# Mom lied? Death by Toaster... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 20, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752 "2007-03-20T19:10:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752/23 "2007-03-22T00:40:32Z")
[QUOTE=redtail23] Well, I’ve been known to CAREFULLY remove toast with a metal utensil if that’s all I had handy. I don’t poke said utensil into the elements, though. I make sure the toaster is off and barely stick the knife/fork in enough to snag the toast. As far as sticking your hand into the disposal: :eek: GRRRRAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHURGGGGGGG! :eek: Which is my response when my partners do that. Then I have to leave the room before something bad happens and the switch gets accidentally flipped and the disposal eats them. Haven’t any of y’all read any Stephen King? [/QUOTE] Or seen that episode of Supernatural. :eek: :eek: :eek: I about climbed up the back of my couch when that part went on. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752/24 "2007-03-22T01:17:04Z")
[QUOTE=labtrash] Regarding the garbage disposal: I posted this from another thread about fears [/QUOTE] I advise you never to watch the History Channel documentary about linemen working on energized 550 kV transmission lines. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752/25 "2007-03-22T01:21:18Z")
[QUOTE=David Simmons] I advise you never to watch the History Channel documentary about linemen working on energized 550 kV transmission lines. [/QUOTE] Watched that. Most of it’s perfectly harmless, except for that bit about the one who fucked up and and got his hands fried off by a live HV distribution line. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![olmrfu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e68b1a/32.png) [@olmrfu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olmrfu)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752/26 "2007-03-22T01:45:54Z")
If the toaster has a plug with two prongs the same size the switch will not spare you a shock. If one prong is larger it should be ok, BUT I’ve been shocked by such a system! The problem was in a motor home and when they hooked it up to the power pole they reversed the live and dead contacts. That is one lesson you don’t want to learn the hard way. It melted the tip off my knife and made my arm tingle up to the elbow for an hour. For a while I was worried about other effects, but I recovered. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752/27 "2007-03-22T19:42:35Z")
[QUOTE=olmrfu] If the toaster has a plug with two prongs the same size the switch will not spare you a shock. [/QUOTE] Yesterday I did some google searches and found the schematics of four toasters. On each toaster the manufacturer installed a DPST switch. Is this the norm? I don’t know. But a toaster with a DPST power switch will protect a person from getting shock when the switch is in the off position (regardless of how it’s plugged in). But I would unplug the toaster just in case. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752/28 "2007-03-22T20:39:40Z")
In the sixties, our little bro(the one who got zapped by sticking a fork into the electric outlet) stuck a fork(a good silver one, mind you) in the old toaster and caused sparks to fly and the toast to catch on fire. I suspect that had he been dumber, I would have been down one bro. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752/29 "2007-03-22T21:13:13Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] So your head is small enough to actualy fit in a toaster. I flip the toaster up side down if the bread is too short. The bonus is all the crumbs fall out too. Would you like sprinkles on those eggs? Bring them over. [/QUOTE] Ah Toaster Leavings… Married with Children episode [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-lied-death-by-toaster/396752.md?page=1)