False. My water filter pitcher does not turn energy into heat.
(Ok, fine, it uses gravity to move the water through a filter, which technically converts some of the potential energy of the water into heat through friction, but that’s not something the pitcher does, that’s something the earth does that the pitcher uses to its advantage.)
shalafi@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Not an appliance, that’s a tool.
hperrin@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
I would say it falls under definition 2b here:
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appliance
stelelor@lemmy.ca 6 hours ago
Oooh I love debating semantics. Is a sieve an appliance? A slotted spoon? They both work in the same way as your water filter.
Common usage of the quantifier kitchen appliances indicates use of electricity. I would describe my electric coffee grinder as a small appliance, but not my mortar and pestle.