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Male-to-male extension cords, sometimes called suicide or widowmaker cords, are dangerous extension cords that can kill or injure you. People sometimes use them during a power outage to feed ...

My neighbour has an electric vehicle. He parks it in his driveway and uses a 50-foot [15-metre] extension cord to charge it from a plug on the outside of the house. Is that safe? I know from using ...

if you do end up making your own, just make sure to use the proper cable, i.e. SJ/SJO rather than Romex. And please, don't make an extension cable - make an entirely new cord from the appliance, so it ...