Impulse Lab’s range can boil water in 40 seconds

An impressive stat due to a peak power draw of 10kW helped by a built-in battery to get over the challenge of using typical US home energy. It’s not cheap, though: $6K is a lot for a cooktop of four elements (though there’s currently a $500 discount for pre-orders).

One niggle on The Verge’s quickpost on the matter: “Zero to 100 in 40 seconds? Yes, please.” makes for good headline, but unless you’re starting from ice, it’s more like 22–100°C in that time.