• rmuk@feddit.uk
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    26 days ago

    G.

    The plugs are shuttered, so they’re protected from being stabby-stabbed. The plug’s prongs are sheathed so live metal is never exposed, negating the need for recessed sockets. Compared to recessed plugs, it takes less force to insert/remove them, but the oversized prongs and their triangular arrangement means it can safely withstand more lateral stress than any other plugs. Every plug has a fuse appropriate to the appliance so every device has appropriate protection while also allowing any device to be used on any outlet - no need for dedicated outlets for tumble dryers. And the plugs are traditionally right-angled, so once they’re plugged in they only protrude about a centimeter, making it easy to plug things in behind furniture.

    The whole ‘every plug has a switch’ thing is bullshit, though. That’s just weird.

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      26 days ago

      The whole ‘every plug has a switch’ thing is bullshit, though.

      There are way too many devices that will light up an led the moment you plug it in with no way to disable it.

    • ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world
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      So you can turn it off without unplugging it. Some devices say “unplug after use” eg. toasters, but instead just switch it off. Good for decorative lights, blenders, cats