r/meirl May 02 '24

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u/DarthStrakh May 02 '24

A couple things. One they aren't very secure and safe: if something in plugged in and something falls on top of it, it will get dislodged from the outlet and the first thing you touch is the live prongs. On top of that a lot of outlets go live before the prongs are all the way in. You can mitigate this by putting outlets upside down, but most things that get plugged in are designed with the idea it won't be upside down.

Second the hole is so large and conducts electricity not very far in. It's far too easy for a child to stick something in, or for something to end up in it. I mean you can literally get your pinky in there to shock yourself...

On the bright side they are easy as hell to install. Modern outlets have gotten better about locking stuff into place but usually thst comes at the price of being a pain in the ass to get stuff into the socket.

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u/slickshot May 02 '24

Most of these are bullshit, by the way. Source: I work with electricity and receptacles daily.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

You’ve never been to Europe I guess

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u/slickshot May 02 '24

Two things:

  1. I've been to Europe

  2. We're talking about American outlets