A Red Hot Knife That Toasts Bread As It Cuts Is Real and It Works

There ’s a scene in the 2005 The Hitchhiker ’s Guide to the Galaxy movie where a lightsaber - like lettuce knife isnot only able to slice a loaf of bread , it toast itat the same fourth dimension . That was done with peculiar effects , but mad Brit inventorColin Furzehas gone and built a similar gizmo in material - life , and his creation works .

Using a modify microwave transformer ( translation : do NOT try this at home ) , some copper pipe , and some sonorous - obligation wiring , the FurzoToasto just guide a current through a saw leaf blade until it plough crimson hot — visible when Furze turns all the lights off in his service department workshop .

As he cautiously cuts through a loaf of bread of kale , the intensely hot tongue mechanically crispen the surface of each slice on either side . The edges end up a little dark , but that ’s easy to look out over given how quick this invention pay back the job done . You do n’t have to wait for a wassailer to do its thing , only to have barely hot up bread pop - up after a few minute . We ’d love to see a company put this creation into production , if only it were n’t the most dangerous kitchen tool we ’ve ever take care . [ YouTubeviaLaughing Squid ]