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A bed-sized space heater you willingly wrap around your entire body.
means A blanket with built-in wires that warm it electrically, usually with adjustable heat settings, so you can toast a bed before or during sleep.
from A 20th-century invention straightforwardly named for what it is — electric plus blanket. Early versions built on 19th-century heating-pad and electrotherapy devices that wrapped warming wires in fabric for medical use; by the mid-1900s, with safer insulated wiring, the idea moved from clinic to bedroom and the compound name simply stuck.
- invention origin
- Developed from 1912 heated surgical pads for hospitals
- safety rule
- Never fold it on while powered, wires can crack
- energy cost
- Costs pennies nightly, far cheaper than heating whole room
- lifespan limit
- Replace after about ten years, wiring fatigues silently