“Goodbye, cruel world” ?
Oy vey and holy cow! Remington has had to recall more than 56,000 electronic hair dryers, due to risk of… electrocution.
No one’s been killed yet, but the company isn’t taking chances. These units are purchased online and delivered to the buyer’s home. Remington warns users that there’s a “serious risk of electrocution” if the unit comes in contact with water while it’s plugged in.
Well by cracky! Columbo! Murder, She Wrote. Mannix. Whole battalions of classic TV cop shows–how anyone could be ignorant of this gimmick is beyond me. Don’t take your electric hair dryer into the bathtub with you!
But the fact that no one’s been electrocuted by one of these gizmos yet suggests that the TV shows are doing their job, protecting us from Reddy Kilowatt on the warpath.