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Sam Barker & Ketsuda Phoutinane

Savvy dad works out cheapest way to boil water with 'surprising' results

You could be saving money or energy based on how you boil a pot of water, an engineer has found. The man was left astonished after investigating the difference between using a kettle or boiling water on the hob.

The dad, who goes by @dinosaurdannyx on TikTok, worked out the costs in a bout of 'lunchtime maths' comparing the energy output and cost of boiling two litres of warm temperature water.

In the video, the engineer concluded the best method depends on whether you want to save energy or money, adding: "The results of this actually surprised me."

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