THE VIDEO SHELF · moka pot brewing
Neutron movie of coffee making
A short film made with cold neutron imaging at the Paul Scherrer Institut showing a moka pot brewing coffee, sped up four times. The neutron beam makes the water and steam inside the pot visible.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended in moka pot threads as the best way to see how the pot works from the inside.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Anders Kaestner
- Topic
- moka pot brewing
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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There's also a fantastic Youtube video in a neutron beam facility of a Moka pot, in which you can see the full process of brewing. The water and plastic handle appear 'black' as hydrogen scatters neutrons so strongly. [VIDEO]
jarvist on Hacker News · 2024-01
In The humble brilliance of Italy's moka coffee pot (2018)For anybody wondering how a moka pot works, have a look at this neutron imaging of the pot in action: [VIDEO]
simon_acca on Hacker News · 2021-11
In The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018)CT is the wrong imaging tech for Moka pots at least - they're much cooler looking if you're doing neutron imaging and can see the water: [VIDEO]
msds on Hacker News · 2023-09
In X-ray CT scans of coffee equipment: Aeropress, Fellow kettle, Moka pot
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