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@davidjohnston4240 Just for comparison, the right-angled US plugs are less prone to fall out. Another plus for them.
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@james.mccormack I did a lot of travelling in the US a few years back and it seems that many of the more remote hotels/motels get sold downmarket from time to time (or perhaps just rebranded or refranchised) and only get very modest renovations.
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@james.mccormack Yes. Leads to some very disparate expectations when it comes to the chains sometimes. I mostly stayed at Hilton chain hotels but ran into a very crusty one in Florida one time.
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That's the most dangerous kind of configuration as the current would be passing along your arms and through your heart.
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@3rdalbum I wonder if the Australian socket (which is similar to the US one) is better as the blades are angled. (Interestingly, the Aussie socket is actually an abandoned US standard).
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I got bit by 240V twice as a kid. Both times light sockets without a bulb present.
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I have one in my house here. I never noticed it before because I never use it. And I haven't replaced it because I forgot all about it because I never use it.
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