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The power strip with "surge protection" that I had my router and modem plugged into flashed really bright with sparks and then started smoking after I hit the reset switch. Big loud pop too!
I think I may have been using that one for too long.
This sounds like some shit EU people would make up to make fun of how weirdly unsafe american home electrical systems are, but it really did just happen.
I had to go shoplift a new power strip.
Below is a picture of the offender.
This shit was really old, but I have even older ones that have never done something like this.