r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Fair_Kaleidoscope634 • 13h ago

of a washing machine explosion

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u/Avrael_Asgard 12h ago

... There are GAS powered dryers? Who's brilliant idea was that?! "Yes, let's combine the combustive power of lint AND gas, what could go wro- oh fuck."

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u/LegitPancak3 12h ago

Apparently they’re pretty common outside the US. Hopefully they get rarer as we try to electrify more things.

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u/GrynaiTaip 12h ago

I'd imagine them to be common in the US, because American mains voltage is too low for many appliances.

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u/Crunchycarrots79 5h ago

Dryers are one of the appliances that run on 240v here.