▲ 251 ▼ this plug doesn't have the little holes (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 119 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) European plugs are too big and bulky for our liking. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pipows@lemmy.today 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm used to this kind of guy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) That's different than what my French friend brought over. Aren't they usually quite bulkier? The ends on her chargers were large round bulky things, with the 3 narrow prongs sticking off. What she had also matched the European adapters I see sold at the electronics store here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pipows@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago This one is Brazilian permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ah yup! The French one is exactly what I was thinking of. I didn't realize that there are different outlets in different EU countries. That's gotta be annoying when traveling. It's impossible to short the US ones too. Plugs only go in one way if they're polarized, or if they're grounded. Some devices aren't polarized and they can be plugged in right side up, or upside down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That’s horrible: only one is grounded? A grounded plug can only use half your outlets? Surely to multi-use outpost can also support grounded plugs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pipows@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago It's because the installation is old, new ones are always grounded permalink fedilink source parent [–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Looks Swiss, but I see down the thread that Brazil uses a similar type. Either way, the Swiss plug feels to me like what if you took the modest CEE 7/16 Europlug and grafted a ground pin onto that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] systemguy_64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* South Africa also adopted the type N socket permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pipows@lemmy.today 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) I'm used to this kind of guy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) That's different than what my French friend brought over. Aren't they usually quite bulkier? The ends on her chargers were large round bulky things, with the 3 narrow prongs sticking off. What she had also matched the European adapters I see sold at the electronics store here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pipows@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago This one is Brazilian permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ah yup! The French one is exactly what I was thinking of. I didn't realize that there are different outlets in different EU countries. That's gotta be annoying when traveling. It's impossible to short the US ones too. Plugs only go in one way if they're polarized, or if they're grounded. Some devices aren't polarized and they can be plugged in right side up, or upside down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That’s horrible: only one is grounded? A grounded plug can only use half your outlets? Surely to multi-use outpost can also support grounded plugs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pipows@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago It's because the installation is old, new ones are always grounded permalink fedilink source parent [–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Looks Swiss, but I see down the thread that Brazil uses a similar type. Either way, the Swiss plug feels to me like what if you took the modest CEE 7/16 Europlug and grafted a ground pin onto that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] systemguy_64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* South Africa also adopted the type N socket permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) That's different than what my French friend brought over. Aren't they usually quite bulkier? The ends on her chargers were large round bulky things, with the 3 narrow prongs sticking off. What she had also matched the European adapters I see sold at the electronics store here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] pipows@lemmy.today 2 points 2 years ago This one is Brazilian permalink fedilink source parent [+] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ah yup! The French one is exactly what I was thinking of. I didn't realize that there are different outlets in different EU countries. That's gotta be annoying when traveling. It's impossible to short the US ones too. Plugs only go in one way if they're polarized, or if they're grounded. Some devices aren't polarized and they can be plugged in right side up, or upside down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ah yup! The French one is exactly what I was thinking of. I didn't realize that there are different outlets in different EU countries. That's gotta be annoying when traveling. It's impossible to short the US ones too. Plugs only go in one way if they're polarized, or if they're grounded. Some devices aren't polarized and they can be plugged in right side up, or upside down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ah yup! The French one is exactly what I was thinking of. I didn't realize that there are different outlets in different EU countries. That's gotta be annoying when traveling. It's impossible to short the US ones too. Plugs only go in one way if they're polarized, or if they're grounded. Some devices aren't polarized and they can be plugged in right side up, or upside down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That’s horrible: only one is grounded? A grounded plug can only use half your outlets? Surely to multi-use outpost can also support grounded plugs? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pipows@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago It's because the installation is old, new ones are always grounded permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pipows@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago It's because the installation is old, new ones are always grounded permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Looks Swiss, but I see down the thread that Brazil uses a similar type. Either way, the Swiss plug feels to me like what if you took the modest CEE 7/16 Europlug and grafted a ground pin onto that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] systemguy_64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* South Africa also adopted the type N socket permalink fedilink source parent
[–] systemguy_64@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* South Africa also adopted the type N socket permalink fedilink source parent