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Michael Kilpatrick wrote:
Hang on! Aren't you just speculating that Liam would not simply have
removed a socket cover, had there been one there, and inserted the mains
plug - that with the bare wire ends at the other end of the cable - into
exactly the same socket?

Liam was clearly capable of inserted a plug into a wall socket and it
has been clearly demonstrated that children below that age are easily
capable of removing a socket cover.

I'd often wondered - not having kids myself - up to what age are they
incapable of removing a dummy plug or whatever? And is it more difficult
to remove one than to plug something in? Also, since pretty well all
sockets are shuttered, what purpose does a dummy plug really serve?

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