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April 3, 2007
Self-Toasting Toaster Oven
Excitement at Kedrosky Central earlier today while I was out firing golf balls at puzzled and (until then) snoozing lizards: We had a DeLonghi toaster oven decided to toast itself, no food required. Electrical fire, smoke billowed out, bad smells ensured. The resulting charred toaster, however, was not edible.
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Nice. Ever microwave a metal cup or dish? Now that's pretty spectacular...
After an incredibly loud series of pops, which got our attention quickly enough to see what can only be described as miniature lightning bolts in the microwave, the cup burst into flames.
I'd never put much stock in those small, under cabinet fire extinguishers until that day.