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Patch@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Realistically they never would, and wouldn’t have even when the UK was in the EU due to the wider prevalence of other socket types.

But if you want an answer as to why they should, it’s because it’s an excellent socket design; just about as safe as it’s possible to make a mains electricity connection, and practically indestructible to boot.

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Natanael@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The EU plug is designed so that the pins for power become unreachable before they reach the socket and become powered, and ground wire touches the ground pins before that as well.

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Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’ll be the contrarian here. I like the US plug - the basic two-prong, non-polarized variant.

It doesn’t have any safety features, but it sure is compact. It’s easy to make it fold flat even in tiny USB cubes.

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- Koarnine@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  They make em just as compact with the UK plug too 😀
  
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  - Zak@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That is well-done, but it’s quite a bit larger than what I linked.
    
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