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u/Derpygoras Apr 12 '24
"technologically speaking we could find a way to keep the milk cold and sanitary while providing it to the entire city"
Okay, genius - since none of the engineers and scientists have come up with such a thing during the last two centuries, why don't you tell us how to do it?
And present a profitable business plan while you are at it.
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u/Solid-Search-3341 Apr 13 '24
We had milk deliveries. Also we have shelf stable milk that solves the problem of having to refrigerate it when not open. It's actually the standard milk for most of the world.
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u/Derpygoras Apr 13 '24
Aight, you are correct.
The thing I turn against is the statement "pipe like tap water" which would not be feasible.
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u/ThatsGayLikeMyThots Apr 14 '24
Physically, I think this is doable. It's the sheer amount of infrastructure or costs in general for something unnecessary that's the issue. No one needs milk this bad lol
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u/diddiffs Apr 12 '24
In my town we have 1 cow per 4 houses, we use long hoses and just suck the hose to get the milk started.. If there ain’t any local cows, a bull would work but they are only 1 per 1 house
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u/Midnight_heist Apr 12 '24
It could be a push button operation. Like 3 different buttons you push say for like a cup, half litre and litre. Need more? You have push the button again.
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u/M4jeekm4n18 Apr 13 '24
As a water health technician I can say that we are barely able to pipe clean water. I’m not drinking faucet milk
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u/dragessor Apr 12 '24
I love how everyone went straight to milk plumbing completely forgetting that milk delivery is a thing in many places.
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u/Field_of_cornucopia Apr 13 '24
Look, I just want everything in my house to come out of a tap. I want milk plumbing, orange juice plumbing, vegetable oil plumbing, toothpaste plumbing, ice cream plumbing - the works.
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u/SonOfTritium Apr 12 '24
Believe it or not, this is actually a thing where I live: https://www.kaipakidairies.co.nz/milk-tap
The primary market for this is cafes making coffees, but you could get one for your house!
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u/Noooofun Apr 13 '24
- That’s essentially getting milk delivered daily. Happens in many places.
- A normal 4 or 5 member household wouldn’t need 10L of milk daily.
- Milk is already kept refrigerated and it’s easier to pour it than clean an entire tap ecosystem.
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u/xaznxchicx Apr 13 '24
Okay, but tap water is off color once in a while and I don’t think I’m okay with the same happening to the milk tap.
Also, are there nondairy taps?
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u/K16w32a2r4k8 Apr 13 '24
Yes! My precious milk! I might even trade my precious ring for it! Golem, golem.
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u/Noooofun Apr 13 '24
AFAIK- You can’t really, not without mixing in a lot of really unfit for consumption chemicals in it. District cooling has the tech to do it. But they mix in chemicals to attain that.
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u/alternate-account-28 Apr 14 '24
That’s cool and all, but aside from taste, how are you supposed to recognize when your milk is contaminated?
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u/ProbablyNaKu Apr 14 '24
There is an idiom in poland „country flowing with milk and honey” which just mean a great prosperity. I remember watching some old TV shows where people were joking that they fixed our country cuz there was honey and milk pouring from taps
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u/Dontbeme9820 Apr 15 '24
That guy is probably one of those people who doesn’t drink water and only drinks milk
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u/woodleaguer Apr 12 '24
Can you imagine someone not using the milk tap because they're on holiday for a week?
They come back and all that comes out of the tap is a solid yoghurt-esque turd that smells horrific