How lucky/stupid am I?

Question

I remember making toast as a teenager and sometimes it didn't pop far enough up for me to get it with my hand. I would take a butter knife and stick it into the toaster to peirce the toast and pull it up. How dangerous is that? I did it very often and now I'm pissed at myself for being such an idiot. Did I cheat death or severe electrocution?

Answer 1

I know the rules, they were drilled into me forever as a child. When I was about 23 the toast would not stay down in the toaster and I was frustrated so I put both hands in the bottom of each slice holder to try and make them 'click' down. Next thing I knew I was thrown clear across the room. It wasn't like a harsh tingle shock like you get off turning the kettle on at the wall with wet hands. It was scary. Afterwards, I was surprised I was alive. It was full on. If you are aware of the way that the universe works, I am sure you are aware that now you have boasted about your luck, that the next time you put the knife in you will be sorry.

Answer 2

Well, most likely with the toasters that are available since the 70's you would not have gotten a very sever shock at all. The grounding of the unit would have, and most likely has stopped that from happening. Electricity takes the path of least resistance, and with the toaster off from the attempt to pop up, the electricity is off to most parts off the toaster and to all parts that a knife could get to normally. Sooooo while it is not a good thing to use a knife on a toaster, it is not the dangerous thing portrayed in the movies or on T.V.

Answer 3

How long ago was this a week, year, several years? Maybe you should move on and give your attention to things that may need it. Learn from your mistake and don't do it again. If for some reason you put the knife in the toaster and get electrocuted well then it was finally your time. :) good luck

Answer 4

No, it's not really that dangerous. The manufacturers are aware that the world is chock full of dolts, and as such include a feedback fuse that will fry the toaster before it fries you. You might get a shock, but it won't kill you.

Answer 5

its safer to use one piece of a chopstick (its wood) or a long toothpick. Sometimes its safer to insert the knife thru the bread from the top and pull up than what you normally do. Yes, you escape death each time you get the bread out unharmed. Next time, use a toaster over instead of a bread toaster. It does the same thing and its safer than the popping type.

Answer 6

You would have gotten a shock , but I don't think it would be too bad unless you broke something inside the toaster. By the way~~~they do have small wooden tongs to get the toast out.

Answer 7

I used to attempt this too. i'll't have self assurance I even made it by my teenage years because of stupid issues I used to do. And now that i'm an grownup, I actual have stuck my youthful human beings doing a similar stupid issues! we stay in a 2 tale domicile and some months in the past i actual stuck my very mature, to blame, in no way receives into any problem 14 and 15 365 days old females actual tying sheets mutually and using them as a rope to climb out their window and scale the fringe of the domicile!! They suggested they said it on a movie and wanted to make certain in the adventure that they could extremely do it!!!! i could not have self assurance they could even imagine to attempt the form of difficulty. And after all the speaking about how risky it changed into and how they could were heavily injured did you recognize what taught them their lesson? Nope, not the threat in what they did, in basic terms the problem of attending to spend an hour and a 1/2 untying the knots from the sheets! i imagine in the proper it in basic terms comes right down to the invincible feeling all of us have at that age. It makes us worry not something. I in basic terms awaken general, pray for a hedge of secure practices round them and enable God pay attention of them. in the different case i ought to stress myself loopy with difficulty. :)

Answer 8

I used to do the same thing. Then one day my mother saw me do and made me promise I would never do it again.

I don't know if you can really get electrocuted. BUT I don't want to find out.

Answer 9

try unplugging it. or many toasters come with a little handle that will push the toast a little higher.

Answer 10

I do some stupid things, but I've never done that before!!