On 2007-08-27 22:29:54 +0100, "Doctor Drivel" said:


"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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BS1363 family is the most recently designed domestic plug and
socket system in the world. It was the result of some 10 years
of competition between manufacturers to design a new standard.
It has been adopted in whole or part by more countries in the
world than any other domestic plug and socket standard.

The US plugs are used in North and South America and other countries
too. Also because of the large population in the US more people use
their systems than ours. Those who adopted the British systems tend to
be ex empire countries, choosing a mother country system rather one on
technical merits.

So you believe that the U.S. system has technical merits?

Have a wander around the electrical section in Home Depot. Even you
would be shocked.

They have plastic plumbing as well, but there are pipe slicers in the
section where it is sld, I am pleased to report. There is a sign
saying "No Hacksaws" in English and Spanish.