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My line is a little bit further back. Any electronics that will be plugged to a wall... Lots of appliances are not safe.

by lopis 5mo ago

ben_w 5mo ago
Yup. I've even had an (Amazon rather than Temu) power-strip-and-USB combo noticeably sparking and tripping the apartment circuit breakers when plugged in just 6 months after purchase.
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- aDyslecticCrow 5mo ago
  Could we interest you in some amazons choice fuses? never more be concerned about replacing a fuse! as these ones, simply wont need replacing! (they survive 5-10x their rated current) https://youtu.be/B90_SNNbcoU https://youtu.be/B90_SNNbcoU
  - Chaosvex 5mo ago
    It's a little amusing that he's seemingly linked to the dangerous fuses using his Amazon affiliate links. Hey, may well make a buck if someone's going to buy them anyway, right?
    - xingped 5mo ago
      I think the affiliate links work such that any product bought when the lead into the site is the affiliate code will generate affiliate rewards. So even if you don't buy the crap that's linked, maybe you'll buy something else and that counts.
      - bombcar 5mo ago
        That’s how they work, and often affiliate links are programmatically added by plugins. I’ve seen some reviewers intentionally break links to bad products.
- alopha 5mo ago
  Amazon is does zero quality control on listings, it's just AliExpress which larger margins. At least the reviews at Aliexpress often include exhaustive detail & photos by the terminally skeptical.
- pseudohadamard 5mo ago
  I was wondering when the EU was going to fine Temu West, aka. Amazon, given they sell things that are just as dangerous.
  - ben_w 5mo ago
    5 years ago. Though after enough appeals, Amazon found a court willing to annul the verdict and force the regulator who issued the fine to reexamine: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/win-amazon-luxembourg-court-scraps-record-854-million-privacy-fine-2026-03-13/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/win-amazon-luxembou...

My line is a little bit further back. Any electronics that will be plugged to a wall... Lots of appliances are not safe.

by lopis 5mo ago

My line is a little bit further back. Any electronics that will be plugged to a wall... Lots of appliances are not safe.

ben_w 5mo ago

Yup. I've even had an (Amazon rather than Temu) power-strip-and-USB combo noticeably sparking and tripping the apartment circuit breakers when plugged in just 6 months after purchase.

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aDyslecticCrow 5mo ago
Could we interest you in some amazons choice fuses? never more be concerned about replacing a fuse! as these ones, simply wont need replacing! (they survive 5-10x their rated current) https://youtu.be/B90_SNNbcoU https://youtu.be/B90_SNNbcoU
- Chaosvex 5mo ago
  It's a little amusing that he's seemingly linked to the dangerous fuses using his Amazon affiliate links. Hey, may well make a buck if someone's going to buy them anyway, right?
  - xingped 5mo ago
    I think the affiliate links work such that any product bought when the lead into the site is the affiliate code will generate affiliate rewards. So even if you don't buy the crap that's linked, maybe you'll buy something else and that counts.
    - bombcar 5mo ago
      That’s how they work, and often affiliate links are programmatically added by plugins. I’ve seen some reviewers intentionally break links to bad products.
alopha 5mo ago
Amazon is does zero quality control on listings, it's just AliExpress which larger margins. At least the reviews at Aliexpress often include exhaustive detail & photos by the terminally skeptical.
pseudohadamard 5mo ago
I was wondering when the EU was going to fine Temu West, aka. Amazon, given they sell things that are just as dangerous.
- ben_w 5mo ago
  5 years ago. Though after enough appeals, Amazon found a court willing to annul the verdict and force the regulator who issued the fine to reexamine: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/win-amazon-luxembourg-court-scraps-record-854-million-privacy-fine-2026-03-13/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/win-amazon-luxembou...