• Wanderer@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    If america didn’t have the worst plugs in the world this wouldn’t be a problem. You could just balance it on top like a well run country.

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      4 months ago

      Delhi Metro

      Unless th US also has a Delhi…

      But a metro? One can dream.

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        4 months ago

        Oh yeah.

        She just looked white as fuck and because it’s English I figured it had to be American plugs because they are the worst.

        American plugs do suck.

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      4 months ago

      americans thinking like everything on lemme is related to them

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        4 months ago

        Mate. I know. I fucked up. That’s on me.

        But please don’t call me an American, not even I deserve that.

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        4 months ago

        Yes.

        UK plug is best in the world. Has three prongs so earth is always there. Also it pushes the protectors out if the way to open up the live socket so nothing can be incorrectly put in there. It’s solid and won’t fall out, you could hang a child off of that. Every plug has a fuse to protects the house and helps prevent fires. Live and neutral are partially covered in plastic so nothing can touch it when it is half in and the circuit is live.

        EU plug is way sturdier that the shitty American’s plug. American plug looks like it is designed to fall out the EU plug stays in.

        The aus plug is with weakest of the three because it is so similar to the american but at least it is tilted in a logical manner to stop a fucking plug falling out of the wall.

        All three are based on a decent electrical supply so electrical items actually work

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          4 months ago

          and you cant balance shit on top of the UK plug, i don’t even know if the top is flat but more importantly, it’s like 1/2-3/4 in thick at most, so it’s going to be precarious at best.

          The US plug is pretty damn rugged, it’s just prone to gravity pulling it out over time if it’s loose or has a lot of weight hanging on it. Aside from that it’s not terrible, though the shock hazard is a little spooky.

          All three are based on a decent electrical supply so electrical items actually work

          unlike the brits we actually had copper before and after the war times, so our electrical lobbys lobbied for 120v standard, and we got it, mixed with 240v mid tap neutral phase for ground reference, so our 240v is actually safer than your euro 240v. as unless you touch BOTH lines, you can only get a 120v shock, though that does also mean both leads can give the potential for a 120v shock as opposed to only the live side (unless you have a floating neutral which can give you a decent shock) though both will obviously, give you a 240v potential shock. And our 120v is two separate phases, so that’s fun.

          If you want to rant about how much better your electrical system is talk about RCDs, and then never fucking mention ring circuits because those are silly.

          shitposting over.