Which is the best one? and why the fuck was there a need to

>god tier
the one my country uses


>shit tier
the one your country uses

>>61120999
The Russian one.

>>61120999
Very obviously the German one.

German
>>61121022
No

Denmark :D

Any with an offset ground protruding ground. That way you'll always be sure to have either live or return or whatever they're called on the correct pin.
The reason why there are so many is because they were made in times when the world was significantly less global.

>>61120999
ruski here
we are using german version since early 2000's

>>61120999
>we share power plug typ with worst korea
>not japan

I thought we were comrades beyond ww2

A reminder that all mudslime countries/pre-caliphates are disregarded in their power.

>>61121021
>>61121039
>>61121033

Sockets disregarded.

>>61121073
Double this. And it suck so hard to have giant Shuko plug in fucking 40W-rated laptop.

german>french>NA>the rest

>>61120999
>and why the fuck was there a need to have a whole bunch of different types in the first place?

Because they were designed before globalism, so every country thought they could do better.

If you weigh in safety, usability and compatibility, Schuko and Europlug come on top. The danish plug is cute.

>>61120999
German

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CEE plugs used on boats for shore power and industrial applications.

They mate together so well, the three pin and multi pin ones.

SO SOLID

SO WATERRESISTANT

SO BEEFY

>>61120999
Danish plug a qt

>>61121366
Those don't define hot and neutral prongs though, which is not good in certain fringe cases. Sure it's slightly easier to have a universal plug that goes in any way, but that shouldn't be a priority for plugs.

>>61121416
Too bulky for regular use.

>>61120999
Happy face is best face

>>61121073
putin nigga is right
OP, you've got outdated info

>>61121427
>which is not good in certain fringe cases.

Such as?

>but that shouldn't be a priority for plugs.

It actually matters a lot. If you make one hypothetical godly plug that does everything perfect, it wouldn't matter if it was not usable natively anywhere; you'd need to buy converters which in turn downgrade it to only the features of the less safe ones.
Schuko is so ubiquitous that this is not an issue.

>>61121225
So which socket is left then? Only Japan?

>>61121486
>Such as?
I'm not really sure what exactly it could cause, but it requires some real chink engineering anyway. I thought it could feed back into the grid wrongly or something.

>It actually matters a lot.
I didn't say it didn't matter a lot, I said it shouldn't be a priority. Safety is your priority, usability is second.

>it wouldn't matter if it was not usable natively anywhere; you'd need to buy converters which in turn downgrade it to only the features of the less safe ones.
That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about being able to plug in devices upside down or rightside up.

>>61120999
German
t. lives in us

>>61121573
German Shuko is too bloated for small stuff.

>>61120999
The Brazilian one because it's actually the approved world standard. Of course nobody uses it, but still, technically standard.

Also, the graphic is wrong. The Swiss and Brazilian plugs are different. The ground pins are like 5mm apart, so they're incompatible.

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>>61121445
You just can't handle how stole these plugs are.

>Pluglets, when will they learn?

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the italian schuko ofc

>>61121637
Imagine having a phone charger that's at least that size. Shit's ridiculous mate.

>>61120999
The Denmark one. It's the only one that looks happy
In contrast to e.g. the Murican one, which looks like something pissed it off.

Lol, Russian socket have no Ground pin.

all recessed ones are good
the rest is trash

what the fuck is wrong with that isreali abortion of a socket?

jews can't into aesthetics for shit

French here
The German plug is objectively the best
Our is the second best

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>>61121659

WROOOONG

Australian plug.
t. Australian

>>61121021
/thread

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>>61120999

>>61121781
chink

>>61121599
There is the flat version for non-grounded plastic small suff

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>>61121651
It would be manly as shit.

>Imagine you're going out
>Hit up some girl at the bar
>You flex your biceps, veins pop.
>She smiles, impressed by your aesthetic body.
>You kiss, passionately.
>All is going well until suddenly her phone dies
>She ask if you have a phone charger
>You whip your beefy burly CEE plug out
>She instantly froths at the gash barely containing her excitement.
>You plug that badboy in, the solid *thump* make her gush forth from her clunge
>She spills all over the plug
>She looks scared, oh no I got it all wet.
>You calm here down, CEE PLUGS are IPX69 rated you say and show the mark.
>You take her home and put your plug in her socket.

The Brazilian one.
Comfy and small.

Technically german one is the best but italian one has the best user experience

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>>61121225
>le pol face xD

>>61121800
10/10

>>61121819
>allows to put your plug that requires goiunt to non-grounded socket
>bloated and heavy
>allows user to touch ground pins
>best
Fucking NO WAY

>>61120999
The german one.

>>61121060
/g/ anon who knows what he's talking about? Is this reality?

>>61120999
The german is objectively the best one

>>61120999
British >>> Italian > Danish > Israeli > Australian > American >>>> other > Yuroplug

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Italian one is objectively the best

>small
>allows both 2 pronged and 3-pronged (grounded) plugs
>sturdy

give me one good reason why any plug is superior

>>61121965
I hear 220v is suburb at setting high rise immigrant housing on fire. I approve.

>>61121022
>>61121033
These

>>61121536
>Safety is your priority, usability is second.

Both need to be a priority in equal measure. You could make an ultra safe plug but if it is borderline unusable, then what is the point?

>>61121984
Easier to touch the exposed prongs because it's not recessed.

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how do you even compete with this

>>61121984
not recessed

schuko objectively best

>>61122014
>Both need to be a priority in equal measure.
That's retarded, you don't compromise on safety for usability, which is what you're suggesting.
>>61122014
>You could make an ultra safe plug but if it is borderline unusable, then what is the point?
Nothing, but that's not what I'm suggesting. It's possible to not compromise on safety, while still being extremely usable.

>>61121984
Not recessed or schuko (ie. rest of europe) compatible.

This one is good however:
>>61121642

>>61121984
it also looks fucking retarded. that makes literally any other socket way superior.

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>>61122017
no way that happens desu
it doesn't just sit there, it locks in place (sort of)
it's not like those shitty american sockets where the plug is barely being held in place

>>61122017
>>61122036
then at the very least go with the italian schuko, at least it's not retarded and limiting

>>61120999
Australian, it's secure unlike the rest that just hang there

>>61122054
>does not require an enormous block of a plug you could club someone to death with
>retarded
idiot

All of the EU standards work in South Africa too as far as I can see.

>>61121366
>If you weigh in safety, usability and compatibility, Schuko and Europlug come on top

You mean the UK plug.

>>61122061
It can definitely happen with some badly designed plugs.
Though there are more flaws if you do disregard that one, like not being able to touch the ground, it being unpolarized, and probably some others.

Shuko == shit

>>61122088
>UK plug.
>usability and compatibility
Are you an idiot? The fuses are extremely limiting and retarded, and their shape make them perfect foot murdering weapons. And they're compatible with fucking nothing.

>>61121800
Checked and screen shot taken. Well memed sir.

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>>61121416
>he doesn't use 125A 400V plugs
How do you deal with the constant ridicule?

>>61120999
God tier: Grounded plug
Shit tier: Ungrounded plug

That's it. That's the only ranking that matters. Anything beyond that is autism.

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>>61120999
Friendly reminder that the french plug is objectively the most homosexual of all of the plugs.

>>61122119
https://www.fastcodesign.com/3032807/why-england-has-the-best-wall-sockets-on-earth

t. eurocuck

>>61122132
Size matters also

>>61122195
That only talks about them being safer, which I did not deny.

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>>61122132
>what is security
Pic related is someone who dropped a coin between the socket and the plug
And this can't happen with europlug master race

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>>61122222
check'ed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q

It's primarily a safety precaution so you don't plug your xVotlage device into another countries yVoltage power socket.

The real question is why can't we all the run the same god tier 240v.

>>61122251
As long as you live in a country with decent electrical standards this would never happen. Safety devices are in place for a reason - an RCD would trip the circuit before it got to the point in your pic.

>>61121043
Is more like c:
Maybe C:
Depends on what font you're using

>>61122132
+1 to this guy. he gets it.

>>61122467
Yes, let's just change the entire fucking power grid, that's cost-efficient.

>>61121225
I want /pol/ to go back

>>61121885
>allows to put your plug that requires ground to non-grounded socket
this is not possible with sockets that follow the spec
>bloated and heavy
you mean robust and sturdy
>allows user to touch ground pins
how is this a bad thing? protip: touch one before doing any computer fix
>best
yes

>>61121800
Literally made me cry.
Have a good day sir.

>>61122183
>t. Gay
What a day to be proud isn't it?

>>61122222
True

>>61122489
>Its not a problems if the plug is not secure because the RCD is
It's not how it works, moron. Everything have to be safe.
In that case, a safe plug would prevent the RCD to broke, which is more convenient than "oops, I have to open the distribution board again"

>>61120999
But plug is best plug

>>61122589
>>allows to put your plug that requires ground to non-grounded socket
>this is not possible with sockets that follow the spec
You an simply insert it to Russian socket. Dround should be implemented as separate pin that forbids inserting unless your socket have required ground hole.
>>bloated and heavy
>you mean robust and sturdy
Thats good for washing machine, but bad for netbook charger.
>>allows user to touch ground pins
>how is this a bad thing? protip: touch one before doing any computer fix
Try touching your computer and this pin at the same time. (protip: call 911 in case you have shitty PSU)
>>best
>yes
NO

>>61122738
>hurr i can plug it into wrong socket then its dangerous
no shit sherlock, should screwdrivers also prevent you from plugging them into sockets?
>bad for netbook charger
use the thin version for netbooks
>i can get myself electrocuted if my psu is bad
how is this a problem of the plug? same thing would happen if you touch your computer while not wearing socks if your psu is broken

>>61122738
>You an simply insert it to Russian socket. Dround should be implemented as separate pin that forbids inserting unless your socket have required ground hole.
That would mean your ground isn't portruding, unless you have both a pin in the socket and the plug for ground.

>Try touching your computer and this pin at the same time. (protip: call 911 in case you have shitty PSU)
It should already leak through the ground in that case, which should've already tripped the earth breaker, and if it didn't it would still go through the pin instead of through you and through the pin. Also, the fuse would've already been triggered because of a short. And this would happen by just standing on the ground if your PSU is that shit.

Why the japanese doesn't have ground?

>>61122941
#YOLO

>>61122941
Because the nips are stuck in 70's and are still using ungrounded sockets.

They use special grounding cables for devices that require grounding. You'll have to screw those into a grounding pole next to the socket.

>>61123089
Summer fag detected.

>>61123120
kek, pretty sure #YOLO is too antique to be used by the mainstream now mate.

>>61122195
England Wallsockets are an abomination.

(Let's put fuses into every socket to save on copper.)

>>61122222
Wasted get

>>61123131
Agreed

>>61122108
false

>>61121637
why is that blue... it's 3p...

>>61122851
>no shit sherlock, should screwdrivers also prevent you from plugging them into sockets?
Not me, but a lot of houses burnt here in russia because of stupid normies done that. That should not be optional.

>use the thin version for netbooks
Tell that to fucking manufacturers.

Thats problem of the socket. All stuff should be inside.

>>61122489
>an RCD would trip the circuit before it got to the point in your pic
I don't think you know what an RCD is.

>>61121746
The plugs are interchangeable anyway.

>>61121486
Reversing the polarity can be deadly in some appliances.

For instance, take a toaster. Let's assume that is works like this:
the live is connected to the switch, and then the heating element is connected to the neutral, and the circuit is powered by flipping the switch on, which connects the live to the heating element.

If the polarity is reversed, the live is now always on the heating element. If some idiot touches the heating element with a fork or something, he'll get electrocuted, because the heating element is live. The circuit is completed by having current going through your body to ground.

This is why polarity is very important, and why you should never stick something conductive in your toaster. Because you never know the retard who did the wiring.

Now when it comes to the electric circuit itself, the polarity itself won't matter, your shit will still work, because of the AC nature of the current.

If you somehow had DC electricity out of your wall, then the polarity would definitely matter, and everything above would not apply. Although I've never seen a home socket powered by DC.

>>61122088
>You mean the UK plug.

Not recessed, not compatible with the rest of Europe.

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>>61122251
if that receptacle was installed to CSA recommendations that wouldn't have happened

>>61122195
>t. eurocuck

last time I checked Britain had as much problems with immigrants as the rest of Europe too.

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>>61120999
>Japan without a ground.
Living life to the max.

>>61123481
Yeay, the only difference is german can be plug upside down

>>61122251
Sorry about your autism friend.

>>61123580
Why, it does not seem like it would matter.

>>61122132
My apartment doesn't even have grounded outlets...

>>61123613
Picture is from google image

>>61123636
Then it's shit. Pretty self explanatory.

>>61121022
>no ground prong/hole/whatever

enjoy having your appliances randomly fried

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>>61120999
The 'merican choice

>>61120999
In Brazil they chances the plugs for a political/economic(aka corruption) reason.

>>61123622
The other orientation prevents the plug from falling out, thus preventing the gap in the first place. Not to mention the only prong the coin would have hit would have been the ground.

>>61123622
with the hot and neutral on top the coin will have a near guaranteed chance to create a short. With only the ground pin on top the coin would have to somehow fall around the pin to hit the hot

>>61123580
I guess the ground up design takes into account for gravity dropping stuff in from the top. But I can still jam coins in through the bottom.

>>61123622
Something metallic falling on it would only contact the ground pin, which carries little to no current by default, instead of contacting the neutral/live pins. Now of course you can still get something in there if you really try, but if you're really trying you kinda deserve injury/death.

>>61121984
>>61122022
/thread.
The fact that it is not recessed is not an issue at all since the internals are protected by plastic covers with the actual connections laying deeper inside.

>>61120999
British. It's god tier, so many reasons. Look at Tom Scott's video, for example.

>>61121892
yeah he knows what he's talking about but it's nice to have reversible sockets, like most of Europe (the german flag socket)

>>61121225
>>>/pol/
i think you're looking for the designated shitting board

>>61121800
Wew

Also captcha asked for all boxes with helicopters. What did it mean by this?

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>>61121311
but we euros have these too

>>61121800
holy shit

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>>61123722
Nah. The only things it has going for it are the fuse which is an antiquated idea anyway and having a safety by default, but those can easily be retrofitted in Schuko sockets for example (pic related). You can also of course buy various sockets with safeties.

>>61123523
if you stick a fork into a toaster your death would be beneficial to the gene pool anyway

>>61120999
upper right looks happy :) so I choose happy one :)

Italian.
I find it funny ironic though that North America standardized its outlets before the EU though.

>>61123805
I fucking hate those things. You always shoot off because the lip's incredibly narrow. British' solution seems way more elegant.

>>61121493
that one isn't recessed into the wall like Schuko for example, so kids with their thin fingers can touch a connected plug

>>61123838
that's what happens when you invent electricity :^)

Swiss and huehua are best for clean, slim and functional.

German is second best for dat construction (leading, exposed ground which doubles as retention, how rad is that?) just too bulky.

kike, Danish, French, Italian are also fine.

rest are shit for various reasons.

Fake news
We have German-like socket

t. Russia

>>61123893

swiss best plus cross compatible with

>>61123769

The Japanese one, its simple

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>>61120999
israel one is other way around. pic related is my monitor's socket

>>61123934
It's literally the same as the US one, without grounding though.

>>61123953

mfw it looks like an ayy lmao

>>61123953
If the middle one is the grounding, then it's probably proper to do it as in OP's picture.

>>61123953
these creep me out, they look like alien babies, and they're not even properly recessed.

>>61123827
No shit.

The point was to show how polarity can affect a device, and why it is important.

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>>61123963
>It's literally the same as the US one

Is it?

>>61123845
But like I said, you can also buy sockets with preinstalled safeties which work similarly to the british ones.

>>61124024
Same as early 20th century US. Before polarity and ground were considered necessary.

Mains power in Japan is 100V/50Hz, so the risk of serious harm is somewhat less.

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>>61122069

Fuck you, we have those on Argentina and they fucking suck, have you tried plugging one of those at night with barely any light? We used to have the European standard, but some faggot changed it and now everything comes with this aussy piece of shit plug, not a single South American country uses this one, they all use the American or European, WHY WE HAVE THIS FUCKING PLUG I DON'T UNDERSTAND REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE3EEEEEEEEEEEEE

110V is for suckers.

>>61120999
2nd row, #3 counting from left

>>61124054
so if I were to go to Glorious Nippon, and took my laptop and it's grounded US power adapter, what would I do? Just shrug and say "lol, who needs a ground anyway"?

UK plug prongs are thick and long, the earth prong is the longest and goes in first, the live and neutral prongs beneath are insulated so unintentional finger contact cant take place when plugging them in

>>61123523
>you never know the retard who did the wiring.

This is why I think fixed polarity is actually LESS safe.

When manufacturers and rating agencies treat both wires as potentially live they will impose proper safety measures.

If they assume one line is just neutral they probably won't take such safety measures.
And then any idiot re-wiring the device (which is a common thing to do) can potentially create a death trap.

>>61124170
Pretty much. You can do the same in the US with one of those 3 pin -> 2 pin adapters. Ground isn't necessary like 99.9% of the time.

>>61124170
>my laptop and it's grounded US power adapter

Why is it grounded?

I don't think I've ever seen a grounded laptop charger.

I used to work as an electrician and the danish (fuga) outlets are very nice to install.
I have also install the schuko outlets and they are really bad compared to the fuga outlets.
The swizz ones are also pretty good, they have one with 3 sockets which uses the same space as 1 schuko.

>>61120999
>why the fuck was there a need to have a whole bunch of different types in the first place? Who needed to be a special snowflake first?
No one was the "special snowflake", they all were. There was no "standard plug" when electricity first started spreading so lots of companies just came up with their own. There were competing plug types even just in America until the current one became the de facto standard in USA. Same for everywhere else.

And now we're stuck with them for legacy reasons.

>>61124252
I don't know why it is, I just know that it is. It has a three-pin connector on the brick and came with a grounded cable to plug into it. It's a Clevo that I bought a few years ago when my Asus died.

>>61124252
It's used for line filter circuits sometimes.

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>>61120999
>nyaapassu

>>61121637
This, only fatphobic bigots hate big, beautiful plugs.

T H I C C

germany sk eu one is best. its embedded into the wall so furniture doesnt knock the plug loose

>>61122222
Checked.

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>>61123598
I know my fedora Japanese acer has one of these grounds on it.
Fucking nips might as well use the us standard already what the fuck.

also the german plug design doesnt hurt like hell if you accident step on them

>>61121021
Just use whatever don't use ground. It's good for you you don't need ground.
Electric engineer

>>61124454
kek

>>61124252
Mine is grounded. hp. Go figure.

Over all best: korea
Bonus for easy to carry, small and light: US & japan

worst:
UK: Burdenede by excessive regulation, bluky, expenive

source: have used them

>>61123681
>>61123682
>>61123698
Only matters for devices with ground pins, still unsafe

>>61124765
korea uses the german design. koreas motorways use american interstate signage designs, same kind of interstate designs, lane markings are similar too yellow and white instead of whats chinas doing copying autobahn designs

>>61123745
>designated shitting

Nice try Rajesh. Get back to studying for your Microjew certificate.

The criteria for a good plug are:
Cost>simplicity>compatibility>space>design>security.
So the Swiss / Brazilian plug is the winner.
Here we see the superior Swiss design winning again.

By 2017 all standards are safe.

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>>61123953

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God-tier cable + socket

Thank you murica from europe

>>61123827
>sticking metal things into a toaster
it's like the one acceptable use of chopsticks in a white household

>>61120999
i like the japanese one with 6 usbs

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>>61124457
Real man us real plugs that can handle some abuse, like being driven over.

Iceland also uses the Dansk one.

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>>61121060
>using polarized electricity
fucking plebeian.

The only good answer would be any reversible plug or pic related... if only 4chan wasn't throwing a fucking tantrum about corrupted metadata, so use your google-fu on "Industrial Electrical Plug"

>>61123580
Ground is supposed to point to the ground retard. Why do you think they named it that.

German and Italian ones are the best.

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BTicino is objectively the best
prove me wrong

>>61125581
German Schuko is objectively inferior to the Italian Schuko

>>61120999
For fuck's sake, switzerland and brazil are not the same plug

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why can some american plugs be inserted either way while others can not?

>>61126290
Polarization

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>>61121800
Absolutely bravo.

>>61120999
>Which is the best one?
The one that's most safe
>and why the fuck was there a need to have a whole bunch of different types in the first place? Who needed to be a special snowflake first?
Different countries have different power grids. Voltage and frequency vary between countries , these plugs ensure that the device you're plugging in is compatible with the frequency and voltage.

>>61126401
why would some things need polarized power while others would not?

>>61126448
Something something toasters... Something lamp sockets.

>>61120999
Anything 50htz is shit tier

>>61125439
Polarized electricity is safer mate.

The German one since that's what we're using.
t. Romanian

>>61123558
>not compatible with the rest of Europe

who gives a fuck

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>>61126577
how so? because you have 50% less change of getting shocked when you put a screwdriver in the socket?
That's a lame excuse for a standard which doesn't even support USB-C-kind of plugs.
And with not-polarized you get sweet sockets like pic related. Just LOOK at this gorgeous shit, it is compatible with A, C, F, groundless E, F/E hybrids and both L plugs. Look at this, 6 different plugs can be used on a single socket. You can't do this on polarized.

>>61126999
In the off chance that you have a shitty switch which only switches off the hot wire, then you'd be boned if you plugged the device in the wrong way because you'd only be switching off the neutral wire and there'd still be a voltage on the device.

>>61126448
A simple lamp or heater doesn't give a fuck about polarization, but a device like a fan would spin in the wrong direction if not plugged in the right way, and a shitty power supply will have the voltage flipped.

>>61121987
Sounds like it's your house burning down then

>>61127036
>Shitty switch that only switches the hot wire
American here. That's how our light switches work. Only the hot is interrupted. In fact, it's rare to see a single pole double throw anywhere at all.

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This would be the perfect plug. Strong, grounded, safe, no wrong way to plug it in, compact, secure, and fucking beautiful.

All of you can suck my penis.

>>61127119
You mean in the all or in standalone lights? I can understand in the wall because it's not something you wire yourself really. But for appliances they're generally made for a global market, meaning they have to deal with non-polarized stuff.

>>61127036
There's no such concept as a "hot wire" for non-polarized, and as such both the magnetothermic circuit breaker and the residual-current device have to cut BOTH wires.

>>61127134
Too expensive/too difficult to make. Those rings will either bend extremely easily resulting in easy shorts, or be incredibly thick and costly.

>>61127163
You have to pay a little extra for the best in the wolrd

>>61127156
Non-polarized electricity isn't used anyway. It's all about if the plug is polarized or not, the wires leading up to them are polarized anyway with a hot and a neutral.

>>61127134
wait a second, i almost got rused by your cloaked parasitic capacitance.
Very clever bait.

>>61120999
Schuko.

>>61127145
Basically everything. Anything with a switch will have a polarized plug, and relies on that to switch the right line. Anything with a switch and no polarization is either not certified, or the switch isn't a real switch (electronic standby).

>>61127134
> Step on any other plug, nothing happens
> Step on this plug, rings are permanently deformed rendering it useless

Don't even need to step on it, just dropping it will result in the same issue eventually.
Also unless that black base sinks into the socket before the metal makes contact with live wiring, there will be issues with live current metal being exposed resulting in dangers if you don't insert it far enough.

>>61127233
>Also unless that black base sinks into the socket before the metal makes contact with live wiring, there will be issues with live current metal being exposed resulting in dangers if you don't insert it far enough.
Just make the outer on ground.

>>61127233
>Step on this plug, rings are permanently deformed rendering it useless
Wrong. Cylinders are a very stong shape and can handle many steppings without issue.

>>61120999
Do what China does, their powerstrips are all like some weird ass universal shit.

Anyways EU standards are best.

>>61120999
Denmark's if only for the happy face

>>61127277
Cilinders of sufficient material, to be as strong as a regular plug you'd need way more material because you need to have it all around. Sure it's less thick than a normal prong, but still more overall.

Denmark a cute.

>>61122128
>>61122601
WARNING : The /dpt/ gatekeeper is testing your ability to detect a redditor by baiting hard. Do not respond.

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Russian one.

>>61121021
Fpbp

>>61124793
>Only matters for devices with ground pins
see
>>61122132
>God tier: Grounded plug
>Shit tier: Ungrounded plug

Thanks for agreeing with me retard.

Schuko-country here, i kinda like the UK plugs because it has no exposed metal bits and every plug comes with a built-in fuse.

>>61123914
So that's the reason why a lot of russians migrated to germany in the 80s and 90s.

>>61121416
We use those at the mcdonald's I work at.

>>61120999
Is that japanese one 3 separate sockets? I don't know how to feel about 3 ungrounded sockets being so close to each other, absolute shit design and by far the worst one in that pic.

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These are fun.

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Powercon

>>61120999
Denmark is so happy

>>61128653
That's a good point.

British is the best, but you're headed straight to an early grave if you ever accidentally step on one of those fucking plugs.

>>61120999
Japan

I use fibreoptic cables to power my devices

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>>61124170

Or buy a double-insulated (Class II) charger.

>>61120999
japan, fuck having 3 prongs

>>61120999
Denmark looks happy

US looks shocked

>>61121792
Fun fact: Brazil is that 'perfect' standard that experts agreed on.

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>>61121350

This

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>>61121800

Would read again

>>61120999
technically?
the german or french one.

in practice?
probably the american one.

It's just the simplicity of the american that akes it so great. but has some shortcomings

>>61120999
Swiss, its recessed and has the ground facing up so there is no chance of dropping a metal object on the +/-. Plus it's small

>>61123953
ayyy lmao

>>61124252
I have one. derp

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>>61121021
/thread

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Why doesn't every country have switches on their sockets? It surprised me when I went on holiday.
How do you turn things off?

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>>61121416

>>61129897
Yuro here, my country does. Where the fuck you been on holiday?

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This is the best standard, prove me wrong.

(Pro tip, you probably can.)

>>61129897

It's a really bad idea for things that should not be turned off that way, such as computers.

>>61120999
NA here, our socket is actually dogshit

>hard to plug in the dark
>pins can be easily exposed while live
>should probably be renamed "The Darwin Socket" for how much it contributes to natural selection
>flimsy pins can be bent easily
>can't decide if it's a grounded or polarized outlet so it tries to be both

>>61121800
Marketing departments are getting wiser. I am unironically pricing these for work ATM.

>>61130166
3.5mm jack is great for analogue audio, mediocre for data transfer, but what the fuck are you doing trying to use it for power delivery?

>>61120999
The Swiss/Brazilian one is absolutely the best.
The worst is clearly the Japanese and the USA one, the Italian looks very retarded too

>>61127935
>GFI
>Polarized
>Grounded
>Probably have a fucking shutter
>All this attention to safety
>And the pins can still be exposed while live
10/10 design

China / Aus / NZ.

They have switches on their plugs.

>>61121633
>>61125959
They are compatible if you don't use ground.

>>61130245

Actually that is the 1/4 inch one, as I figured it could handle more power. But think about it.

-The hot is too far from the outside for anything to accidentally touch it.

- Kid with a nail: The AC will short to neutral or ground, not the kid, so the spark is unlikely to hurt the child.

- It also is rugged and plugs in any direction, and isn't a foot stabber if you step on it.

>>61127935
>>61130280

Another advantage: No country puts more than 120 volts through this so there is no risk of exploding or underpowered devices.

The British one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q

>>61124220

This. Don't stake the safety of your device on someone else's competence.

all of the ones without switches are automatically disqualified.

>>61123663
Or your metallic chink goods killing you when the case goes live.

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>>61120999

>>61130308
>They have switches on their plugs.
Other countries don't?

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>>61124247
>Ground isn't necessary like 99.9% of the time.

>>61130399
It's still full on autism tier redundancy.
Stick that fucking fuse in the museum where it belongs and just switch to Schuko already.
Or do they admit to being a hundred years behind the continent as far as HPFI goes?

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>>61123636
>apartment has no grounded outlets
>tell landlord
>"uh anon just use the grounded-to-ungrounded adapter i gave you"
>try to explain to this illiterate shitskin that that's not how grounding works
>"fine whatever, i'll get it fixed up this weekend"
>landlord shows up on Saturday morning with a bag full of grounded-to-ungrounded adapters
>"here kid, now you have enough for all the outlets"

>>61129897
That's not a standard, that's just a vanity socket. You can find those in any fancy tools store.

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>>61130166
>>61130245

>>61130361


So being a polite troll didn't work. Maybe I should use more swear words?

>>61121022
yes
the simplest and most aesthetic

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this one

>>61125275
>Real man us real plugs that can handle some abuse, like being driven over.

That is not the type of risk that occurs often in your living room.

>>61126290
Because America is in 19th century infrastructure.

>>61130715
The ground wire is usually just connected to a screw in the wall stud that the socket is attached to, at least in american homes. Does not really do much.

>>61120999
The one with as little force needed to plug it into the hole while still maintaining a firm grip on the plug

Brit style is generally acknowledged to be the best feature-wise, but it's clunky as hell

>>61131269
this is unironically the goat choice if you have to supply a lot of power to something outdoors temporarily, or onto something mobile where permanently wiring it isn't really practical.

With that being said I have no clue why we have switched entirely to wireless power via magnetic resonance yet for basically all household items. Outlets are fucking archaic

This thread has descended into stupidity.
Yes, British plugs are safer, in large part due to the fuse. Therefore, less prone to fires.

Yes, USAicans will argue that grass is blue & cows can levitate if there's some comparison between the USA & other nations.

Re: thread topic.

http://p.globalsources.com/IMAGES/PDT/B1058708685/Universal-electric-switched-socket.jpg

There, the Chinese solved it.

>>61120999
Why are the French/Korean/Russian ones so similar yet so different?

>>61126508
>>61127068
Things that only happen in America

>>61124096
Because it's the best and based Argentina recognises that

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>>61128253
Just remember, we're only working it part time
Hang in there

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I have 2 of this in my garage. Comfy as hell.

>>61120999
>and why the fuck was there a need to have a whole bunch of different types in the first place? Who needed to be a special snowflake first?

countries have different voltage or ampage w/e
It's a safeguard

american because ground is obviously important

>>61120999
swiss. three sockets with earth where the germans could only cram one in ghe same mounting box. and 230v.

>>61130864
I'd think about moving out of there.

Who knows if the place might suddenly just burn down.

>>61120999
Uhh...as a Swiss, I can say that we also use the German type. So both.
Plus: German type works in Russia, but Russian one doesn't work in Germany, because it's too "fat".

>>61133896
Schuko really? I find yours much more convenient.

>>61123558

Neither was the UK as a whole it seems

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>>61127134
>every plug in the country is a small cylinder shaped capacitor
>Untold megajoules of energy being held in them while turned on
>Power goes out
>All that power surges back into the system
>explosions and chaos

You are ISIS aren't you?!?!

Italy is retarded.

>>61125043
kek

>>61131344
Because sometimes polarization doesn't matter and you don't need a ground.

>>61133019
Are you a fucking idiot?
Yes, you are.
The guy was asking about what WOULD happen if there was no polarization on the plug.

>>61131269
I love that channel so much

>>61120999
Dem Switches

Italy's seems superior to me.

>>61134363
of course, in my home, every plug is schuko so I need a dozen of adapters to use them

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>>61134785

>>61123767
They're coming for ya.
Godspeed anon, see you on the other side

>>61121022 Eastern europe and russia use shuko type sockets for more than 30 years already. PE contact is a must since '85

>>61127068
>fan
>alternative current
>spin in the wrong direction
Try again

>>61132797 They are almost the same. "Russian" ones have no PE and a little bit thinner contacts. So you can plug "russian" appliance in to shuko with no problem, but not all shuko plugs could fit into russian socket.

American

>>61120999
Dane here, design wise I like our ":D" sockets. But if I had to choose I would use the British ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q

>>61129897
>How do you turn things off?
With the switch on the thing

IN SOVIET RUSSIA GROUND IS >>61123663

>>61122051
>or schuko (ie. rest of europe) compatible.
>implying you can't open up the cable and remove the middle pin
How retarded are you?

>>61120999
Wrong, i'm Russian and most sockets here are the EU type (3rd from the left on the 2nd row)
the 4th from the left on the 2nd row is an outdated Soviet one which nothing uses now since it's completely unsafe

>>61120999
Denmark's is best because it's the cutest

I'm from the UK, so no bias

>>61120999
I like my standard euro plug because it's nice and clean, can be plugged in however you want an the compact non-grounded version allows for great power strips with shit ton of outlets! (we have German type here with a rare Russian type here and there in really old houses). The runner up design wise for me is the UK plug because most plugs have built-in surge and short protection (they're kinda bulky tho).

>>61128718
This, I'd love to use this at home. Small and reliable.

Good thing I have the based Italian one

>>61133573
Thanks senpai, you too.

>>61125679

I still have those in my other house
I even have an audio plug make like a MAGIC plug to use a speaker in a different room from where the amp is.

I don't have time to change those plugs. Plus i have SO MANY cords and connector left over by all the guys who had switched to other standars in the curse of the past 3 decades.....

>>61120999
Schuko-Masterrace.

Depending on every electrician (and extension cord) to wire the polarity up correctly is dangerous.

>>61120999

I swear to god, i can't understand Brits. They put fuses everywhere, and a switch... but then they are the ones with electric hot faucets. ELECTIR hot faucets.

Not even ex USSR countries have those. That's shit from south America, and India if they were to ever wash themselves or any of their belongings.

>>61131958
>There, the Chinese solved it.
By getting rid of outlets?

>>61137280
Brits don't drink from Hot-Water taps on accord of shitty hot-water-tanks.

Therefore some have only cold water-taps.

>>61135091
You're of course correct. I was really grasping for examples of where polarization is truly required, so I imagined a dc case fan through a rectifier, but figured going into that would be confusing.