From: Ellen K. 

Yes.  Longer than a foot but still short.

On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 18:46:33 +1200, dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills) wrote
in message :

>In article ,
>Ellen K.  wrote:
>>
>>As far as the one-foot power cord... I finally broke down and bought an
>>electric what I would call a samovar but what is officially called an
>>urn.  (Which sounds to me like something to do with cremation, but never
>>mind...)   The cord was very short and on the wrong side for where I
>>wanted to put it.  Blabla, I ended up buying another one, a different
>>brand, that has the cord where I want it.
>
>I'll bet it's still short, though. (Many countries have regulations that
>restrict the length of power cords on kitchen appliances, especially those
>used for boiling liquids. Long cords hanging down proved too inviting to
>young children, who pulled the appliance down and received 3rd degree burns
>from the boiling water. Similar regulations require appliances for boiling
>water to have lids that can't fall off and allow water to spray everywhere
>when dropped, or break open with the same result.)

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