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Very safe theoretically, but in practice (with Malaysian UK-type plugs, full disclosure) I've seen people casually shove pens and even metal spoons in the groun
by kissickas 12y ago
Very safe theoretically, but in practice (with Malaysian UK-type plugs, full disclosure) I've seen people casually shove pens and even metal spoons in the ground to force the socket to accept their ungrounded laptop plug.
- riffraff 12y agoI have done that, when I was young and stupid and didn't have a UK compatible plug. I have also witnessed a many people doing it. You can also trick it by doing a sort of dance with te plug where you partially force in the ground, then one live, then you spin it and put the other one in. The day we have USB wall sockets can't come soon enough.
- coldpie 12y agoEh, USB carries data, not just power. I don't trust any USB socket that I don't control.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoUse a charge-only cable.
- AnonymousPlanet 12y agoI would have to tell my phone not to believe everything some house computer (on Earth or Bespin) tells it. At least with USB, my phone is less likely to mistake the power plug for the data plug, because it's all the same.