I remember speculation at the time that the PS3 would be able to borrow from other cell powered appliances in your house when it was running, i.e. your toaster, to enhance its power.

Actually, I just did a quick Google on this and it was "Sony" themselves that appeared to mention this! [1]

[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/news/cell-broadband-engine-ps3-...