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I'm on vacation in France and I've been really surprised to see that the ground connections in wall sockets is a pin (rather than a port). I couldn't believe th
by bichiliad 5y ago
I'm on vacation in France and I've been really surprised to see that the ground connections in wall sockets is a pin (rather than a port). I couldn't believe that this site was on HN, and of course there's a whole page on exactly this design. Sadly, the answer seems to be "we have no idea why it's like that, even though we've tried to find out."
https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/EarthPin-sockets.html https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/EarthPin-sockets.html
- stinos 5y agoJust guessing I'd think it has to do with the idea that "after all it's ground" so must be safe safe to touch and might even makes sense to do so (like discharging yuorself before touching small electronics in case you're not wired to ground with a strap).