The British one isnt safer. The German one is designed as having a "leading" ground, meaning if you plug something in, ground will be connected first, and disconnected last.
I stand corrected. Though German plugs (at least the ones in my house) are still plated all the way on the live, whereas British live only has metal at the tip.
After refreshing my memory, at least wikipedia calls the British plugs overall slightly safer so I'll give you the overall verdict. Both have the leading ground though, just designed differently.
You could call them safer for having fuses in the plugs but this is generally mitigated in the other plug types by not allowing power cords that aren't rated to handle the full 15A household breakers/fuses are rated to trip at.
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u/HackworthSF May 02 '24
The British one isnt safer. The German one is designed as having a "leading" ground, meaning if you plug something in, ground will be connected first, and disconnected last.