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British plugs (infosec.pub)
submitted 1 day ago by markz@suppo.fi to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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People who joke about legos haven't stepped on this bad boy

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[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 4 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

American here. I may be in the minority, but I think this plug design is absolutely stupid. I get that it has safety features, that you can put a fuse in the plug, that the outlets have switches, etc etc etc. But it is absolutely fucking huge. Ridiculously huge. And anywhere that you have multiple devices you want to plug in, it is totally impractical because it is so fucking huge.

The fact is, very very few devices need 240v 13A. Yes I get that it is useful to have this ridiculous amount of power so you can boil your tea kettle in 35 seconds, but other than that very few household appliances need anywhere near that amount of power.

So the result is a cell phone charger, which at the very outside is pulling 20 or 30 watts, is plugged into this giant ridiculous monstrosity capable of supplying 3000+ watts. And in reality the only appliances that use anywhere near that much are cooking appliances and space heaters.

Meanwhile the US NEMA 5-15 is good for 1800 watts, plenty to run almost every household appliance, with the longer ground pin and an appropriate outlet it supports tamper resistance shutters, the thin flat pins resist the insertion of foreign objects into the outlet, and you can fit many outlets in a small space.
And it doesn't destroy your foot when you step on it, as a nice bonus.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 hours ago

AS/NZS 3112

I can charge my electric car from a standard outlet. Can add 20kWh overnight, which is plenty for 3 days round town driving.

230V at 15A on a standard outlet, plug only slightly larger than the American one.

[–] wendigolibre@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 hours ago

My understanding is that higher voltages mean that amperage can be lower. There are also gains in transformer efficiency.

[–] SpatchyIsOnline@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Two words: Extension cords

Us extension cords (or power strips or whatever you want to call them) practically catch fire if you look at them wrong. Over here, there's much more leeway for plugging multiple loads into a single socket.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago

... How is that the case? You're multiple loads end up with a cubic foot of plugs and receptacles. Like imagine I want to plug in a computer, two monitors, a printer, a desk lamp, a cell phone charger, and a laptop plug. None of these devices use more than 100 watts. In UK you need seven of those ridiculous giant plugs for all this. Even with a power strip it would be physically huge.

In the US the power strip that would run all that stuff is barely a foot long.

I have used power strips all my life and never once has one caught fire.

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I've seen a few videos on these and the benifits of european plug design. My only gripe with it is the size. I know it would be a pain because everything is already built for the the current standard, but an updated "micro" plug would be a lot better.

In fact, why doesn't the whole world collaborate on a new plug design that takes the best from both and combines into a 110/220 auto sensing plug. Sadly i don't see that happening any time soon. It's much more likely that USB-C continues to gain ground and becomes the defacto DC power standard for consumers.

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[–] kieron115@startrek.website 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Fun fact, the only reason North America can get away with our dinky plugs and sockets is because we only run 120V (typically). Anything here that's 240V will have a much beefier plug and socket, more similar to the UK plugs. Heres a 240V/30A and a 240V/50A. These don't bother with the coated pins because it would typically be plugged in once behind a big appliance and never touched again.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (16 children)

UK sockets usually have switches on them. There's no need to unplug things when you're not using them.

Also, Lego is a collective noun. Saying legos is exactly like saying sheeps.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 20 minutes ago

If you look at the picture, that's clearly the front part of a plug without the back cover, disconnected from all wiring and kept on the ground, with the pins facing upwards, to pierce some fascia.

If someone were to insert that plug into a socket as-is, it would still be a death trap as long as the power switch is on.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They do some things right in the UK. But does every toilet need to be hidden in a basement labyrinth?

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Oh yes, definitely. Otherwise the Minotaur might escape and frighten the other railway station users when he should be enforcing the unwritten rules of the urinal.

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Lego vs Legos appears to be another North America vs The rest of the English speaking world thing. A collective noun feels weird to my American ears since they are individual pieces that are countable. It's not a big deal though. I enjoy having different ways of talking.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

they are individual pieces that are countable

So are sheep.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The word "lego" doesn't originate from before the 15th century—in fact Legos themselves don't go nearly that far back—so the common rules for modern English grammar apply.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Lego is Danish. They are lego bricks or lego blocks or lego pieces or just lego. Not legos.

[–] soul@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I think you mean sheeps.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Are you my older sister? She does this to me too.

[–] soul@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No. Definitely not. But maybe. But most certainly probably no.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Eh, well, in your profile pic you look a lot balder, beardier and purple than she does in her Instagram posts, but it could just be bad lighting I suppose.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 2 points 11 hours ago

Which makes it extra amusing to me that they coat the pins or whatever with plastic so you cant accidentally touch live while inserting it.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Boy I bet youre fun at parties

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 10 points 15 hours ago

The ladies flock to me for my witty pedantic corrections.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 18 hours ago

it's sheeple.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You clearly haven't stepped on a IC chip

100 pins right in the foot

[–] markz@suppo.fi 6 points 21 hours ago

I have, but it was a foot-safe surface mount package

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[–] Devial@discuss.online 115 points 1 day ago (46 children)

Best plug+receptor design in the world for electrical safety.

Worst plug design in the world for bottom of foot safety.

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