[HN Gopher] Gimballed Stove
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       Gimballed Stove
        
       Author : tosh
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2024-03-17 11:55 UTC (11 hours ago)
        
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       | pimlottc wrote:
       | Aftering watching the SpaceX launch video, I couldn't help but
       | expected the burner itself to be on a gimbal. Of course, it makes
       | more sense the way it is, but I'm part of me is still a bit
       | disappointed.
        
         | geon wrote:
         | Those exist too: https://youtu.be/wVhnfGC-4MA?t=1215
        
         | serf wrote:
         | it makes sense until you want to bake something. Then you wish
         | you had a gimbal'd range w/ oven.
         | 
         | I know this because I decided I knew everything and went with
         | only an induction stove-top on my boat; now I wish I had an
         | oven.
         | 
         | oh well.
        
       | Simon_ORourke wrote:
       | And if you too have sufficient funds to enjoy some racing yacht,
       | would it be just easier for everyone to cook with a microwave?
        
         | serf wrote:
         | its feasible now, but historically microwave draw was way
         | higher than available on most sail boat w/ inverter setups.
        
       | HankB99 wrote:
       | Is that similar to the Weber Galley Que?
       | http://weberkettleclub.com/blog/2019/08/24/1960s-weber-galle...
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       | Not sure I'd want burning things on a boat.
        
         | serf wrote:
         | >Not sure I'd want burning things on a boat.
         | 
         | it's a lot better now that gasoline engines are (mostly) phased
         | out and diesel is favored.
         | 
         | anecdote : my father bought a fairly cheap 28 ft sailboat to
         | restore without a cabin. The cabin had blown off.
         | 
         | What happened?
         | 
         | Someone lit a gimbal stove without turning on the house fans to
         | rid the cabin of gasoline vapor; the vapor had been
         | accumulating the entirety of the previous night from an
         | improperly vented fuel setup that was venting into the cabin.
         | The man went to light his alcohol gimbal stove upon waking for
         | his morning coffee and was blown to smithereens.
         | 
         | Any boat with a gasoline engine will generally have an
         | assortment of accompanying ventilation fans that must be run
         | during operation to avoid explosion; the man hadn't realized
         | that his fuel tank was venting into the cabin, presumably
         | because he became normalized to the smell.
        
         | retrac wrote:
         | For heat and cooking, the main alternative is bottled gas which
         | is problematic in its own ways. With a big engine, electric or
         | even waste heat become options. But a lot of recreational boats
         | have nothing but low-voltage DC power, a battery, a small
         | inverter, and a solar panel or alternator to charge.
        
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