What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world? - eviltoast
  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    As someone from the west coast of The States, I can’t say I’ve ever seen a hot drink vending machine in real life. At least not here where I live.

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      10 months ago

      As someone from the west coast of The States, I can’t say I’ve ever seen a hot drink vending machine in real life. At least not here where I live.

      We used to have them, but I haven’t seen them for over a decade now.

      If you remember the Terminator 2 movie, the scene where a security guard gets a cup of coffee, those are the kind of dispensers that used to exist.

      (The link above shows the scene I’m speaking of. I tried to embed the URL into this comment so the picture itself would display, but I couldn’t figure it out.)

    • tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Also from the US west, I’ve seen a bunch of hot vending machines! In several hospitals and schools in different states, a few gas stations. They will have coffee, tea or cocoa selections, a cup pops out and gets filled with fresh brewed coffee. They were usually around 1.50 to 2 dollars a cup, maybe more expensive now though.