This isn’t the reason.
The switch is more likely to attract a toddlers attention. Some have little red lights even. It would be false sense of security at best. You can get those plastic blank plugs to stop your kid putting a fork in there.
The switch is so, if you kid is being electrocuted by putting their fork in the toaster, you can turn it off at the wall without having to touch the electrified kid.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 weeks ago
Don’t toddlers start pressing buttons even earlier? Not sure this alone could protect them
dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 4 weeks ago
True, but this is at least a little safer
bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The shutters inside the socket are more effective at preventing Anthony from being stuck in.
atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think you meant to write “anything”, but I have to laugh anf think this could be another internet moment like what started “Karen” or “Chad” or “Stan”.