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- ([link](https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/g499/8-strange-examples-of-soviet-design/))
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- > "This portable water heater—the better to make [tea](#tea) or bouillon in the privacy of your hotel room—was a must for every Soviet traveler," Idov says. "Russians abroad had a reputation for shorting out whole city blocks by plugging these babies into 110-volt sockets. The infinitely more terrifying homemade version consisted of an electrical cord, two matchsticks and two razor blades."
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- I don't know what the matchsticks are for but this is great.
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- Apparently they still make these, and they are still liable to blow fuses if plugged in while not immersed in liquid.
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