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Why shouldn't electric plugs screw in?
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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2023
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Because it's better for a plug to pop out the socket then the socket come out the wall when someone trips ok a wire. Or you could just use a sensible design like the British plugs that have the wire coming out the base and three pins to hold it secure.
Fr I love my country's plugs. So easy to hide away too because they aren't very deep, you can get a unit right up next to them. Plus the safety improvements of the requirement for the top pin to be inserted to unlock the other 2, and having it connected to ground.
Totally, UK plug massive represent. Don't forget the in-built fuse too, stops your equipment getting blown up by surges.
Germany is the best I've seen, pretty much the USB C of wall plugs.