On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:29:55 -0400, DerbyDad03
wrote:
Gary H wrote:
On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:51:10 -0400, "EXT"
wrote:
[snip]
While this is true, it also true that manufacturers need to make products as
stupid proof as possible. The cost of the plug is minimal, and really causes
no inconvenience to the users, as you will get it right 50% of the time
without even looking.
But it'll seem more like 10% because of selective memory.
Don't sweat over such minor stuff,
when there is some
serious stuff out there you really need to worry about.
No worrying, but a bit of arithmetic:
Can you turn a plug around in 2 seconds? That's an average of 1
second, since you have to turn it around half the time.
Now, how many times do you plug things in? It it's just 10 times a
day, that's 36524 times a year (based on average 365.24 days per
year). That's over 10 hours a year.
About 3 DAYS (and I mean REAL DAYS, 24 hours each) of your life wasted
because of the unnecessary use of polarized plugs! Is that so minor
now?
Let's try my math:
It takes me less than a minute grab the bottle of White-Out and put a
white dot on a black plug - or a magic marker if the plug is white.
Don't forget to multiply that time by the number of plugs you do this
to.
Since all the receptacles in my house are installed the same way, all
the plugs go in the same way - "dot up".
You'd still have to LOOK at the plugs, possibly taking the time to
turn on a light. Even if you could feel the dots, it'd still take time
to feel them, turning the plug around if necessary.
And (again, since too many ignore it) Don't forget to multiply that
time by the number of plugs you do this to.
BTW, My last two cars have had 2-edged (rotationally symmetrical)
keys, so you don't have to waste time turning the key around to use
it.
BTW - do you really plug things in 10 times a day on average? And that's
just 2 pronged "things". I could go days without plugging a single 2
pronged device in. It would take an awful lot of "make up" plug-ins to
average 10 if you miss a day or two here and there.
I guess I plug in 2-prong (polarized) plugs about that often (an
average of 10 times a day).
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