> But it seems governments care only about saving aluminium in wires rather than lives. That's needlessly inflammatory. Both the US and UK governments have nu

> But it seems governments care only about saving aluminium in wires rather than lives. That's needlessly inflammatory. Both the US and UK governments have numerous electrical standards and regulations designed to keep people safe despite unsafe power levels in residential wiring. You might argue that they aren't doing enough in this regard, but to say they only care about saving metal just isn't true.