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weinzierlyesterday at 10:47 PM2 repliesview on HN

This and the low-tech electrical shower-head are the two everyday Brazilian things that never cease to amaze me.


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mlinharesyesterday at 11:12 PM

Being poor sucks but at the same time being poor also makes you find alternative solutions to the incredibly expensive solutions first world countries use today. I really wish Brazil can invest heavily into renewables and free itself from oil and electrify even more of everything we do.

m463today at 1:21 AM

> electrical shower-head

Is that for electrically heated water?

I know that in the US on-demand electric water heater uses an enormous amount of electricity, like 100 amps.

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