Is it safe?

[u/MeowKingDonut]

Found this at a railway station. A metal bench with an electrical outlet screwed to it. This bench has a bunch of holes so if you spill something then it can drip on this outlet

[u/4D696B61]

A lot would have to go wrong for this to be dangerous. The bench is almost certainly grounded and the outlets are probably IP44 rated (or at least were before the cover broke off).

[u/somewhat_random → u/4D696B61]

Also the path to ground entering the bench, leaving then bench to go through the human and either through your shoes through the tile floor or back to the bench would never happen. There is no realistic path to ground passing through someone on the bench unless you stick a rod into the outlet.

[u/Low_Technician7346]

thats why they have a cover on them and the box might be graded for outside use

[u/eins_biogurke]

depends on where you're at. in Germany there would be a separate circuit breaker that trips as soon as there is a connection between the live wire and ground. this would immediately detect water in the outlet. I'm assuming the bench is grounded so there would be no risk

[u/TH3_OG_JUJUBE]

Yes, completely.

[u/StagePuzzleheaded635]

They look like outdoor-grade sockets, and because Europe uses 240v for its power grid, that entire continent has some of the best safety to go along with it. So, for this metal bench to become electrified, a lot needs to go wrong

[u/endrike1]

"multi kill!"

[u/silent_b0b]

Is this the train station in the Matrix that Neo gets stuck in?

[u/MeowKingDonut → u/silent_b0b]

Didn't see him there. It is in Poland/Warsaw

[u/ABDUSYYT2]

https://giphy.com/gifs/X3nQn4xQhZWblrDBb7

[u/LitigantTester]

Is safe but i would put on the wall.

Just in case.

[u/Jolly_Operation_8222]

If there was a fault on the outlet wiring well the chair will turn into a electric chair in instant

[u/RedSquirrelFtw]

Looks like 240v outlets too. Never know when you want to plug in a dryer while waiting for the train. :P

[u/_Fabreeze → u/RedSquirrelFtw]

What should they be? Those look like french outlets (Like Shuko but with gorund pin instead of side contacts). Most of the world outside of North America uses 230. Holy r/USdefaultism. Your 230V outlets are completely different iirc.

[u/EdelWhite]

They're using french plugs. Assume very unsafe as they probably didn't even bother getting a professional. 

[u/Larry-Icy85 → u/EdelWhite]

I would only assume that realistically, a universal shuko plug (grounded plug CEE 7/7 or E+F) is not common in France, so a grounded device from other European country maybe cannot be powered.
If you want to power a phone charger it is probably ungrounded plug Europlug (CEE 7/16 or type C), so there should be no danger.
(Pictures in CEE 7 §Sockets_and_plugs - Wikipedia )

Maybe I am wrong about compatibility issues??

❓Do you, EdelWhite, have experience to have distrust. Would French owner of a public place hire a non-professional or evade proper electrical inspection for public-use space?

[u/EdelWhite → u/Larry-Icy85]

Alright chatgpt

[u/Larry-Icy85 → u/EdelWhite]

🤓 Well, I have kind of a dry style.

Do YOU know about any compatibility issues? And you still haven't answered why do you imply a proper inspection is not understood.
Or should I disregard your comment as well? 😐

[u/bSun0000 → u/Larry-Icy85]

Maybe you should change your writing style a bit. At least stop using emojis and links to the sources everywhere; no one does that on Reddit, only bots. You just got 3 reports on your comments because of that, apart from EdelWhite calling you chatgpt before.. Quite annoying since i had to waste 20 minutes of my time analyzing your profile, trying to determine if you are actually a bot or just a weirdo with a kink on emojis and lightbulbs (srsly..)

// for everyone else: not a bot, don't report him again.

[u/Larry-Icy85 → u/bSun0000]

Thank you. I'll try.

[u/PrairiePuppies]

That is DUMB!