There?s no possible way that I could not write about the Plug Cup. It has the winning trifecta of power-plug, coffee (or tea) making and unholy danger, all in neat, plastic package. But before I continue, take a good look at the photos of this concept design:
This Plug Cup is so dangerous it's hard to know where to begin
That?s right. Your eyes are not deceiving you. What you see is a cup of water with a power plug on the bottom. Inside is a heating element, and you are supposed to balance this cup, full of water, on top of a power-strip. You can also flip the plug (it?s hinged) and plug it straight into the wall.
Let?s count the ways that this could go wrong. The most obvious is that you will risk almost certain electrocution every time you brew a cup. One slip and water will course into the open ?and live ? socket beneath.
But what of the secondary threat of scalding? Assuming you manage to get the water up to temperature without frying yourself into oblivion, you are now faced with a pint of boiling water balanced precariously atop a power strip. Further, this strip is either on your desk right next to your vulnerable hands, or under that same desk, down on the floor and ready to be kicked over (see ?electrocution?, above).
This fatal folly does come with a lid, but if it fits tight enough to prevent spills, it also fits tight enough to blow off with the buildup of steam and cause further injury.
One bright point in this bleak story of death and scalding is that the Plug Cup is unlikely to make it into stores, unless those stores have complete disregard for liability and lawsuits. As an invention, it?s right up there with bulletproof contact lenses in terms of practicality.
Single Cup Special [Yanko]
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Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/05/baffling-plug-cup-balances-boiling-water-on-a-power-strip/
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