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[–] [email protected] 9 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Fun fact a toaster in water probably won’t kill you, I mean it could obviously but it’s more likely that the electricity goes straight to the ground within the toaster, and slowly heat up the water, I wouldn’t try it but interesting nonetheless.

[–] rumba 4 points 4 hours ago

Mythbusters tested it https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0768493/

If your drain is grounded, it can.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It would flip the circuit breaker.

[–] rumba 1 points 10 minutes ago

A GFCI, yes, but regular circuit breaker won't stop it from killing you, it's primarily there to keep the house wiring from melting and burning down the house :) You just need 6 milliamps across the heart to f you over.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

This is what I had in mind: https://youtu.be/1RBwoUbvxx0 ...may not be an actual toaster, but pretty damn close

[–] [email protected] 14 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Reminds me of when me and a buddy were making rum in my apartment.

An entire cart full of molasses and brown sugar.

Clerk just looked and asked "doing a lot of baking?"

Yep. Baking.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

Did it work?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 20 hours ago

As a former cashier, I assure you, we don't give a shit lol

[–] [email protected] 35 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Now I need to watch that movie again...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

...and again

🎶 Then put your little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb 🎶

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

Good Thinking

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 day ago (13 children)

A good time for a PSA from your friendly neighborhood electrician: make sure you have working GFCI protection in all bathrooms and kitchens to prevent unwanted tickle time

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

And also wanted tickle time

Btw thanks European regulation for not letting me die, its really fucking great

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (3 children)

Why is a toaster the small electrical appliance of choice for that kind of thing? Good voltage/size ratio?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago

In ye olde times, a toaster was basically the wire out of the wall, past the bread and back into the wall. It's the most amount of exposed wire you can get

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago

Exposed elements probably helps

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

It's fuckable

[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago

"Good thinking"

[–] [email protected] 26 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Remove the bread, add a rope instead

[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

A male to male one, to be exact

[–] [email protected] 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Then there's no reason to have the toaster...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

What, make some toast if the breaker flips?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

Add a bottle of bleach. And a bottle of ammonia.

A club size pack of sleeping pills.

A refill pack of exacto blades.

And 2 bottles of vodka.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

It’s way less alarming if you explain that you won’t actually eat the bread.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Remove the bread, add aspirin and razor blades. If you’re going to make a spectacle, make a spectacle.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 23 hours ago (7 children)

Didn't they change toasters so that you can't do this anymore?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I don't know if they changed toasters but they definitely changed building code at least in the US to require GFCI outlets in the bathroom that will shut off when a short is detected because of this.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 21 hours ago

Well, not specifically for toasters. It was more about hairdryers and curling irons causing accidental electrocutions than for suicide prevention.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 23 hours ago (18 children)

That's why there should also be an extension cord in the cart

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[–] JasonDJ 9 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

No, they changed bathroom plugs. Now they have GCFIs. They have a built in test button, but there is one other way to tell...

Also they claim that the shorter cords on kitchen appliances are to prevent this but I say that's bullshit and they're just cheap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I agree with you on the second point. They're always lying about their little schemes to squeeze more pennies out of a quarter, and think that people believe them. I'd honestly respect a company more if they just came out and said "we shortened cords to make more money. Get fucked, peasants."

[–] JasonDJ 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

For real. Look at Snapple and their "improved" plastic bottles.

I've bought two small kitchen appliances recently...a cheap-ass griddle, and a real nice air fryer/double oven. Both gave the same excuse for their short cords.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

Maximum power cord lengths are in the NEC. Regardless of the original motivation, now it’s in the electrical code (US)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

I hope not, as I always considered it a viable option for when I've had enough.

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