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.
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It would flip the circuit breaker.
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.
This is what I had in mind: https://youtu.be/1RBwoUbvxx0?si=nbB6QCWywreHJdGF ...may not be an actual toaster, but pretty damn close
As a former cashier, I assure you, we don't give a shit lol
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.
Did it work?
Now I need to watch that movie again...
...and again
🎶 Then put your little hand in mine
There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb 🎶
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
And also wanted tickle time
Btw thanks European regulation for not letting me die, its really fucking great
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"Good thinking"
Good Thinking
Remove the bread, add a rope instead
Or an extension cord
A male to male one, to be exact
Then there's no reason to have the toaster...
It's the backup plan
What, make some toast if the breaker flips?
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.
Why is a toaster the small electrical appliance of choice for that kind of thing? Good voltage/size ratio?
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
It's fuckable
Exposed elements probably helps
Remove the bread, add aspirin and razor blades. If you’re going to make a spectacle, make a spectacle.
I did once walk into a Wal Mart and bought a power drill, some road flares and a box of condoms. These were independent purchases but I just happened to need or want to buy all three that day. My only comment to the cashier was "This is gonna be awesome!"
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It’s way less alarming if you explain that you won’t actually eat the bread.
Didn't they change toasters so that you can't do this anymore?
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.
Well, not specifically for toasters. It was more about hairdryers and curling irons causing accidental electrocutions than for suicide prevention.
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.
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."
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.
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I hope not, as I always considered it a viable option for when I've had enough.
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