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Reminds me of how prisoners boil water in their cells -- by passing mains current through the water (with a device known as a "stinger").
by zkms 9y ago
Reminds me of how prisoners boil water in their cells -- by passing mains current through the water (with a device known as a "stinger").
- Stratoscope 9y agoWhen I was a kid we cooked hot dogs with a Westinghouse Dog-o-matic: https://www.google.com/search?q=westinghouse+dog-o-matic&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=westinghouse+dog-o-matic&tbm... The two metal bars down the sides with the prongs sticking out were connected directly to the AC plug (with a switch that turned them off with the lid open, of course). You pushed the hot dog ends onto the prongs and closed the lid. Your household AC went directly through the hot dogs, and 60 seconds later they were done!
- kalleboo 9y agoA technique apparently also used in China. See these videos by bigclive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EViyccc2t9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EViyccc2t9w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIUJWIT9GrU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIUJWIT9GrU
- tdeck 9y agoI read these were also a thing in the Soviet Union: http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/kipyatilnik/ http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/kipyatilnik/ http://kk.org/streetuse/soviet-improvised-household-ar/ http://kk.org/streetuse/soviet-improvised-household-ar/