The Emergence Machine

Pressure Cooker

physical · Culinary · Level 7 · E10

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Emergence definition

A pressure cooker is a tool that uses steam pressure to cook food rapidly, building on the concepts of tool as a cultural invention and pressure as a force exerted on a surface, with the goal of transforming food through energy and motion.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “pressure cooker” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “pressure cooker”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
pressure cooker
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0Pressure CookerFoodAnimalOrganismPressureToolCellMaterialPhysicsForceFormLifeStructureActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesPressure CookerL7PressureL4ToolL4FoodL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pressure L4 (requires)
    pressure cooker builds on the concept of pressure
  • Tool L4 (requires)
    A pressure cooker is a sealed vessel that uses steam pressure to cook food rapidly.
  • Food L6 (requires)
    pressure cooker builds on the concept of food