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Making an international standard cup of tea

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What it is

Tom Scott follows the ISO 3103 / BS 6008 standard to make an international standard cup of tea, using specialist tasting equipment. The video shows how precisely the standard is specified.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Used to illustrate that the standard targets consistency rather than taste, and to discuss what standardization is for.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “standard/pure/repeatable items aren't intrinsically "good" or "enjoyable".”

    Standardized items aren't intrinsically enjoyable but still valuable.

    crzyman, 2023-05 · Recommendation

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Topics: tea, iso 3103, standardization, tom scott, british standards

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