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Why shouldn't electric plugs screw in?
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Cause if something catches and pulls hard on the cord you would prefer it yank the cable out of the socket and you just plug it back in, rather than either strip the screw and ruin the socket or even pull the entire socket out of the wall. Or if you trip on that cord its much safer for you to have that cord come out and only trip you a bit than it catch, go taut, and send you falling on your face.
This. They make twist lock receptacles, for certain applications. Normally in commercial settings where small appliances are powered by ceiling mounted outlets.
My university theatre has twist locks for their electrics. But the theatre I'm working in now uses stage pin.
Your foot catches the cable. It’s immediately taut. Your leg’s caught and you start to fall. Right then, this drywall gives way and the cable, the socket, and a big chunk of drywall come flying forward and crack the back of your skull. You’re out cold.
The exposed wiring touches the pile of foil bags you were carrying. Electricity arcs through the stack igniting the entire thing instantly.
The plastic is burnt off in a toxic cloud, which engulfs everyone present.
In his microplastic gas stupor the first guy to pull out his phone drops it. The wildly oscillating cord being pushed around by boiling steam happens to land on both sides of the phone and sends a vicious arc through the case. The battery overheats and explodes, injuring the cat.
Nice work, screw-in plugs. Nice work indeed.
If you're ripping out drywall because you tripped over a twist lock cord, something (the outlet box) definitely wasn't installed correctly.
Yeah, think about a child tripping over a cord. Do you want it to come unplugged or pull down the crock pot, coffee pot... This is also why they put short cords on hot stuff.