• kbal@fedia.io
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    ·
    2 days ago

    Obviously loose-leaf free-range tea is a little better than tea that’s been confined to a bag, but what you really want is all the water-soluble compounds synthesized in precisely the right proportions by a properly programmed replicator for that perfect hot cuppa.

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      2 days ago

      He had found a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.

    • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      2 days ago

      This applies to tea. It’s got to be fresh and free-range. But it needs to be confined within the cup for 4 minutes, which is where costs become prohibitive. We’ve got a tea ball gap. How do we get a tea ball into every home?