Ground down. the other way looks stupid.

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"john" wrote in message ...
Does the 2008 NEC specify which way to orient 3-prong outlets?

Should it be

ground on top
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or

ground on bottom
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?

The tradition seems to be ground on bottom, but I heard it is safer to
have ground on top so falling coins are less likely to short out a loosely
plugged in plug.