On Jun 1, 3:03*pm, "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds" <atlas-
> wrote:
> Japanese dentist Hideki Watanabe has invented a pot that stirs itself, thanks to
> a series of ridges on its sides.
>
> The product is being called Kuru-Kuru Nabe, or ³pot round and round.²
>
> According to a roughly translated article on TV Tokyo, the grooves cause the
> water to boil in such a way that creates a vortex. It also produces more even
> and efficient heating, and less foaming means the pot is less likely to boil
> over.
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...-pot_n_1559254....
> ing-grid10|htmlws-main-bb|dl7|sec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D165877

I can't imagine something like that working very well. If you're just
boiling water or broth you don't need to stir it because the boiling
action itself stirs the contents of the pot. Stews and soups do best
at a slow simmer and I can't imagine there'd be enough boiling action
in the pot for the pot to do what it claims to do.