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xkcd #3186: Truly Universal Outlet (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3186: Truly Universal Outlet

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Building Inspectors HATE This One Weird Trick

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3186/

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[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm not sure I fully get the joke, considering the literal existence of outlets like this. Did Randall not know they exist?

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Randall isn't suggesting a universal wall plug, he's suggesting you cut holes in your existing plates to make them "compatible". (At least that's how it reads to me)

[-] quinkin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Plenty don't fit that. Type i for instance.

[-] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Can't speak for all of them, but type I does fit

[-] atthecoast@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago

Typical wall outlet in china. Any plug will hang loosely in there and work. Dangerously

[-] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

Only if the socket is worn out and you are using a plug without inherent safety mechanisms.

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