[Avodah] Electricity

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

M Mirsky:
> So it's not psik raisha.The final conclusion he came to is likely only
> turning on incandescent bulbs is a malacha de'oraisa becase of heating
> the filament to a very high temperature which is "aish"

Permit me to add an electric stove/oven is generally considered "aish"
mamash or for Shabbos at least a "tol'dah". Either way AIUI both
incadescent bulbs and red-hot filaments would qualify as d'oraissos.

-RRW
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