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AprilHamLincon
Suckit !
siler7
I'am
MisterOp
We need a universal power socket design
IronCretin
We do. Nobody but Brazil uses it though. https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/standards.png
JimmyGTraveler
Shocking
iamjustthisguy
Did you know there's an international-standard for wall sockets and Brazil is the only country to use it?
IronCretin
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/standards.png
iReportStuffYouJackOffTo
EmergencyAbortionSavingsAccount
Wall sockets seems like it would be an easy thing to make universally similar. Like the usb port.
Irreal
But you have all the ones that are already build and all the plugs.
francochino
Dammit have your upvote
ThatGuyWhoIsSkepticalOfEverything
Cheomesh
The US should just adopt European plugs and be done with it.
kidburman
Why?
Irreal
Everything developed before Schuko is garbage and Schuko itself is pretty bad compared to more modern systems.
GameboyMicro
Actually, most Danish plugs/sockets just have two prongs/holes
Placentaur
WHY IS THERE NOT A UNIVERSAL TYPE OF PLUG
JackalopeElope
Pre existing infrastructure and the cost to replace them.
IronCretin
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/standards.png
OliverClothesoff70
One good reason is that the Voltage & Hertz coming out of that plug tends to be different depending on your location. You'd have to (1)
OliverClothesoff70
standardize a LOT more than the plugs. In fact, if the plugs were standardized and the supplied volts weren't, things could be very bad. (2)
jrunk
Scared one is obviously French. Someone is of fetching its brown trousers.
Synai
did you know that france is in europe?
Irreal
Unicorn is french
DeltaBladeX
And in New Zealand -![]()
valen00
Aus too, thanks asshole, can't unsee that
UsernameMustBeAtLeast4CharactersInLength
Australia*
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phailboost
PEACE AND TRANQUILITY
YourMumKnowsMe
At least our sockets have an on and off switch!
PsychopompGecko
Dammit, have we ever shot any damn movies on U.S. soil at this point?
Inmate45
At least ours stay in.
DeltaBladeX
I've never had any issues with our plug sockets
Inmate45
Well, I mainly stayed in hostels in the US with really shitty old ones. Had to sticky tape my cords in.
1Lion4Owls
I heard a sad trombone in my head when I saw this.
usersubbordercontrol
*pissed mars* American sockets don't want to deal with your shit
kreddii
Greetings from a fellow European socket! ◕｡◕
ThisIsTheHardestPartOfAnRPG
Hello, Belarus.
Muttmutt
It's so cute. You should feel ashamed when you plug it up.
kreddii
I talked to him. He's fine if I do it when I'm gone. He's thankful because he can take a nap in the dark whilst charging my powerbank
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
TheRealCodyBanks
WeatherWiz
Why do American outlets usually have two openings while other countries have one per outlet?
AgamemnonsMemes
All mine (Aus) have four...
SaintMaceToTheFace
So we can plug more than one thing in at a time
EmergencyAbortionSavingsAccount
How widespread is it to see the american wall socket with built in usb chargers? Ive personally only seen it once in a hotel room.
Cheomesh
It is becoming more common (much like in-wall ethernet drops).A coworker recently had a house built and installed a few USB-only sockets.
thelonepig
My favorite restaurant has them right at the bar!
OliverClothesoff70
You can buy them on Amazon for about $25 each. Any wall plug can be swapped out for one with USB built in.
TheFeralDog
I put them in all my bedrooms right by the bed just a month ago. Eliminates need for power strip
EmergencyAbortionSavingsAccount
Was there a lot of renovation work to install it? Anything involving re-wiring i would have to get my landlord, unless its an easy install?
Camelspotting
Not too common, especially because the usb standard is currently transitioning.
EmergencyAbortionSavingsAccount
Also if anyone has experience with it hpw difficult is it to change the sockets in my apartment to include usb chargers?
TheFeralDog
Very easy to do, turn off the breaker remove a few wires put them on new socket and turn breaker back on.
TheFeralDog
Here's a link showing how easy, you don't need to test it if you know what breaker the socket is on https://www.google.com/amp/m.wikihow.com
DarkLlama
https://www.snappower.com/product/duplex-charger-single/ with this you don't need to mess with wires, just change the face plate
BustyCrustacean
And now I'm sad because my plug sockets don't have faces
AAsriel
On the bright side, it is considered by many to be the best socket in the world.
CrustaceanLord
Ya know your username and mine have a lot in common
AthenaEternalFire
._'_.
SleepyWalrus
wow, are UKidding me, that's insane!
ArcadiaFell
He is in the process of being waterboarded. Can you not hear his screams that he does not know?
FatBoobsDontCount
best sockets though
Teatypie
Upside down is stoned with a lit joint.
NukeMuffin
It's a shocked ghost
puppiesarepoopers
picassocket
batlrar
ItsAllZeroesAndOnes
Brilliant...
linkinstreet
UK socket master race reporting in
TrientalisEuropaea
Or, if those round things are eyes, other holes makes it look like an icehokey mask. U know, like in that Texas's chainsaw murderer film.(?)
happenedtomeonce
I was thinking a skull, like the skeletons in Castle Crashers
MildInconvenience
turn it upside down and it just looks fed up.
BanAllMemes
-_-
MrMcCookieMuffin
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daveisamonster
Or asian