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xkcd #3186: Truly Universal Outlet

Title text:

Building Inspectors HATE This One Weird Trick

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[–] Tanoh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Same country that convinced itself that you should have one hot and one cold tap, and if you want to get proper temperatured water just fill the basin.. instead of just combining them like the rest of the civilized world.

[–] dublet@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Mixer taps exist in the UK and are widely used.