Yep, and the line terminal is closest to the opening, so if the cable is forcibly ripped out from the plug, line gets disconnected first, and earth usually last

Yep, and the line terminal is closest to the opening, so if the cable is forcibly ripped out from the plug, line gets disconnected first, and earth usually last. Along with many other benefits (like an inline fuse) that I didn't mention in my post as it wasn't relevant to the posts I was replying to. :)