Oh good, they depict the NEMA family in the correct orientation. >95% of installations depict the "face orientation", which is partially responsible for USA out

Oh good, they depict the NEMA family in the correct orientation. >95% of installations depict the "face orientation", which is partially responsible for USA outlet's bad rap. Cons: - plugs are more likely to fall out or come loose - flat things can fall on the blades Pros: - it looks like a face! D= Orienting the ground pin up helps keep the plug secured (think about the moment of rotation of the plug) and if it does come loose, the ground pin prevents something from falling and bridging the hot pins. NEMA-5-15 gets a bad rap for being "loose" for a few reasons: - the incorrect orientation (see above) - the abysmal 1-15 outlet (no ground, even less retention, especially with wall warts) - travelers staying in hotels with wallowed out receptacles that see daily use and need replacing. It doesn't help that they use the cheap ones with low spring force to begin with Those infernal bedside lamp outlets are the trifecta of terrible: every hotel seems to have them, they are all cheap 1-15s that were loose when new and only deteriorated over time. Properly installed NEMA-5-15R outlets of middling-to-good-quality never fall out on their own and feel very secure, even years later. There's one feature I wish the NEMA non-locking series had: partially insulated contacts. Even just a few mm would help.