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bigb...
i MISSED that demo in new york (long island)
the counter guy said they just stuck the spring inside the pipe and bent it to shape. said the guy had up to 2"!!
you say it was a mom & pop...they said Cobra was sponsoring the guy.

mhulbert...if you put PVC in your hand bender,bend it to a 90 and hold for a couple sec. it holds...not pretty but works,hence the spring inside to hold the shape.
bill

"1 hot dog + 1 10"screw driver + 30 seconds of hot bend = quic lunch"

Tom, a real electrician cooks hot-dogs with electricity. Place a 100-watt bulb in series with a pair of clean stainless-steel nails on a cord and plug.

Stab one nail in each end of a dog, lay it on a non-conductive plate, and plug it in. The bulb acts as a current limiter; when it dims or goes out, your dog is ready.

Note: There is a very real shock hazard when cooking with this method. Hot-dogs are conductive. Do not handle hot-dogs when the contraption is plugged in.

The 100w light bulb is not really necessary. Back in the 70s Presto sold the "hot dogger" that "electrocuted" 1-6 dogs directly from the line. I had one and it did sort of work but the ends of the dogs blew open and the center was cold if you didn't get them on the spikes right. http://www.neighborhoodvalues.com/nv/kitchen/misc/35kc.htm


[This message has been edited by gfretwell (edited 09-25-2005).]