Flying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1171arrow-down1imageWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRedex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoI too am relatively envious of the UK’s outlet design, I only hate how bulky and foot destroying they are.
minus-squareFunwayguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoI’d like to think Australia has a nice middle ground design to their sockets/plugs without the foot destroying bulk. Still get the shutter variants for bathrooms too.
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoMaybe, but with the switches on the sockets, I hardly ever unplug anything at all unless I’m moving it. Why would I? So pretty much every time something’s unplugged, it’s in my hand or away in a cupboard, never lying on the floor.
I too am relatively envious of the UK’s outlet design, I only hate how bulky and foot destroying they are.
I’d like to think Australia has a nice middle ground design to their sockets/plugs without the foot destroying bulk. Still get the shutter variants for bathrooms too.
Maybe, but with the switches on the sockets, I hardly ever unplug anything at all unless I’m moving it. Why would I?
So pretty much every time something’s unplugged, it’s in my hand or away in a cupboard, never lying on the floor.