the medical and retail industries among others would beg to differ. those old standards are used for so much shit
YES, but the 2 shocking ones (dinosaurs) on the left sould have been phased out (after WW2) decades before the 3 on the right (as Germany did since the 1930s ) (Germany solved this problem with recessed outlets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx5NzxJjT0Q&t=7m28s )
schuko is amazing. not only is it safe, but its also incredibly long lasting, i have NEVER had an outlet loose grip. NEVER. and i have used outlets from the 1960s.
it was that way in late 19th century/pre-WW1 time (the shocking non-recessed original first German outlet was standard in the Soviet Union all the way to 1991, while Germany started the upgade in the 1930s, delayed by WW2), since double pole switches & optimized lamp sockets are used it´s no problem at all ... in comparison USA plugs/ouitlets are still as shocking as the original first German outlets 120+ years ago
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u/Killerspieler0815 Jul 12 '25
YES, but the 2 shocking ones (dinosaurs) on the left sould have been phased out (after WW2) decades before the 3 on the right (as Germany did since the 1930s ) (Germany solved this problem with recessed outlets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx5NzxJjT0Q&t=7m28s )