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> The only real time it's a slight issue/pain is when you go on a plane and the cables take up a bit of space. I prefer the UK plug too. But you missed one oth
by rlpb 16y ago
> The only real time it's a slight issue/pain is when you go on a plane and the cables take up a bit of space.
I prefer the UK plug too. But you missed one other very important point of pain: the pain of standing on one. As the flex on a UK plug leaves from the bottom, it has the unique property of tending to lay down on the floor with pins facing upwards.
- points 16y agoTrue, but OTOH, if you stand on a US one, the pins will often get bent. Best thing is to avoid standing on plugs :)
- masklinn 16y ago> if you stand on a US one, the pins will often get bent. That would be the point. Better to damage a plug slightly than get the plug through your feet.
- jap 16y agoJust leave them plugged in, UK sockets have on/off switches.
- chris_j 16y agoWhen I was 14 years old, I went through a growth spurt and often passed out when I got up too quickly. One day, I got out of bed in a hurry, passed and and came to lying next to a broken (UK) plug, with a very sore head. It appeared that I had fallen head first onto the prongs of the upturned plug. Looking back, I was lucky not to have done myself a serious injury. A disadvantage of UK plugs versus those in other countries.