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Plug vs. Plug — Which Nation's Socket Is Best?
CNETNate writes "Is the American mains socket really so much worse than the Italian design? And does the Italian socket fail at rivaling the sockets in British homes? This feature explores, in a not-at-all-parodic-and-anecdotal fashion, the designs, strengths and weaknesses of Earth's mains adapters. There is only one conclusion, and you're likely not to agree if you live in France. Or Italy. Or in fact most places." (For more plug pics and details, check out Wikipedia's list of the ones in current use.)
The article is from the U.K., so what do you expect? Brits have to find something to feel superior about despite having bad teeth and breath, even if they have to "look over" things like the U.S. grounding plug and GFI sockets.
Seriously, why don't you just post "Nothing happened today" in big letters on the front page?
See what happens when your mains sockets are inferior. People think I'm crazy when I tell them first it's the mains socket, but before you know it your judgement's gone, slashdot has turned into digg, and cats and dogs are sleeping together. Fix that mains socket design before it's all too late!!!
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Anyone who uses the phrase 'nanny state/political correctness/health and safety run wild' is an irredeemable cretin - and even worse, probably reads the Daily Mail of the Daily Express.
Why is it unacceptable to put large safety margins into a device, when doing so only costs pennies? As for concocting some bullshit theory about the 'nanny state' - would you rather trust some Chinese sweatshop to dictate electrical safety standards, simply because it is party of the private sector?
If we can put a man on the moon, why can't we shoot people for Apollo-related non-sequiturs?