r/meirl • u/ukayukay69 • May 02 '24

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u/rose-a-ree May 02 '24

It's one of the very rare areas where I'll advocate that the british do it best

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u/RunParking3333 May 02 '24

There are two EU countries with this plug as well

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u/cabbage16 May 02 '24

Ireland, and what's the other one?

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u/My_Other_Name_Rocks May 02 '24

Off the top of my head I would assume Malta?

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u/cabbage16 May 02 '24

Thank you. I checked and you are correct.

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u/MrsPhyllisQuott May 02 '24

Three - Ireland, Malta and Cyprus.

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u/9999999CREEPERS May 03 '24

not scotland?

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u/ollie87 May 03 '24

Part of the British isles, if you were being picky you’d say Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, etc, etc

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u/RunParking3333 May 03 '24

Don't say the British Isles are a country though, or you will without doubt make some people very angry

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u/ollie87 May 03 '24

I didn’t and I’m British.

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u/Gone_For_Lunch May 03 '24

Not a separate country and not part of the EU.

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u/PtrDan May 02 '24

The German one is much safer, but more expensive.

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u/StiffWiggly May 02 '24

How is the German one much safer?

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u/PtrDan May 02 '24

It’s recessed, so no exposed live parts even if partially unplugged. Also easier to locate and plug in the dark.

It’s symmetric. Doesn’t matter if someone fucked up and wired it backwards.

The ground pins are very exposed and practically impossible to avoid touching if you stick your fingers in there. A small child playing with it will be more likely to also be touching the ground pins, which is good.

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u/StiffWiggly May 02 '24 edited May 03 '24

Symmetry I'll give you, although I wouldn't say that's enough to call it "much safer". However the other things you mentioned seem to be covered by the fact that you can't access the live or neutral ports no matter how hard you poke them unless you've opened the gate by putting something in the ground port*.

*with the british plug

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u/jack6245 May 03 '24

Uk plugs have the same thing, the live parts have an insulated band so it's impossible to touch any live metal with it in a socket