People who joke about legos haven't stepped on this bad boy

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[+] 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)
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    One feature of UK plugs I really like is the built in warding of the live/neutral slots. The ground prong is longer to allow for the mechanism to unlock the hot slot when inserted. It's essentially a built in childproofing.

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  • [+] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)
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    Perhaps it could be revised by adding two unearthed Europlug round-pin sockets below the broad pins, though within a recess shaped like the thin European plugs to prevent the connection of earthed plugs, and declaring Europlug to be a British standard for unearthed mains, for use with devices not requiring earthing. Not sure if the geometry would work out, though.

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