Is your country a voltlet? Australia, no

orange/brown = first world

>>76112951
this

Why nips have 2 different hz

>>76112951
this
GOD BLESS THE USA

>>76113002
McDonalds and American military bases.

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>>76112981
>Brazil
>Venezuela
>Colombia
>Mexico
>Saudi Arabia
>1st world

the absolute STATE of no zealand in that map

>>76113066
At least we have hot women with little noses

Is this why amerifats dont have electric kettles?

>>76113066
all the countries you named are more first world than argentina

>>76113123
at least we're not starving

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>>76113002
history
same reason we use imperial measurements, we adapted before the standard was set, and its too expensive to fix now (with the cost to change over rising exponentially every year that it doesnt get fixed)

Japan had two competing power grids because they built them back when the technology was first invented
neither standard wanted to give up, and now its just the status qou

lmao is that Liberia that is orange in Africa? It's adorable how they try to be as American as possible

>>76113147
lol sure, anon, keep deluding yourself

>>76113066
If you die there of electrocution at least it'll be first world

How many american powerpoints does it take to power a lightbulb?

>>76113167
Hard times makes strong men

>>76113240
I don't know if strong, but for sure you'll be slim

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>>76113258

>>76113258
Chavez will protect me from the heaven

We actually use both, a 240/120 system.

>>76113189
>its too expensive to fix now

And it already was during the 50s and 60s when they were thinking about changing it as Europe was rebuilding, but over here most people already had a shitload of appliances and everything so they decided it wasn't worth it.

>>76112908
We should be stripped orange and light blue desu.
t.ECE

>>76113459
sure thing lad, remember to ask for his protection the next time you see a canary

>>76112908
Why is it most areas can get together to share power (you need the same frequency) but South America lost its mind?

>>76113258
la dieta de maduro te pone DURO
>>76113459
it is my shitposting time go eat arepa

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>>76113557
fuck texas

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>>76113601
tell that to africa

>>76113002
got cucked by amerilards

>>76113678
good work argentina

>>76114039
Actually, for some reason the regulatory body that switched to that plug, decided to change the live and neutral contacts. So while I could plug an Australian apliance on my house with no adapter, and not die as long as it was properly designed, I would probably not be allowed to import more than 3 without the government nagging at me and demanding for me to hire authorized personnel to certify it.

t. I worked at a workshop doing that for a year

>>76113613
que paso manaure te me vas a revela bruja

brazil was a mistake

>>76113127
No we don't because a gas burner is quicker/cheaper unless we are rural and then we use an electric range with a kettle on top. Basically having an electric kettle is a sign of living in a van or shitty temporary housing dorm room.

>>76115260
well if you had proper electricity it would be quicker, takes me 30 seconds to boil a cup of water

>>76113622
Yes I'm aware they are a special snowflake but they can isolate themselves from everyone else and has access to fossil fuel reserves. It's baller to be honest.

>>76113678
Everyone assumes even if the entire continent had universal standards they would still be retarded as far as standards went

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>>76115289
a cheap 2 cent transformer does the same exact thing (which can be built into the electric kettle)

we dont use them because gas is cheaper and more efficient at heating

>>76115466
In the USA houses have two phases by means of a center tapped distribution transformer, which gives 120V AC and 240V AC to the house.

120V AC is used for general power outlets and lighting with 240V AC being used for high power devices such as electric hot plates, ovens and refrigerated AC.

In older USA homes 15A breaker circuits are used for general power points but in newer homes thicker wire gets used and 20A circuit breaker circuits are used for general power points.

In Australia for a house normally 16A circuit breaker circuits are used for general power points.

Anyway power = voltage x current thus a 2kW electric kettle immersion element on 240V would pull 2kW/240V = 8.3A while for 120V you get 2kW/120V = 16.6A.

In Australia electric kettles with 2kW immersion elements are fairly common while in the USA 1kW immersion elements tend to be used due to circuit breaker limit hence the longer water boil times for the USA.

>>76113066
>He says, breathing a sigh of relief that his post was able to upload in between power outages

>>76113258
good post

>>76112951
>Madagascar

WE FIRST WORLD NOW

>>76113678
Burgundy = first world

It's a fucking hassle to travel to undeveloped countries that use weird looking plugs and needing to get an adapter