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 ...

Consumers should immediately stop using male-to-male extension cords, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which said that the products can cause electrocution, fires, and carbon ...

Extension cords typically have one male end and one female end. However, on sites like Amazon, you might come across cables that have male connectors on both ends. These cables are extremely unsafe to ...

Powering our appliances and other devices at home, school, or work is now made easier thanks to the electrical extension cord. It serves as an annex that will connect the plug to an electrical outlet.

There is a reason male-to-male extension cords have been nicknamed "widowmakers" and "suicide cords." "If you put a male into a female socket, the other end of that male is going to be live," Paul ...

Electrical extension cords are tremendously useful for powering devices when your gadget’s power cord isn’t long enough to reach an electrical outlet. Normal extension cords have a so-called male plug ...

If you live in a small space or have a kitchen with limited electrical outlets, don't be tempted to use extension cords for your countertop appliances.

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...