I was always irritated by the screech that my teakettle made to alert me that, yes, my water had finally boiled. So, I designed a whistle with a more sonorous pitch. And not satisfied with that, I installed several whistles in the kettle, each hitting a different, but harmonious note.

Now, teatime is heralded by a chorus of deep-throated whistles, sounding a lot like a Gregorian chant.
-- pluterday, Sep 09 2003

Melodic Kettle Whistler http://www.halfbake...20Kettle_20Whistler
pretty much the same [FarmerJohn, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 17 2004]

Have a pastry with your tea, I hate that screech! By the way, how big are those pipes, and how much water do I have to boil to get them going?
-- Don Quixote, Sep 09 2003


Would you like a cu-uu-uup of teeeaaaa?
Yes please, milk but no-o-o su-gar.
-- squeak, Sep 09 2003


prefer squeak to gregorian chant any day
-- po, Sep 09 2003


Surely it would take ages to boil some water using a Gregorian chant?
-- squoink, Sep 09 2003


There you go again! Ambiguous, ambiguous.
-- squeak, Sep 09 2003


Amp the chant up to the frequencies required to create bursts of coherent light in the tea and walla! Sonoluminescence -- somewhere around high "C", I think...
-- Amos, Sep 09 2003


Yeah,right [amos]. And around 10,000 celsius too.
Make sure you blow on your tea before drinking.
-- squeak, Sep 09 2003


"Dei jesu domine... WHOMP!"
-- RayfordSteele, Sep 09 2003



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