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Reminds me of a curiosity seen during a tour of the historic Filoli mansion: An appliance that cooks food by running mains power through it. Apparently someone in the early 20th century thought this was a good idea. I don't remember the exact food it was used for -- maybe hotdogs, or bacon?

(Seen here, on the counter:) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/f7/35/a0f7352484c9426ea188...

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The first thing Sony tried to build (before it was called Sony) was a rice cooker that used the water in the rice to complete the circuit. When the water boiled away, the cooker shut off.[1]

It didn't work too well.

1. https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/09/sonys-first-failure-the-1...

Almost certainly hotdogs, you can still get those kinds of cookers today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUAkezGstlQ

Electricity is used to directly cook the bread used in panko bread crumbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFbQuHE4z7g

Possibly you are thinking of this device:

https://blog.kevmo314.com/presto-hotdogger.html

In South America they run electricity through the shower head: https://i.redd.it/lsmtihn21d201.jpg

An in Germany a just guy convinced 88 people to try to electrocute themselves and send him a video of it

I had one of these in my student dorm in Shanghai ten years ago. If I'd raise my hands too close when shampooing I could feel the shock coming... I took cold showers most of the semester.

That picture! What could possibly go wrong...

Why?!!

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