22 Aug
2006
22 Aug
'06
12:45 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Peters" <tpeters at mixcom.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Hotdog cooker links
I built a hot dog cooker when I was 9, consisting of a
small piece of pine
(1x4 nominal), two nails, and a line-cord connected to 110VAC mains. It
was
based on an idea I saw in a book somewhere. My dad was
absolutely sure it
wouldn't work. It did. We disassembled it right after using it because of
the hazards of exposed line voltage and two pointy things sticking up.
Those were the days.
I recall a TV show a long time ago (some guy showing kids how things worked)
was showing how to cook a hotdog like that (I think they used those small
forks that you held corn on the cob with) and plugged them into 110VAC for a
few seconds. The salty liquid in the hotdog conducted enough electricity to
cook the hotdog in a few seconds. I bet that show never gets replayed these
days because of lawyers.