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    Neutron movie of coffee making

    Anders Kaestner

    3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2021–2024

    YouTube

    1:03 · 133K views · Jan 18, 2012

    A short film made with cold neutron imaging at the Paul Scherrer Institut showing a moka pot brewing coffee, sped up four times. The neutron beam makes the water and steam inside the pot visible.

    Recommended in moka pot threads as the best way to see how the pot works from the inside.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @jarvistJan 2024· in “The humble brilliance of Italy's moka coffee pot (2018)”

      There's also a fantastic Youtube video in a neutron beam facility of a Moka pot, in which you can see the full process of brewing. The water and plastic handle appear 'black' as hydrogen scatters neutrons so strongly. this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @msdsSep 2023· in “X-ray CT scans of coffee equipment: Aeropress, Fellow kettle, Moka pot”

      CT is the wrong imaging tech for Moka pots at least - they're much cooler looking if you're doing neutron imaging and can see the water: this video

      RecommendsView on HN
    3. @simon_accaNov 2021· in “The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018)”

      For anybody wondering how a moka pot works, have a look at this neutron imaging of the pot in action: this video

      RecommendsView on HN