This is an awesome article. Here's an example of the usual non-explanation: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/question110.htm http://electroni

This is an awesome article. Here's an example of the usual non-explanation: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/question110.htm http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/question1... This is how it was always explained to me. Yes, neutral and ground are the same thing. Why can't you just connect the case to neutral? Because you connect it to the ground plug. Huhh???