Hot Plate Disaster

Only last evening, mom and I were talking about getting a plug-in hot plate to cook instant noodles. Today, on a spur of the moment, Eager Beaver (i.e. moi) scampered down to Best Denki @ Great World City and immediately purchased a set (from Toyomi) for $39+. Excited to test-run the appliance, Stupid Cupid (i.e. moi again) placed a Crock-Pot over it and overheated until the inferior crockery literally exploded! Wahaha! Thank heaven no hamsters were hurt. Hallelujah!