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A: If you are lucky a fuse blow or a circuit breaker opens up. If not a fire maybe started in the walls where is hard to see and put it out. In the USA the outlets are implemented to be used with a 15 amperes total. By drawing more current continuously the wiring get hot because of the current passing to the load if sustained for too long a fire may start. It is preferable to short out the outlet because that will insure a fuse blow or a circuit breaker open up continuous overload is very dangerous

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