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Sure, but in the UK the live and neutral prongs are half insulated[0] so the sparks stay inside the socket. And if a socket or device is known to be iffy, just

• mixmastamyk 11y ago
  In the article, it mentions why the UK plugs have more features, not to mention being designed 50-100 years later, and also why other plugs aren't being replaced. I don't have any problems with American or Euro plugs, however I may have learned how to avoid them. Still I think there is room for improvement, perhaps something like a larger lightning/usbc plug with some of those safety features.
• wiredfool 11y ago
  The prongs may be insulated, but lots of people wind up putting plugs on wires themselves, so there are a lot of grotty plugs out there with 240v Sparks in them.