On 10/05/2016 03:27 PM, Neill Massello wrote:

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To me, the whole ground on top thing smacks of safety theater. Exposed
prongs are a safety hazard no matter what the plug's orientation.
Putting the ground on top just makes is slightly harder to insert a plug
into the outlet.


Why would it be harder? Either way, you have to orient the plug in a
certain way.

I suspect it's just the "the way it is is best" fallacy.

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