The future of toast?

According to Inventables, the think tank behind the transparent toaster pictured above, if their R&D team can figure out a way to get the glass hot enough, you’ll never be surprised by singed crusts again.

I see two flaws in this plan.

One: They assume people in the future will want only one piece of toast. While dieters might find this useful, families, toasted sandwich fans and the average breakfast eater won’t.

Two: They assume people in the future will have time to sit and watch the toast turn the desired shade of brown.

My prediction? In a multi-tasking effort to make up for the time lost to single-slice toasting, users will set the timer and direct their attention to other things, like coffee. They won’t burn toast any less often. They just won’t have to eject the slice before they find out their mistake.

Clearly, their R&D team needs fewer techno-geeks and at least one busy woman.