[HN Gopher] I Put a Toaster in the Dishwasher
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       I Put a Toaster in the Dishwasher
        
       Author : ctoth
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2024-08-13 14:11 UTC (8 hours ago)
        
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       | more_corn wrote:
       | For my part, I 'kept the faith,' and continued searching for
       | Reason.
       | 
       | This is science. Theory says one thing, but what does the
       | evidence show?
        
         | pulvinar wrote:
         | Theory and evidence will show the same thing here. If you've
         | got the right theory. And a common toaster.
        
       | jorgemendes wrote:
       | The relevant question here is: what version of NetBSD is the
       | toaster running?
        
       | pimlottc wrote:
       | (2012)
       | 
       | I wonder how much the fraction of toasters that contain
       | electronic components has increased since then.
        
         | netsharc wrote:
         | I have a feeling the basic cheap toaster has remained unchanged
         | for decades.
         | 
         | Ah, but your question is what % of toasters is now non-basic...
        
       | scohesc wrote:
       | The anecdote of walking into a flooded band room to unplug a
       | submerged power bar is uhh.... "shocking" to say the least.
       | 
       | I would never walk over to a live, submerged power bar to unplug
       | it. Especially with your feet in the water. Very risky.
        
         | netsharc wrote:
         | > They are intellectually secure in the center of a vast mob;
         | their wisdom was received, not crafted. It doesn't need to be
         | crafted, because it is already known, established, beyond
         | question (but demonstrably wrong).
         | 
         | Fwiw I wouldn't do it either... But I guess if there's a valid
         | reason, it's good to know the risk is apparently (as this
         | article says...) exaggerated..
        
       | nuclearsugar wrote:
       | I've always figured any device containing a capacitor would fry
       | some part of the board when water short circuited it. Wrong
       | thinking?
        
         | NotBoolean wrote:
         | Unless they are charged they are no different from any other
         | component.
         | 
         | Capacitors can keep their charge for a long time, especially
         | big ones. But you can discharge them by trying to run the
         | device when it's not plugged in or waiting a few
         | minutes/hours/days.
        
         | Kirby64 wrote:
         | Most capacitors are drained heavily just by being unplugged for
         | a short period of time, as the other poster mentioned.
         | 
         | The other thing is that the capacitor would need to somehow be
         | shorted to a component it wasn't supposed to... instead of just
         | itself. Shorting to itself is relatively safe (although might
         | result in a pop and some arcing).
         | 
         | For something like a toaster (especially the old school ones
         | with just a dial to control toast degree) they're all
         | mechanical contrivances. No electronics to speak of.
        
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