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> but unlike the extension cord case, nothing would catch literal fire Somewhere, out there, is a story of an overburdened network setup literally catching fir
by Waterluvian 3y ago
> but unlike the extension cord case, nothing would catch literal fire
Somewhere, out there, is a story of an overburdened network setup literally catching fire, and it’s hopefully making its way to us.
- genericone 3y agoC'mon HN, I'm counting on you...
- djbusby 3y agoI saw one sorta catch fire. But it wasn't over burdened. It was in the kitchen, cause that was also where the utility closet is. and our 100+ year old building has crappy/dirty power, frequent brown-outs. So, a few weeks of splashing coffee, tea and other crap around, and our crap power the thing started humming (60Hz). Then one day POP! Cap blew out and there was a little smoke.
- EricE 3y agoSeen more than my fair share of magic smoke from lightning or near lightning strikes. Also fried more than a few ports on devices when passive POE used to be more prevalent :p