It would be interesting to find out whether Apple's safety mechanism is part of the OS or the firmware. The firmware on my PC will detect that it is running to

It would be interesting to find out whether Apple's safety mechanism is part of the OS or the firmware. The firmware on my PC will detect that it is running too hot, and halt. Presumably it will halt to catch fire since it seems as though the only thermal management at that point are the fans, but that is another story.