That is particularly noticeable with those great friends from way back: England and France! They are still violently disagreeing about fishing rights but, somehow, are in lock step over COVID-19 policies.
We used to have a standard, the Edison plug. Now we only use Edison plugs as the base of light bulbs. Originally, appliances had an Edison plug and screwed into an overhead light socket. An extension cord would thus drop down from the ceiling, which is why many people call them "drop cords." You can find images of old appliances from Sears catalogs showing they had Edison plugs.
It's because of the voltage. They purposely don't fit into one another so as to not kill the user. The jab's purposely fit into each user so as to... well you get it.
The safest ones are UK plugs, for the simple reason that every plug has to have a fuse in it, and all modern outlets are switched. They're followed by recessed 3-prong, isolated plugs (like the Brazil and Danish designs), while flush 2/3 prong outlets like the Italian design are just okay (still safer than USA/Canada outlets due to the fact that the prongs in those are uninsulated).
Anything with a bare or exposed ground is a horrible idea, since it relies on a working GFCI breaker to cut the power if anything on that circuit is shorted to ground. Should the GFCI malfunction for whatever reason, the user could potentially be electrocuted if they touch the exposed ground pin with their bare hands.
It's almost like we are living a Clown World.
Only one face looks happy....The rest look SHOCKED!
Bada-bump! 😉
That is particularly noticeable with those great friends from way back: England and France! They are still violently disagreeing about fishing rights but, somehow, are in lock step over COVID-19 policies.
Great Concept for a meme!
We used to have a standard, the Edison plug. Now we only use Edison plugs as the base of light bulbs. Originally, appliances had an Edison plug and screwed into an overhead light socket. An extension cord would thus drop down from the ceiling, which is why many people call them "drop cords." You can find images of old appliances from Sears catalogs showing they had Edison plugs.
History lesson for the day. :)
It's because of the voltage. They purposely don't fit into one another so as to not kill the user. The jab's purposely fit into each user so as to... well you get it.
Yep. Everybody ran on “Build Back Better” at the same time too.
If we ever switched receptacle types I vote we go with Denmark's. It makes me happy.
The safest ones are UK plugs, for the simple reason that every plug has to have a fuse in it, and all modern outlets are switched. They're followed by recessed 3-prong, isolated plugs (like the Brazil and Danish designs), while flush 2/3 prong outlets like the Italian design are just okay (still safer than USA/Canada outlets due to the fact that the prongs in those are uninsulated).
Anything with a bare or exposed ground is a horrible idea, since it relies on a working GFCI breaker to cut the power if anything on that circuit is shorted to ground. Should the GFCI malfunction for whatever reason, the user could potentially be electrocuted if they touch the exposed ground pin with their bare hands.