Comment on The clueless people are out there among us

• Technus@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If you find yourself unplugging things a lot to turn them off, you may be interested to hear the switch was invented not long after the light bulb for exactly this reason.

  1. As if that’s the only reason you’d ever unplug something.
  2. Vampire loads. Turns out, most things don’t completely turn off anymore. Yes, it adds up.

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  • Paddzr@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Tell me you’re clueless without telling me you’re clueless…

    UK sockets have switches on the socket that disconnects it. It’s not even up for the debate, UK plug is the best. Everyone with minimum of 2 braincells knows this.

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    • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I could hear Jupiter from the Planets Suite swelling in my head as I read this post. Hurrah for tea and toasted crumpets!

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      • Paddzr@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        What kind of British are you?

        Cream or jam first?

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    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      AU plugs all do that too. The UK system is weird.

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      • Paddzr@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        There are many flaws in AU plug… Its a poor copy.

        So the top prong is longer, so it goes in first and “opens” the bottom two holes. It will also not shock you if you accidentally touch it. The lower two prongs are sleeved so they only make contact when fully inserted. The pins themselves are also more solid so they are basically impossible to snap.

        That’s the most major differences between the two.

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  • Hoimo@ani.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Either you’re unplugging it to move it somewhere else and plugging it in there, or you’re unplugging it for good, boxing it up and putting it in a shed. Neither scenario ends up with loose plugs on your floor.

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