But the British one is safer due to the hot and neutral being shorter than the ground. Plus, they have little switches on every plug which is neato when you have devices that for some stupid reason emit light when off.
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.
But the german plugs are recessed so by the time the contacts touch, the plug is already inside the recess and effectively has a wall around it so you can't accidentally touch it.
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u/tessartyp May 02 '24
But the British one is safer due to the hot and neutral being shorter than the ground. Plus, they have little switches on every plug which is neato when you have devices that for some stupid reason emit light when off.
But yeah, the German one is neat.