Sure, and the grounding pin was also added. To get around that, every hardware and department store sells those little defeat devices (that you're supposed to g

Sure, and the grounding pin was also added. To get around that, every hardware and department store sells those little defeat devices (that you're supposed to ground but I'd be surprised if anyone ever did that). That's an instance where the reaction to a change leaves you less safe, not more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheater_plug https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheater_plug