Christian McArdle wrote:
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Indeed, this very morning the system went off with burnt toast. But then, it
had been on fire and subsequently filled the house with dense smoke. The
toaster had got jammed down. I still can't believe they design toasters so
that in the event of a jam (extremely common occurance) they set themselves
on fire (extremely serious consequences).

You'r looking at it wrong.
If your house burns down, you'll need to buy a new toaster.