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Another USB Cooking Video Stirs Up The “Can USB Do That?” Debate

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Click to view So, we had the allegedly-USB-powered popcorn maker… and now we have an Instructable for a USB frying pan: good enough to cook an omelet in around seven minutes. This device is a lot more basic, apparently requiring nothing more sophisticated than two aluminum pans, some broken ceramic as insulation and a tungsten coiled filament with some basic wiring. This time, the cooker draws power from two USB sockets… does that make it any more believable? I’m no electronics expert: so I’ll leave that up to you lot to sort out in the comments. Suffice it to say I’m not sure I’d be attempting to eat eggs cooked via my computer’s USB output power. [Instructables—Thanks, Dave!]

https://gizmodo.com/can-a-usb-socket-power-a-popcorn-maker-5023233

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