitter tea, and there are room temperature creamers out there.

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u/S1nnah2 12h ago

You won't be saying that as it spits hot water at you seconds before the alarm goes off

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u/ParticularShock1023 12h ago

That would definitely wake me up!

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u/Emergency-Bite-7220 12h ago

The water boiling always wakes you up before the alarm.

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u/ReserveNo4779 12h ago

Nespresso makes one with wifi and a morning coffee timer thing on the app… but this is so much cooler.

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u/tydale2 10h ago

Modern version is an Alexa or similar enabled device to turn on the kettle

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u/hoorah9011 13h ago

Almost as good as knife wrench

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u/mathislife112 4h ago

Breville makes a tea maker with a timer ready whenever you plan to wake up and will keep it warm for you too and won’t over steep it.

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u/NightKnight4766 11h ago

Goblin made