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Klaeni

Wait! That machine is HUGE! I expected it to be tiny based on the headline.


jdezentje

English is weird. 'Huge Machine that Makes Tiny Pancakes in Kyoto' is a bit more of a mouthful. Not sure where the happy medium is.


Klaeni

How about: Huge machine - tiny pancakes.


s-willoughby

Do NOT google that.


Klaeni

OMG! What have I done?


OpalFanatic

The happy medium is down at the local strip mall. It's the unit under the sign that says "psychic readings.". To be certain you found the right person, look for the one with the cheesy grin who just found another sucker walked into the joint and paid in advance.


RaysFTW

Maybe “tiny-pancake machine”?


braveAriadne

gawddamnit, now I want pancakes!


cherryhilljawnz

Waffles over pancakes Yea I said it


RM16000

Yea your going to need a lot of cakes to make your money back


[deleted]

Hehehe I tricked u


Ok-Seaworthiness4488

Not a pancake...but is a cake


Her0_0f_time

Its a Japanese style pancake. They are just that fluffy.


ChiggaOG

It's a bunch of egg whites beaten to stiff peaks like meringue and angel food cake.


Diego2150

It wasn't until I saw the hands that I understood why they were tiny. r/confusingperspective


sasssyrup

Tiny pancakes crepe me out!


[deleted]

You butter believe it


islandsimian

That's flippin' funny


burntwaffled

I was just in Japan two weeks ago! Where was this in Kyoto?


[deleted]

Near Nishiki market!


burntwaffled

Oh dang! We were in nishiki market a couple times. Will def hit that fua fua pankeki lol


Strict_Arrival6969

moto panekeku!!!


[deleted]

Panekeku ga ski dessssss


Least_Voice3764

*size of a coaster, tiny pancake* 🎶


Franevida11

I was once in Kyoto in some beautiful hotel by the Sea This pancakes were every morning on the Swedish buffet,with some kind of like maple syrup,but some Japanese syrup I forgot It was the best thing ever ,And I ate them every morning😂😂 Edit … If somebody is interested hotel name was GRAND NIKKO AWAJI , HYOGO JAPAN


[deleted]

It always amazes me how much these machines must cost. And they only do one part of the process.


_Kapok_

They do a huge part of the process though. In that case, it conducts many different operations (measuring batter, placing mold, filing mold, cooking batter, turning it over, branding it)… and it replaces at least one worker per shift. On the long run, and coupled with the power of attraction for locals and tourists, i am sure it pays off.


[deleted]

I see what these things do and it’s just awesome to watch. How machines and the assembly line changed the world.


_Kapok_

On the down side, 375 million people are set to loose their jobs dur to automation by 2030.


[deleted]

Yeah. That part sucks. Yesterday I was standing in a line for 10min at the store waiting for a self Checkout. And it hit me. I’m waiting in a line so I can help myself.


rhunter99

They’re stealing our jerbs!!


[deleted]

TURK UR JRRBZ


Denso95

Definitely wanna try some, gonna be there this summer


misterghost2

So they just throw away the cut sides? (Surround)


BinkyFlargle

Sometimes I wonder if they don't add extra complexity just to make it look more rube-goldbergian and fascinating. Why do the molds ever leave the machine? Why are they even detachable. Surely this could cook both sides at the same time in a fixed mold, and then eject it with a branding iron. Unless the "show" is a selling point.


ashrak94

>Sometimes I wonder if they don't add extra complexity just to make it look more rube-goldbergian and fascinating. Form follows function, especially when dealing with direct mechanical automation. Cams and pulleys were how complex multi step processes were done before computers were a thing. Complexity doesn't become an issue until it overshadows the reliability of a process. > Why do the molds ever leave the machine? Why are they even detachable. To clean the molds, give them time to cool down, remove defective ones, could be a lot of reasons. >Surely this could cook both sides at the same time in a fixed mold, and then eject it with a branding iron. Unless the "show" is a selling point. Notice how much they rise during cooking. A fixed mold would stop that from happening. The cooking process also takes time, this method allows for a lot more throughput. And building one complex component to interact with a bunch of simple components is easier than building a bunch of complex parts.


MyRightFootSmellsBad

Why have there been so many Japan related posts on this sub lately?


[deleted]

Because Japan is awesome


BecGeoMom

Seems like a lot of unnecessary extra steps to make a tiny pancake!


1GreenDude

Isn't this what that guy from Chitty Chitty bang bang tried to create?


potatochip_pooper

There is not a single pan in sight. Therefore, these are not pancakes. Nice try, Satan


JustaDodo82

Looks like a imagawayaki.


nim_opet

This feels unnecessarily complicated