Man waits 11 hours for a cuppa from WiFi kettle
How long would you wait for a cup of tea?
Everyone loves a cup of tea, but would you be prepared to wait 11 hours for one?
Someone has invented the WiFi kettle, which allows you to remotely boil your kettle from anywhere in your home. It even allows you to schedule your water to be boiled when you wake up – perfectly timed for your morning cuppa!
However, when the iKettle doesn't work... it's another matter.
In fact, if you are a teaholic like us, it is the stuff of nightmares.
Mark Rittman, a data specialist in Sussex, set out to make a cup of tea one morning by using his WiFi-enabled kettle, but unfortunately he ran into a few problems.
It was just before 9am when he posted his first tweet saying, "Still haven't had a first cup of tea this morning," as he set about debugging his kettle.
An hour later – three hours after he first started to try and boil the kettle – Mark was still struggling with his kitchen gadget. He posted a photo of himself "port-scanning" his network to find his kettle!
As the morning went on, Mark's luck with the kettle wasn't improving.
Throughout the afternoon, the intrepid tea maker found himself encountering more connectivity problems. But eventually, 11 hours later, he managed to get it online.
However, by the time it was sorted, it was time for dinner. So he ate in the dark because he was waiting for a firmware update for his lights!
As the day progressed many asked why Mark was persevering with the technology, with one user even saying, "why don't you just get normal f***ing kettle" which Mark retweeted as his favourite comment.
However, it all became clear when Mark explained he was trying it out for an Internet of Things Event.
Finally, just after midnight, Mark had managed to connect his kettle to Amazon Alexa and boil it.
Here was his video evidence to prove it!
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