Comment on Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?

• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve definitely had that happen to me, sort of at random, in the U.S.

  But it doesn’t seem to have any effect. It’s not like a gigantic spark and it’s pretty contained.

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  • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh I’ve never seen that in the US, maybe I just didn’t notice

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    • Fermion@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Laptop power bricks is probably where I see it most. Or if you plug in something with a motor already switched on. Listen for a soft popping noise if you plug in a big power brick.

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      • davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re right, now that I think about it. Laptop power does it more than anything else.

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    • davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Home electricity in North America has roughly half the voltage as elsewhere in the world, and double the voltage is double the arcing potential, so that figures.

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