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by im-a-baby 1323 days ago
Europeans use 220V for everything.
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eru 1323 days ago
Well, Germans like to use three-phase power for their electric ovens.

(Still nominally at 230 Volt, but it's not quite the same as two-phase power.)

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puffoflogic 1323 days ago
So in Europe the phenomenon of a stove heating faster than a kettle would not be observed. Isn't that what I said?
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serpix 1323 days ago
230V/3kW induction stove boils a cup of water faster than you can get the cup from the cupboard.
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