On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:19:32 +0100, "Doctor Drivel"
wrote:


"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
. ..
In article ws.net,
":::Jerry::::" writes:

You seem to be happy that someone can protect a single 40W light bulb
stand and meters of such rated cable @ 13A (or more, if the *user*
wishes and does something totally idiotic) with little or no
thought - far enough...

You're obscessed with a non-issue.
Attempting to "fix" such non-issues can't bring any real
benefits, but can introduce real problems.
If you want to present a valid argument which can be taken
seriously, you need to identify real problems that actually
matter.

Murphy's Laws says "If can happen, it will happen".
How do you protect from all eventualities?

You are going to say, you cannot.
Then it is a matter of reducing the probabilities of Murphy's Law being
invoked.


Plastic plumbing manufacturers seem to manage this issue quite
effectively with simple sheets of instructions with pictures showing
what to do. These are so good that they can give 20 or even 50 year
guarantees on their products.

Then D I M Murphy comes along.....

On an actuarial basis, they are still onto a safe bet though....



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