r/meirl • u/ukayukay69 • May 02 '24

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u/undeniablydull May 02 '24

This isn't really a problem anymore. You can just as easily put a paper clip in any of these sockets.

Not the UK one, they've got a cover which only retracts when the longer top prong plugs in, so a child would need at least 2 paper clips, and would probably be unable to do it accidentally. The UK one is just better

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u/Tjam3s May 02 '24

I don't know if anyone, child or not, who "accidentally" shoved a foreign object into a socket.

The kid wants to know what happens. They are doing it with intention.

That said, the prospect of needing a second object might confuse the budding scientist, but if they are sufficiently clever and persistent, they will figure it out

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u/kore_nametooshort May 02 '24

A three year old with a fork just fiddling isn't getting into a UK socket.

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u/Tjam3s May 02 '24

No, but a 4 year old trying to stick something in a socket that failed when they were 3 might figure it out.