I just watched a TikTok about how people used to plug in things to their light sockets when electricity was first becoming popular. And they kept calling the plug a light socket, what rule says it’s not a plug that screws in? And why shouldn’t plugs screw in? We have material science to make plugs and cables hard enough that if you kick the wire it still doesn’t come out. Electrical connections should be more secure. That’s all I’m saying.

  • NuPNuA@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Because it’s better for a plug to pop out the socket then the socket come out the wall when someone trips ok a wire. Or you could just use a sensible design like the British plugs that have the wire coming out the base and three pins to hold it secure.

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      1 year ago

      Fr I love my country’s plugs. So easy to hide away too because they aren’t very deep, you can get a unit right up next to them. Plus the safety improvements of the requirement for the top pin to be inserted to unlock the other 2, and having it connected to ground.

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        1 year ago

        Totally, UK plug massive represent. Don’t forget the in-built fuse too, stops your equipment getting blown up by surges.