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		robocat on Oct 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Antique Toaster That's Better Than Today’s [vid... The nichrome wire is under tension in this device. When the nichrome wire breaks (eventual common failure I think), wouldn't that cause a high risk of the live wire touching the body of the toaster?

retroriffic on Oct 5, 2019 [–]

Note that the host isn’t saying that this 60s toaster _as designed_ is better in every way— rather, that a modernized version of this design would be better than toasters designed today using the latest electronics.

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