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I'd love to see the EU tackle harmonizing this one. If nothing else for the amusement value.

• CrLf 11y ago
  It's already pretty harmonized in continental Europe. And some of the differences are handled by the plugs/sockets themselves (eg. Type F plugs with both ground contacts on the sides and a hole for Type E sockets).
  • johansch 11y ago
    Well, there's the UK. And Denmark. A few years ago I was in Copenhagen and realized I had forgotten my mac charger somewhere. Went to some mac store and bought a charger that surprisingly had a monstrosity attached to it that resembled this: http://www.internationalconfig.com/prod_shot/78140-BLK.jpg http://www.internationalconfig.com/prod_shot/78140-BLK.jpg
    • dogma1138 11y ago
      With the exception of the UK the EU standard (2 prong) non-grounded plug should fit any socket within the EU and the grounded ones fit pretty much all of them with the exception of Italy/UK.