MacBook Pro Charger extremely hot

Hi guys,
Im charging my MacBook Pro 10.6.6 OSX at the moment and the charger is extremely warm..
The Mac is usually the only thing that gets a bit warm usually but this time i cannot even hold the charger for longer than 10 seconds.
Is this something i just havent noticed in the past? Normal behaviour?
Casey.

The charger does heat up when charging your computer. My charger also heats up. One way to lower the hear is not to use your mac when its charging!

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