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From: ken@cs.rochester.edu (Ken Yap)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: boiling water with mains current (was Re: Zap, fry, and sizzle)
Message-ID: <1990Feb22.205630.26536@cs.rochester.edu>
Date: 22 Feb 90 20:56:30 GMT
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|	I've also boiled water with 120 VAC: 5 gallon bucket, drop-in a
|	plugged-in extension cord. Nothing happens. Oh, I know, lets

No longer on the topic of mayhem with electronic components. In
Australia you can get kettles that boil water with a naked nichrome
element.  Actually they are ceramic jugs and they are safe because of
the construction: all ceramic body, and a cord that cannot be plugged
into the jug with the lid in the open position.

Are there similar appliances in other countries?