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It's also not a new idea.

It's also not a new idea.

Posted Jan 17, 2006 0:18 UTC (Tue) by Baylink (subscriber, #755)
In reply to: LWN.net : Your Linux info source by tomsi
Parent article: Intel and More Inside (O'ReillyNet)

Though I wasn't able to find a picture, and don't own one new enough, apparently current-generation countertop electric frypans are fitted with precisely this sort of cord, so that Darwin can't weed out people who are stupid enough to string the cord of a hot electric frypan across a corridor.


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