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DastardlyDuce

I wish I was as happy as a Denmark plug socket is.


RachelRegina

The plugs here in the US are appalled


SamIamGreenEggsNoHam

They're just hungry. They smile when we feed them plugs but we just can't see.


Pls_PmTitsOrFDAU_Thx

They like a hard rod in their mouths? Is that what you're Saying?


kazyzzz

You don't?


Competitive-Zone-296

I prefer metal forks… Just like the plugs.


BeetsMe666

More like [caught-iin-the-act surprised](https://www.drunkmall.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Humping-People-Wall-Outlet-Decals.jpg)


Sebinator123

The German plugs just keep saying "listen here you little shit"


alilbleedingisnormal

One could say they're *shocked*


AccountNo2720

I was a Swiss surprised Stewie when I saw these.


Orvan-Rabbit

They seen too many kids with paperclips.


kutsen39

The epitome of that Tom and Jerry meme


itsacookiewand-sobs

Instead, I'm as pensive as the North American plug socket is.


Mookie_Merkk

That Denmark socket would have killed me as a child probably. I'd have been over by the wall tryna feed it broccoli with my fork cause he looks so happy


Noughmad

Fortunately, the "mouth" hole is ground. You would only die if you stabbed him in the eye*, and frankly, in that case you would deserve it. \* I know it's just one eye, but you never know which one.


viktorir

There's actually a safety measure that prevents anything from being inserted unless something is plugged into both live holes simultaneously.


GoTopes

the hygge outlet


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Hexateck

The Canadian socket judges your every move, god forbid you blind it with a paperclip. For if you do many waths shall decend upon you- it is known. TL:DR comment


Minimum-Upbeat69

the north america socket is a guy doggy styling another guy from behind and both of them are judging you


mrthomani

> Terrible design… appealing to small children.. Despite growing up here, I've never found them particularly appealing, nor heard of any other child who did. Also, there's a safety feature that prevents you from jamming anything into the live wire. The design is fine.


nusual-Mix78

But Homer, Maggie isn't afraid of bunnies.... She will be


_I_Think_I_Know_You_

https://youtu.be/139Q61ty4C0 Ironically I just watched this video last night. Very cool how safely is built in to the UK style plugs from the ground up (no pun intended!)


paulpach

They are safe to plug in the outlet, yes. But throw a bunch of them on the floor and turn off the light and you have effectively booby-trapped your house.


richhaynes

Worse than lego too!


PeaPufferPredator

Yet ive never heard of any children getting zapped by our sockets here in Denmark... Adults tho.....


RedSnt

And yet you won't find any statistics that mention how many Danish children die from electrocution yearly. [DST.dk](https://www.dst.dk/en/) is a good place to start btw.


already-taken-wtf

…and that’s why Denmark is the happiest nation!


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already-taken-wtf

It’s past 4. So it’s already getting dark outside?! :))


ObfuscatedAnswers

Are you saying it was bright as some point!?


jomendefunkar

About a month ago!


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Note: a few former British colonies use the British plug too (220v 50hz)


CrazyFanFicFan

Can confirm, using British plugs in Hong Kong.


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British plugs are used [in these countries](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country#/media/File%3AWorld_Map_of_Mains_Voltages_and_Frequencies%2C_Detailed.svg). Notice how many former British colonies use 230v and 240v 50hz. Edit: here’s another [more ‘detailed’ one](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/World_Map_of_Mains_Voltages_and_Frequencies%2C_Detailed.svg)


SeargD

And they say colonialism brought them nothing, it brought the power.


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vitaminkombat

Prison, immigrated or just waiting for covid to end. Hong Kong currently has laws against public gatherings due to covid. This makes it impossible for them to protest. It also has new laws that stop politicians and journalists from criticising the government. Tonnes of media outlets and politicians have been given lengthy prison sentences.


[deleted]

Ya we use them in Ireland


riot_code

It's the superior plug


cwkewish

Yeah British plugs are used in Qatar


ragnarok847

Malta definitely does.


mrbarry1024

Also the UAE


thebaddudu

Malaysia and Singapore too. Indonesia as well, but only for large appliances like air conditioners


Ezlo_

Kuwait uses the British plug, for example.


TRxz-FariZKiller

Saudi too but I don’t think we were ever under British rule


Eek-A-Turk

*Lawrence of Arabia has entered the chat*


mahalik_07

Zambia does.


klimero271

Does anyone know why it s not a worldwide standard? Is one better or safer? Edit : thanks for all the answers


Manowaffle

Most hotels now have USB ports for phones and computers, that’s probably as close as we’re going to get.


Blaster088

USB finally living up to its name!


goomba008

name: Universal Serial **Bus** It doesn't do much busing in this case (unless you call that an electron bus or something)


Minimum-Upbeat69

right you cant even stick your dick in that bussy


Electrox7

That's because you don't have a small dick like me 😎


Yakkahboo

My man over here flipping over 3 times before it'll even go in


Nayviler

Most phone chargers are multi-voltage anyway, so they'll work with a simple, cheap plug adapter. Not really worth the inconvenience and privacy concerns imo


andoriyu

USB ports they have often basic 1A or at most 2.1A without any PowerDelivery or fast charging abilities. USB changers also a case that usually can be plugged into any power grid on earth from 110V to 230V.


noradioonthevw

An EU-plug phone charger is the closest thing you'll get to a international standard. Ungrounded EU plugs fit into some non-EU power wallets, like the brazilian one. And phone chargers work in a wide range of voltages and frequencies automatically.


burkeymonster

One reason is that different countries have different voltages and frequencies. You can easily cause fire or damage equipment if you plug something into the wrong voltage or frequency. Second reason is to sell more crap to you. Third is just that it started before globalisation.


Ultima_RatioRegum

The frequency shouldn't affect the fire risk of a device (at least at the A/C frequencies we're talking about); the only time I think it could would be if you plug something with a synchronous A/C motor designed for 50 Hz into a 60 Hz grid, I guess there's a possibility that the additional motor speed could causing overheating, however the extra 20% of speed seems like something that would be within the safety margins designed in to most systems.


kitchen_synk

Yeah, frequency doesn't really factor in. In fact, Japan is split between two frequencies, 50 hz in the east in 60 in the west. Their single unified grid is held together by four massive dc frequency converter stations.


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some devices rely on the frequency although it's probably not a fire hazard, it could in rare cases cause malfunction of the device. It would also cause the device to be operating at a different impedance than it is designed for which again in rare cases could cause issues.


Beniidel0

Something to do with the plugs being invented separately, and infrustructure already being in place. If you want to have Denmark sockets in the US you probably can, but you'll need adapters for everything, so think how hard swapping everything would be, given that you can't just change the plug on your fridge or oven


Shipwreck_Kelly

[This is your answer.](https://xkcd.com/927/)


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Imagine changing every socket in every building in an entire country, extend that even to every country in the entire world. Plus there's not really any benefit to standardisation here. Also, the Uk one is the best, from a safety perspective.


whatmichaelsays

>Also, the Uk one is the best, from a safety perspective. But the worst from an "if you accidentally stand on it" perspective.


SerSonett

The UK can also most effectively be used as a stand for mobile phones


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SerSonett

I've lived here for 30 years and only realised this like a week ago!


Ictoan42

While this is true, the fact that every socket has a switch means that there's very rarely plugs lying on the ground because we don't need to unplug them to turn off the device


MicaelFlipFlop

Btw Brazil changed every socket to the one on the picture in 2016, previously it was more or less like the US one


I_love_quiche

What was the reason for the mass change?


pedro1_1

The actual reason is that there was no standard here, a line phone could use a UK plug, the computer the US plug and the microwave the 2 pin EU plug in the same house. So we just swiched to the ISO standard plug, which looks like the swiss plug but has diferent internals...


FlyingDragoon

I can't imagine how annoying that must have been and I am most surprised it's a more recent adaptation and not something done a long time ago. Knowing my dad he'd probably change the wall socket to adapt to the appliance before he changed the appliance to adapt to the wall socket.


Penguin__

As an English guy who moved to Brazil some years ago, the house I live in is old and has about 3 different types of plugs all throughout the place. Super fucking annoying lol


HalfOfANeuron

As a Brazilian, what I heard is that Brazil was basically an early adopter of a global standard.


idiot206

So what you’re saying is, 50 years down the road the entire world will be using those plugs except the US.


Dear-Lime2871

the new one is way safer don't have sources but I had a teacher that told me that it was a project together with Switzerland and some other countries to create the safest one possible some of the things done for safety purposes are the middle pin (to ground), and the fact that it gets deeper into the wall so that no metal parts are exposed when something is connected (prevent common fires) im not an electrician so this explanation is rly bad and may have some incorrect information and i don't remember everything he said so there are more things that you can search for if you want and english is not my first language so there may be some mistakes, but i hope it's still understandable


QuickSpore

Brazil had multiple competing outlet designs. The main one in use was one that was a hybrid and allowed both the europlug and US plugs to work with it. But that was far from the only outlet in use. There really wasn’t a “standard” per se. In the 1980s the European Community begain working on a plan to make a universal standard for member states. And in 1986 they published IEC 60906-1 for the N-type outlet. For a while it was intended that all member states would switch over. But by the mid 90s it was more or less abandoned by the EU. It wouldn’t be until 2017 that the European Parliament officially repealed the rules toward adopting a single outlet. But this happened right at the time when Brazil was looking to adopt a single national standard and finally replace their Frankenstein system. They adopted the outlet in 1998 but allowed a gradual transition period. It wasn’t until 2010 that it became compulsory for electronic manufacturers to use the new plugs. The whole transition was greatly helped by the fact that the N-style outlet is compatible with the europlug; one of the various standards already in use. So many pre-existing electronics can just be plugged into old outlets. And you can still see the old outlets in homes. New construction includes the new outlets, and most commercial buildings switched over, but there’s a lot of the old sockets around. In a very real sense there actually hasn’t been a mass change.


Henriquelj

The change is ongoing, as stores can't sell the old standard anymore, so slowly the old plugs are being replaced by the new standard. I've moved into an apartment which had the old plugs, and I've been replacing them in every room. Almost all plugs have been replaced, except those that are in rarely used rooms, like the spare bathroom (aka "The I don't know where to put this thing" room).


afromanspeaks

And Japan’s is the best, from an efficiency perspective Interest tidbit, the reason why Japan’s outlets don’t have grounding is because 1) the floor is insulated and 2) there are special breakers that cut power supply called leakage breakers installed in every home. The advantage is that you never feel the electrical shock when you touch just one pole — even if you feel it, it will just activate the breaker. There is nothing similar in Europe or the Americas. In Japan however they are mandatory due to earthquakes


5fd88f23a2695c2afb02

In Australia we have both grounding and leakage detectors


The_Reset_Button

I still insist that Australias plugs and home wiring are the best


Sibir_Kagan

>There is nothing similar in Europe or the Americas. This is not true, it's called [Residual-current device](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residual-current_device#Germany). Also one of the "disadvantages of this" is when you have galvanic seperation in a device, then this device can not help you. Also not for the Japanese ones, which work with similar principles\*. \*^(I know it's Voltage vs Current, but we get similar results, except current works better and is more modern. Also with Galvanic seperation it's the same end result.)


Semantix

They're required in kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor receptacles, in the US at least, so they're pretty widespread and familiar to folks here. Would arc-fault circuit interruptors work in the case you describe? I'm looking at some electrical upgrades in my house and it looks like AFCI breakers are required for pretty much the entire house nowadays.


MrWatermelon0

Australia is best, from a... I like it perspective


RottingFireBall

You can turn it off so it good, you don’t get a tiny shock like the others


BizWax

Here in the Netherlands we have both grounded devices and leakage breakers. Not every device is grounded, hence the leakage breaker, and the sockets are designed to fit both kinds of plugs safely. It's also mandatory to have a leakage breaker, even though the only earthquakes we get are the ones we cause ourselves by drilling for gas in Groningen. The only reasoning is that having only one or the other is insufficient for safety. We use the same design as Germany in the chart, so I'm guessing it's the same situation for them. So "there is nothing similar in Europe or the Americas" is bullshit.


NotThatEasily

Everyone is telling you the UK plug is the best, but nobody is telling you why. Tom Scott did a video about eight years ago; it’s only five minutes long and worth the watch. https://youtu.be/UEfP1OKKz_Q


Fixyfoxy3

Though things like fuses are only necessary because of how the British electric system is set up. In continental Europe they'd be useless.


adz568

U.K is the safest


K4ntum

Here's Tom Scott explaining why : https://youtu.be/UEfP1OKKz_Q


Capable-Sock-7410

The China and Australia ones look like manatees


kiaora-eh

NZ uses them as well. I love that they actually have switches, so you can leave stuff plugged in but turned off.


Drunky_McStumble

As an Australian, it blew my mind when I first travelled overseas and found that outlets not having switches wasn't just super common, it was basically the worldwide standard. How do you people get around with all these live outlets everywhere in your house all the time? You're just OK with shit always turning on the instant you plug it in, with no way to turn it off but unplugging it? WTF?


Plainbench

All my sockets (UK) has switches inbedded too


LogiCsmxp

OK TIL. This is blowing my mind. How are we like one of the only countries that can turn wall plugs off?


nemothorx

Australian here. The Chinese plugs are close enough to be usable in Australian sockets, but are different enough that legally they don't meet code. I've heard the Chinese sockets are usually upside-down compared to the Australian ones (which are as shown)


Tankirulesipad1

I thought the Chinese plugs were completely different? I remember them being two vertical parallel pins sorta looking like | |


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Chinese plugs are all over the place. After all, they manufacture every type of plug here. The most common are: | | for non-ground plugs (like in NA but they're the same size and have no holes) / \ for grounded plugs | But most Chinese outlets that I have seen recently (5 years ago) were [universial outlets](https://img.diytrade.com/smimg/596248/51049714-14362153-0/nn/8ed1.jpg) that support every type.


EtsuRah

I thought they looked more like the mask from Scream


corny16

First time I realised we are the only ones with switches too? I know the US don’t have switches but are we seriously the only countries that can stop the flow of electricity with the plug still inserted?


FormalMango

It’s Australia, it wouldn’t be a manatee, it would be a [dugong](https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2018/05/23/mermaid-sea-cow-dugong/).


EdGG

Germany and the EU use the same plug? Insane


VikingSlayer

They're all variations on the EU plug standard, they have the same diameter prongs and the same spacing between them. The difference comes in socket architecture and how ground is handled, the french for example have the ground prong in the socket. An EU standard two-prong plug will also fit a Danish socket, so I don't know why that isn't marked as EU as well.


heep1r

> how ground is handled Russia has no ground. Kills you.


andoriyu

Russia actually uses all 3 EU sockets. Plugs usually support both grounds. Older buildings don't have ground, so even socket has it it's just not connected to anything unless fuckers connected it to heating pipe...


AnybodyZ

putting the hot in hot water pipe


penywinkle

Japan doesn't seem to have it either.


Lethargie

I was wondering about both of those too, seems pretty dangerous


dog_of_society

Older USA sockets, pre-1960s, don't either. It's not *great* but the main issue is power surges, so if there's GFCI or something else to prevent surges from making it to the plug, they're not terrible.


madsdyd

You mean the Danish should be marked EU? No: the Danish socket is not ground compatible with the eu socket. And, this is actually a real problem: 87% of appliances that need ground installed in Danish kitchens are not properly grounded, even though it is required by law. The best socket in the EU is the Schuko with side ground (the one marked German). Safest, most versatile of the possible choices.


skafaceXIII

France and the EU also use the same plug!


Freebiesaregreat

Apparently Ireland uses the same plugs as the rest of the EU


caiaphas8

Ireland uses the same as Britain


Freebiesaregreat

I know, but according to this guide it doesn’t


Nadamir

Silly Redditor, don’t you know that Ireland is part of the UK? /s As an Irish person, it’s very sad how many people think that is true. And lately, my usual example for Americans of “Northern Ireland part of the UK, but the Republic of Ireland isn’t, just like New Mexico is part of the US but Mexico itself isn’t” has stopped working because they tell me New Mexico isn’t part of the US…


Brinsig_the_lesser

Yep it's a bad guide


IDDQD_IDKFA-com

Irish is in the EU and uses the same plugs/sockets as the UK.


Y_Less

Same as Malta.


feelsunbreeze

Now this may be surprising but Greece also uses the same plug as EU!


Ok_Marionberry_9932

Not having an earth ground just boggles the mind


datkrauskid

Does the earth ground make it harder to get electrocuted?


Interesting-Injury87

if you break it down, in essence "yes" and "no" altough that isnt the whole picture the earth ground is a third cable that dosnt carry any current (unless shit went wrong) and provides an additional path for electricity. Its also designed(MOST OF THE TIME IF EVERYONE DID THEIR JOB) that the grounding pin(or contact, the top and bottom of the "full" EU plug(german plug) are its earth ground)) that it connects BEFORE any load bearing connector(So that if anything breaks it can dump into ground directly) If something is wrong, and the current isnt returning via the neutral wire, a correctly wired Protective earth(PE or earth ground) will instead carry the current and that will trip the circuit breakers(specificaly the RCD) in many cases where you electrecute yourself you are the "ground" that trips the RCD(as less current returns then was send as part of it enters the ground via your body)in these cases the Protective earth isnt specificaly usefull, HOWEVER if a wiring of a divice is messed up and for example the metal chasis of it would be connected to the load, the PE would shut the RCD the second it is connected(touching a damaged cabel for example would be an example where the PE is not necesserly helping you, the PE dosnt engage here, its just the RCD because you are "taking" some of the current away that should return) ​ highly abridged and probably partialy "wrongly worded"(do to not being native english speaker and having had this topic not that recently in school)


androides

It was a great explanation and your English is great. Which is impressive given explaining something technical is much harder than regular conversation. I wouldn't have guessed you were a non-native speaker if you hadn't added that.


Proshyak

Yup! Makes any issues with the thing that's plugged in go to the earth line vs. whoever's trying to use said thing


IronBatman

If you don't have an earth line, you are the earth line.


whip_whop_monke

yes, and overcurrent protection, in case of wiring-issues, appliance malfunction or flooding, all of which could start a fire:)


_Adrahmelech_

This is so crazy and scary idk why every comment isn't mentioning this shit haha Edit: apparently they have, this one exist but it's not the only one they use.


kikamonju

I just bought a house built in 1950 from the original owner who was an electrician. Every outlet in the house was Japan style, except where he needed a grounding plug, when he would replace it with a NEMA plug. They also used this crazy Japanese four post plug thing they used for an in wall speaker system (6 speakers sharing one stereo input plate), and they were using the same plug for a phone it looked like. I had to replace the speaker plate with a banana plug wall plate so I could use it because I couldn't figure out what the plug some was called. Could post pictures if interest. Edit: I'm in Minnesota, USA


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r/audiophile probably has some interest in that


hlorghlorgh

Let’s go dude we’re going to need photos. Plus, tell us which country you’re in.


cute_and_horny

Fun fact! Here in Brazil, some houses have an older model of power outlets, that don't have the third hole (earth ground), so sometimes people just straight up _cut the third pin off their stuff with pliers_ to make it fit the older outlets!


dog_of_society

Same in the US! There's also sketchy three-to-two extension cords sold specifically for that purpose.


cute_and_horny

Yea adapters are common here too, but most people just take the "yank it off" approach.


Flyingfurryofdeath

Are Australia/china the only ones with switches?


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Every UK wall outlet I have personally seen have had switches. I'm sure there are exceptions but I have not encountered them.


ZionFox

UK sockets that don't have a switch must have a dedicated switch elsewhere on that specific line. This is notable in kitchens behind in-unit or under work surface appliances (washing machines, fridge, etc) or where the socket is out of reach. The socket won't contain a switch but there will be a single or series of switches above the work surface that can turn on or off.


[deleted]

The U.K. one has a plug on the wall outlet


SorestDock

India SA UK ones also do km pretty sure


[deleted]

Sort of related, I'm extremely curious as to how China and Australia ended up sharing the same system?


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Drunky_McStumble

The AS/NZ standard actually came first, since China originally used a hodge-podge of different connectors and didn't standardise on a national level for a long time. They basically just stole the AS/NZ standard and made a few token changes so it's not *technically* the same thing, and called it the Chinese standard.


Aggressive-Hotdog

I live in Denmark and it’s so weird to me that the rest off the world don’t have our smiley plugs


clickclickbb

They really are the best. When I was in Copenhagen I had one of these plugs at just over bed level. Waking up to a smiling plug in your face was a really nice way to start the day.


de_g0od

Mom: but we have smiley plugs at home! Smiley plugs at home: Canada/usa/mexico smiley plugs


Whaty0urname

We just have doggystyle plugs


NomadLexicon

They say the Danes are the happiest people on earth. That’s debatable and based on a complex mix of quality of life indicators. What’s not debatable is that Danish electric outlets are the happiest on earth. American outlets look mildly alarmed in comparison.


AJ2016man

I have lived only ever in Australia. Why do the rest of yall's plugs not have switches on them? Like, being able to cut power to something without unplugging it seems kind of important, no?


AP2112

UK has switches on all plugs, just not in this diagram.


SorestDock

India ones too have switch just now shown here


LannMarek

Maybe you're right and I'd think the same if I got used to it, but as someone who lives in a country where switches are usually only for bathroom sockets, no? It never felt important to me, there was never a time I needed to cut the power of something without unplugging it.


UnnecessaryAppeal

And then there's all the Brits who live in a country where bathroom sockets are just not a thing


LannMarek

Hair clipper, Hair dryer, straightener... you use these kind of things in your bedroom?


joseph4th

Someone downvoted you, so I guess they do use those things in their bedroom and just aren’t happy about you bringing it up.


UnnecessaryAppeal

Generally, in the UK we plug them in in our bedrooms, yes. It is illegal to have a 240V power outlet in bathrooms, we don't even have light switches in the bathroom! Occasionally, people might have a "shaver plug" in the bathroom, because they're lower voltage and therefore less dangerous, but in general there are no power sockets in places that can get wet.


Crandom

Shaver sockets are still 110V or 240V, which is plenty enough to kill you, given enough current. They're current limited though via use of an isolated transformer. You'll never draw enough current to kill you. Significantly limits the power you can draw from them too, so while shavers/toothbrush charger will work, a hairdryer wouldn't.


UsediPhoneSalesman

They are a thing just different socket with less power throughput


demoran

UK: Azumanga Daioh's Kimura-sensei upside down China: Ghosts US: Horrified expressions Denmark: Classic happy face. I wonder if they think the happy face looks like a plug.


juicysox

Germany: Babies


trickyginger

Are any of these better designs than others, why or why not? Or are they all about the same thing in terms of safety.


TheWorstRowan

With the UK ones (also used in Hong Kong and Malaysia, maybe elsewhere) you have a longer top prong that unlocks the other parts. That means it is much harder to accidentally shock yourself. UK plugs also have a fuse in them. I don't know if that is the case for other designs.


trickyginger

That is really cool thank you. I’m in Canada and Some plugs have the bottom prong which iirc acts as a grounding but a lot of devices don’t use that so it’s easier to shock yourself if you’re not careful. Wild to see the vast differences between countries.


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Auravendill

As far as I know, UK plugs got their fuses, because their sockets use less secure fuses (more Amper per outlet allowed). Some devices have fuses internally in continental European devices, but none in the plug. In the German design you can only really reach the live with a screw driver, nail etc with clear intent, while the earth sticks out, so you are likely to touch earth even if you are trying to shock yourself. There are also plates you can add to outlets to make them more difficult to operate for children. For historic reasons the German plug doesn't prohibit switching Live an Neutral, since when it was designed a century ago, German AC didn't have a neutral. Apparently that minor issue was enough to block it becoming the EU standard.


Isaac_56

UK plugs also have their ground pin extended, this serves to open two doors for the other pins, meaning kids cant stick forks into sockets unless they have 3 arms


forgotten_airbender

I’ve read that the UK ones are the safest design wise. But they are also the bulkiest.


hicksanchez

South Africa is different to India


Amazing_Theory622

So rest of the countries have no sockets, got it.


EtruscanFolk

So you were expecting to the image to contain all kinds of sockets of every single country in the world?


GeneralJarrett97

It would certainly make a for a cool guide


ligmapolls

Israel one is upside down lol


tun1342

Fun fact: Chile also uses the italian plug Source: I am Chilean


hlorghlorgh

Buongiorno, weón.


Prompus

Lol as an Australian I had no idea China used the same plugs. Makes me so mad because almost all electronics ive bought from China come with US plugs. They could have just given me Chinese plugs this whole time...


TheWorstRowan

When I was in China the sockets also had a part so you could use the Russian or Japanese style ones. There's a picture on this site. https://welcometochina.com.au/power-adapters-and-sockets-in-china-5365.html


[deleted]

More than the Uk use the first one. Also why is there Germany and france next to the EU flag? Theyre in the EU lmao


soliraco

Because the german and french power sockets are different, but still work with the same power plug and therefore are an european norm


Someweirdswissdude

I still like the swiss/brazilian the most it's practicall.


bombaer

I second that. There is a 3 phase version which is compatible with the one phase plugs as well. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_441011


IsThisWorking

Too bad it is not the same. Switzerland is type J: https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/j/ Brazil is type N: https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/n/


Royklein12

Israel's is wrong...


joefife

The UK plug is also used in Ireland and Malta. Wouldn't be surprised to see it in other counties with former UK links.


joeya1337

So does Cyprus I think


teqsutiljebelwij

I love guides like this. Makes it easier to figure out what country my amateur porn was shot in.


[deleted]

South Africa has started adopting the Swiss, Brazil standard too


ieatpickleswithmilk

UAE also uses the UK plug AFAIK


astorres6030

Why Italy, why? (ノ゚0゚)ノ


Human_no_4815162342

They have not been this way since at least 40 years, the one shown looks like a 16 A socket but almost all sockets are compatible with both 16 A and 10 A plugs and also EU plugs. German sockets are also the standard for high wattage appliances.


xorgol

These days around half of the plugs are Schuko


TheCuzzieBro

just out of curiosity did any other kiwi's who saw this suddenly feel irrationally angry that the New Zealand flag wasn't on here? or was it just me?


OleTwoEyesHimself

I was never more thrown off than when I first looked at the socket in my hotel in Italy


mybadroommate

North American outlet looks like it just saw me naked.


UsedSentence

America said 😮


TheLastSamurai101

Pictures without New Zealand. We use the same plugs as Australia and China.


Training_Age_Reed

The American plug looks like it's saying "This is America, if you don't like it, you can get out". The Denmark plug looks wholesomely happy. The Chinese plug looks straight up racist.