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Re:Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people maki... by kokey on Monday January 07, 2013 @04:43AM (#5020219)
Some people put a cordless electrical kettle on a gas stove, and melt the bottom and damage the kettle. Seriously, I've seen this happen a number of times, I've almost done it myself.
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Re:Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people maki... by TeMPOraL on Monday January 07, 2013 @07:07AM (#5020620)
Electrical kettles are plastic. How on Earth do those people think that putting anything made of plastic on a gas stove is a good idea?
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Re:Power surges in Britain caused by millions of people maki... by leoc on Monday January 07, 2013 @04:29PM (#5023369)
Some are mostly metal, which might not help. In any case it's probably something you'd do reflexively, without thinking about the material composition of the kettle at all.
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