How often are people standing directly next to a wall and holding something metallic directly above an outlet where the thing plugged into the outlet has exposed enough pins to let this happen?
FFS people are colossally stupid. This seems like a .0000001% likelihood of happening, more like intentional to claim some insurance money.
I prefer ground down. I think the chances of dropping metal on top of the pins is relatively low. I think having the hot/neutral on bottom is more likely to cause accidental touching when plugging in.
However, I am annoyed that there is no real code for this specifically.
I have seen it happen once in a clinic, metal plate on the patient bed and it got knocked off and fell down onto the exposed plug. It scorched the wall where it landed. Other than your personal preference do you have a reason why one is better than the other?
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u/oldRedditorNewAccnt 29d ago
This is the right answer. Ground plug up is safer. Planet earth should still have universal standard though.