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this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2023
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I melted my plastic shower curtains in the dryer.
What's worse?
You both have a lot to think about
How… did they even end up anywhere near the laundry machines in the first place?
I though it was fine.
It wasn't...
Was this your biggest mistake? Or.....?
Legend has it they put their cat in the washing machine :(
No no no, that was their dog who did that.
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I tried to power a PS3 controller with raw power from a cut outlet cord to USB.
A pop was heard.
I powered a PS5 controller with a US outlet cord joined to USB.
You could hear a loud pop.
I... There's.... I...
Why isn't it intuitive that a device designed to evaporate water quickly gets hotter than the boiling point of water
But when it doesn't it takes a long ass time to dry, else we'd just line fry instead
And you're forgetting that water needs huge amounts of heat to evaporate. The heat capacity of plastic is rather small in comparison, so a machine capable of quickly vaporizing water also has the power to melt crappy thin plastic.
Modern dryers usually have a safety thermostat, but lint buildup is still a big fire hazard, so there are obviously temperatures in significant excess of boiling here.
Wait, I understand cleaning your shower curtains but why would you even bother to dry them?