That’s from a power brick that came with attachments for different regions.
I’ve handled normal plugs as well and they tend to orient themselves prongs up too.
Comment on British plugs
sausager@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Is it normal for there to be no cord attached to these? That would stop them from facing this way on the floor
markz@suppo.fi 3 weeks ago
towerful@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
No, the cable comes out perpendicular (ie parallel to the wall).
Which pretty much guarantees foot-pain orientation
ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Is this another safety factor, i.e. you can’t easily rip appliances out by accident?
Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A little bit of that im sure but L plugs are much better at being plugged in behind furniture
towerful@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I doubt it.
Tripping over a cable is as likely to damage the socket as it is to rip the cable out of the plug.
Any appliance that increases risk by being unplugged should probably not be using a consumer connection…
I think the 3 pin layout caused a lot of headaches, and the integrated fuse required a user-servicable plug.
So it would have to be a split-shell design of some type, where the appliance cable would have to be cable-gripped to the same part as the plug/socket pins.
Thus, a bottom-entry (heh) cable grip and a removable back plate that can only be unscrewed when it’s unplugged.
This was all in a time of bakelite. Plastic wasn’t flexible.
But no, I think tripping over an early bakelite g-type (I think it’s officially a g-type) plug cable would likely shatter the plug and pull the pins out of the socket… If it didn’t also damage the socket.
davidagain@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Far more likely to move the appliance than damage the plug. I’ve got a couple of spare old bakelite plugs in my garage, and that shit is strong.
cynar@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The type G was designed when things were designed to do their jobs. Any pain inflicted by user error was considered a learning opportunity.
The cord coming out the bottom means the plug can’t pull out. Combined with the big, chunky plug and pins, means the cable will likely fail first if pulled. It will also fail at the live core first, leaving a safe plug in the wall.
But yes, the foot pain is… impressive. It’s just blunt enough to not generally penetrate the skin, but it can happen.