I can't really see any advantage over good German sockets and plugs: -Everyone can insulate parts of the two pins and it's often the case: I can never accidenta

I can't really see any advantage over good German sockets and plugs: -Everyone can insulate parts of the two pins and it's often the case: I can never accidentally touch pins. Either they are insulated or the big "Schuko" plug does not let my finger in between -The ripping out is also done like that in every good device: The ground line must be longer and rip last -Plugs which are sold as childsafe have a mechanism where only if both pins are inserted they unlock and allow insertion. -And of course fuses belong in the consumer unit (together with mandatory RCDs) and maybe the device itself. The reason the UK has fuses in the socket, if I remember correctly, are the wiring forms a ring to allow for more amps which are needed for electrical heating. If the sockets have many amps, all wires of devices would need to be thick. To allow them to be thinner, a fuse must be in the socket.