If the ground pin is on top, how will the falling knife touch an
energized blade?

When my Dad was a teen, he was running an antenna wire in the cellar
of the house. He did manage to drop a bare wire across a two prong
plug. Said it was a memorable thing to do.

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"Han" wrote in message
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Not funny, that's offically required in New York City. Inspector told
me,
it was so that if a knife falls on the not quite totally inserted
plug, the
current will be shorted to ground, and not start a fire.

YMMV

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Han
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