Oh gods this reminds me so much of PBS’s “hotdog special” .

Hot Pockets. Might have to thaw them to embed the spikes but two or three could fit in each end for even more power. They’ve probably got enough water and salt in them to conduct electricity. And if they explode it can be Allison’s revenge! Just don’t make her eat any more. Read more

(The hot dog represents society) Read more

We had one of these when I was a kid. I’ve mentioned this to people and they didn’t believe me that someone sold a hot dog cooker like this. Read more

I hope he also did the electric pickle:

Look what else I found. Behold, the ham dogger!

I was seeing them for around $30-40 which seems reasonable to me.  Of course, I’d have to have a working one, because I’d have to try it. Read more

We had one of these when I was a kid. My step-dad taught CPR classes on Saturday mornings at the local high school and my mom helped out. My brother and I were on our own to roam the halls until the class was done around 2pm (like a little kid The Breakfast Club). Mom would bring a pack of hotdogs and some buns in a… Read more

I got halfway through the article, to the point where you started doing ill-advised experiments on other items, and suddenly I realized I had not read the byline ahead of time and I had unwittingly stepped into The Carruthers Zone. Read more

Once, my my days as an aspiring physicist I built an arc welder that exploded nails. I wonder if I could apply this knowledge to create a DIY hotdogger.  Wearing a welding mask is probably the safest way to use this anyway. Read more

Interesting. Nostalgia makes a few different tabletop hot dog cookers. I have the toaster, unfortunately, it doesn’t really work that great, but it looks nice. Read more

Nice chi-town shock-down. Read more

“We learned nothing.” Read more

“What did you do last weekend?” Read more

Old enough to remember the ‘80s Mr. Wizard segment about electrocuting a hot dog. Read more

My bad. Read more

I really wish you didn’t say this. It’s going to be a long, rainy weekend here and I’m looking for a project. Read more

Now, that’s way more interesting than yet another stupid baking soda volcano. Read more

would like to give a huge round of applause to natalie peeples and allison corr for that truly excellent header graphic.