Incorrect Amazon Listings

So, people not familiar with electrical code may not fully understand how bad these things are. First of all, American electrical code is terrible when it comes to extension cords and power strips. Standard household outlets can handle a total load of 15 amps at 120 volts, which is 15A * 120V = 1800W. The problem is that electrical code only requires extension cords to be at minimum 18 gauge thickness (1.024 mm for those in sane measurement territory), which can only handle 13 amps at 120V. That means if you give it the full appliance load your outlet can handle, it may melt and catch fire. It gets even worse when you realize that some places, including most modern household kitchens, have 20A outlets. You can tell by the T-shaped left prong in the outlet.

Looking at the amazon listing for this thing, it has a dinky little thin cord, and as such the title says it’s only good for 900W. 900W is 7.5A at 120V. That’s only 50% of what electrical code requires, 37.5% of what you can draw from a 20A outlet.

That means if you plug in a single beefy appliance like a fridge, microwave, kettle, or toaster, this thing can catch fire. (Most of these appliances draw 1000 to 1500 watts when running.)

This thing has 56 outlets and 13 USB ports, meaning that in total, each of its 69 ports can only draw 13W each before you risk turning your Home Office Dorm Gaming Room into a fire. That’s hardly more than a basic phone charger, which usually draws 5-10W.

For extra funsies, let’s evaluate @citric-crow’s turbo fire hazard power strip, with 189 outlets and 13 USB ports. At 202 total connections, each one can only draw 4.45W before your outlet becomes outlen’t. Charging a single device from every single one of these ports will instantly draw enough power to melt the cable. Hell, you only need to plug something into 180 of the 202 outlets to hit the rated power.