"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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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?

There is no particular age. Some kids can do things like
read and talk and walk etc well before others can.

And is it more difficult to remove one than to plug something in?

Likely it is, if only because they don’t have
the cord that can help with removing it.

Its also rather easier to put one in that to remove one too.

Also, since pretty well all sockets are shuttered,
what purpose does a dummy plug really serve?

That’s certainly a valid point.