• LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ok but seriously are there any sources citing anyone ever committing s*icide via toaster in bathtub? What is the origin of this trope?

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      1 year ago

      It’s nearly impossible with modern electric installations, fuses and what not. In the olden times it happened quite often as an accident, most often with hair dryers used when still sitting in the bath. (Don’t ask me why people were so dumb.)

      I suppose death by toaster always was a suicide as drying your hair with a toaster is very, very impractical.