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Originally Posted by MysticLlama
Not sure when the magsafe came out, but the original XBOX from years ago had breakaway cables for that very reason. Just sayin'  .... |
searching . . .
circa 2001 for fryers, apparently.
CNN.com - 'Break-away' cord aims to make deep fryers safer - July 4, 2001
...and 2006 for Apple products.
but at least Apple sues people for using 'their invention" . . .even those who buy the cable from Apple, and repurpose it for resale. Must be great to have so many lawyers.