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This was posted on Reddit about a year ago (Or more?). IMHO it would be far too flimsy to be safe/usable, and wouldn't pass safety regulations. Something inbet
by axod 17y ago
This was posted on Reddit about a year ago (Or more?). IMHO it would be far too flimsy to be safe/usable, and wouldn't pass safety regulations.
Something inbetween US and UK plugs would be nice. UK is rock solid, can't bend pins, has no chance of sparks, will never fall out of the socket, has fuse + other safety features (Covered pins), socket only opens Live+Neutral once earth is inserted etc, but is a bit clunky.
OTOH, US plugs spark, get bent pins, fall out of the wall, don't require an earth+fuse, are pretty dangerous IMHO, but on the plus side they're pretty flat :/
- weavejester 17y agoThe europlugs have some pretty solid pins and don't seem to fall out of sockets, but they don't have an earth pin or fuses.
- jrg 17y agoOf course some euro plugs have what I'd call a "sneaky" earth, that isn't a pin but simply a contact on the other two parts of the socket and plug. See the two pictures in this (quickly googled) discussion, for a clear illustration - http://forum.expatica.com/print.html&client=printer&f=135&t=112082 http://forum.expatica.com/print.html&client=printer&...
- danw 17y agoA year ago? I'm sure it was created by a product design student at the Royal College of Art a few months ago. The site dates it as 20 April 2009.
- jp_sc 17y agoThe euro plugs don't fall out of the wall only if the plug is euro-plug only. Otherwise sometimes they don't even make good contact.
- enneff 17y agoThe Australian standard is similar to what you describe. It tends to be a lot sturdier than the US design, while not as big as the UK plug.
- lallysingh 17y agoWell we generally bend the pins to keep them from falling out of the wall.