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Cake day: September 23rd, 2023

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  • I’d say the short answer is most likely no.

    Chemex popularity is attributable more to their filters than their brewer design I would say. They are known for strong thick filters that produce a clean cup with heavy multicup brews and a wide open brewer that does not require a lot of support for the filter cone to allow large open surface area that compensates for the thick filter and allows rapid drainage. I have not encountered anything that is a valid substitute for a paper filter.

    That being said. I really like the brew that a coffee sock in a chemex produces. Brand name coffee socks are also American made and they make one specifically for chemex. I bet you can find a non American fabric sock alternative though. Or if you buy from coffee sock, at least it’s a one time purchase and not a commitment to pay on a regular basis.




  • Have you been in one of these vehicles? There is an emergency stop. It’s just not a brake. Are you assuming that people can better predict when it’s safe to stop emergently? I’ve never seen data that shows that. If you are in a panic situation the emergency stop pulls over and stops as soon as it can do so safely. You can’t break a bus or a train or a taxi. As a passenger you can request any of those to stop when safe to do so. Cars are death traps. People are dying in cars all the time. Driverless vehicles are a safer option and saying otherwise is either ignorance or pushing a luddite agenda.