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Any thing is a fuse for a brief enough period of time or high enough amperage
Correction, anything can function as the wrong fuse, but only the right fuse will actually keep your stuff from catching on fire. People always seem to forget that you want fuses to blow because if they don't something else will at best melt and at worst ignite. A blown fuse (or tripped breaker) isn't a problem, it's a symptom.
I swap out all my fuses for high purity copper wire.