Scores (1 to 10):

US - 1
Japan - 1
Euroland - 0
Australia - 2
Italy - 8
Denmark - 9
UK - 10
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39...9303764,00.htm

On Nov 6, 10:13 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Scores (1 to 10):

US - 1
Japan - 1
Euroland - 0
Australia - 2
Italy - 8
Denmark - 9
UK - 10http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49303764,00.htm

USA! We're number one! Oh, never mind... Tom

On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:48:04 -0800, tom wrote:

On Nov 6, 10:13 am, "HeyBub" wrote:
Scores (1 to 10):

US - 1
Japan - 1
Euroland - 0
Australia - 2
Italy - 8
Denmark - 9
UK - 10http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49303764,00.htm

USA! We're number one! Oh, never mind... Tom

Unless you step on one, as mentioned in the article. UK plugs *hurt* :-)

Mentioned it elsewhere on this ng., but I still like US plugs purely for
things like phone chargers, where you can fold the power pins away and
make them nice and compact. Other than that, they are a bit of a disaster...

I suspect a heavy dose of "British humor" was intended here...

Blame our sockets for Apple's demented charger design but not mention
that we have at least four common types of 110 volt plugs (that I can
think of off the top of my head)?

Jules wrote:
....
Mentioned it elsewhere on this ng., but I still like US plugs purely for
things like phone chargers, where you can fold the power pins away and
make them nice and compact. Other than that, they are a bit of a disaster...

Well, I don't know...we seem to have a "veritable plethora" of devices
operating somehow _despite_ all that disaster (whatever it may be)...

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On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:27 -0600, dpb wrote:

Jules wrote:
...
Mentioned it elsewhere on this ng., but I still like US plugs purely for
things like phone chargers, where you can fold the power pins away and
make them nice and compact. Other than that, they are a bit of a disaster...

Well, I don't know...we seem to have a "veritable plethora" of devices
operating somehow _despite_ all that disaster (whatever it may be)...

That article didn't even show a proper US plug. It showed an out of
date non-polarized two prong receptacle. No one would install those
anymore. Our standard three prong polarized receptacles and two and
three prong plugs seem to work just fine.

Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:27 -0600, dpb wrote:

Jules wrote:
...
Mentioned it elsewhere on this ng., but I still like US plugs purely for
things like phone chargers, where you can fold the power pins away and
make them nice and compact. Other than that, they are a bit of a disaster...
Well, I don't know...we seem to have a "veritable plethora" of devices
operating somehow _despite_ all that disaster (whatever it may be)...

That article didn't even show a proper US plug. It showed an out of
date non-polarized two prong receptacle. No one would install those
anymore. Our standard three prong polarized receptacles and two and
three prong plugs seem to work just fine.

As do the non-polarized "work just fine"...I've still quite a number of
appliances with them in daily use.

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On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:44:43 -0600, dpb wrote:

Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:27 -0600, dpb wrote:

Jules wrote:
...
Mentioned it elsewhere on this ng., but I still like US plugs purely for
things like phone chargers, where you can fold the power pins away and
make them nice and compact. Other than that, they are a bit of a disaster...
Well, I don't know...we seem to have a "veritable plethora" of devices
operating somehow _despite_ all that disaster (whatever it may be)...

That article didn't even show a proper US plug. It showed an out of
date non-polarized two prong receptacle. No one would install those
anymore. Our standard three prong polarized receptacles and two and
three prong plugs seem to work just fine.

As do the non-polarized "work just fine"...I've still quite a number of
appliances with them in daily use.

Yes they do. But I'd have to think long and hard about replacing one
in kind if it broke. I'd much rather have an American three pronger.

Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:44:43 -0600, dpb wrote:

Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:05:27 -0600, dpb wrote:

Jules wrote:
...
Mentioned it elsewhere on this ng., but I still like US plugs purely for
things like phone chargers, where you can fold the power pins away and
make them nice and compact. Other than that, they are a bit of a disaster...
Well, I don't know...we seem to have a "veritable plethora" of devices
operating somehow _despite_ all that disaster (whatever it may be)...
That article didn't even show a proper US plug. It showed an out of
date non-polarized two prong receptacle. No one would install those
anymore. Our standard three prong polarized receptacles and two and
three prong plugs seem to work just fine.
As do the non-polarized "work just fine"...I've still quite a number of
appliances with them in daily use.

Yes they do. But I'd have to think long and hard about replacing one
in kind if it broke. I'd much rather have an American three pronger.

About the only place where I could see that that would be an advantage
is with a (very old) metal-cased tool or appliance. For something with
a plastic or other nonconductive case, grounding offers little or no
added protection to the user.

nate

(now you have me thinking about my old radio upstairs...)

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Nate Nagel wrote:

About the only place where I could see that that would be an advantage
is with a (very old) metal-cased tool or appliance. For something
with a plastic or other nonconductive case, grounding offers little
or no added protection to the user.

nate

(now you have me thinking about my old radio upstairs...)

Not to worry too much. The old tube-type radios (whose five tube filament
voltage in series added up to 110v) are all equipped with plastic knobs and
enclosed in a plastic case (console radios were in wooden cases).