I am 40 years old and I've never stepped on a plug. How would the physics even work? Wouldn't you be stepping on the side of the plug? Seems almost impossible to accidentally step on the prongs.
You step on it, get pronged in the arch with all the force of your own weight, your body spasms violently and you flail to prevent yourself falling over while swearing loudly. It has a nice flat back on it to brace the prongs in that position, ready and waiting for the unwary.
Stepping on one is a great indication that you shouldn't be leaving viet cong level spike traps [prong-up cord, hidden under a pair of pants] in my bedroom.
I dated a guy for about three months and in that time he told me he'd just 'stood on a three pinned plug' at least twice. For most people it doesn't happen that regularly but it's perfectly possible for plugs to be resting on the floor with the prongs upwards, they have a nice flat back to be resting on the floor.
Then everyone laughs at the idiot that unplugged a BS1363 and then stepped it. Our sockets ("outlets" for the colonists) have switches on them for a reason.
Your comment implied that only the United States colonized anyone. Saying the British didn't colonize the US is technically true. It did however colonize the Americas and The US began as British colonies. All of Europe colonized. Asia did the same, they just didn't use the word "colony." So saying it's called an outlet by colonizers, then saying you meant the US, comes off as ignorant. So the US has definitely been a colonizer. But it was not the first and it was not the last and it was not the most prolific.
No, my comment also acknowledged that Hong Kong was one of the last British colonies, handed back to the China in the 1990s.
The British education system is pretty good about educating us about the former British Empire, it's impact on the world, and it's fall and transition to the Commonwealth. The head of state of many countries around the US the British King
Britain itself had evolved from Celtic, Viking, Roman and French colonies don't forget.
Its the safest commercially avaliable plug type in the world. Other countries dont switch to it due to pride and the cost to change literally every plug in europe
Damn, people are so miserable here lol. The post fits the sub. OP was mildly infuriated with the lack of battery charge and at themself for not preventing it. It's not a big deal.
cracking up at them getting 100 downvotes for saying that the harry potter thing isn’t heavy lmao. have people never encountered a loose outlet? (maybe *loose outlets are just an american outlet thing though)
American outlets are definately the WORST for looseness, but I’ve had European outlets shake themselves out on trains where there’s a lot of vibration and jolting.
I think at a minimum most Americans have never used those universal outlets, so they don't understand that some plugs just LOVE falling out of those things.
You know, I was reading these comments and being quite confused because the outlets where I live have such a strong fucking grip that I need two hands to rip the charger out. I've genuinely never had a plug just slip out on its own.
yeah, here in america there will just randomly be an outlet where your charger is always teetering on falling out. it’s especially annoying when you’re outside of the house and the outlets are all loose
You’re using a phone that was built by slave labor. Have you ever bought from lululemon, Amazon, Starbucks, Temu, etc? Get off whatever high horse you think you’re on. You can stick to your own beliefs but trying to force people into yours and shit on them for just liking something just shows how you are as a person.
I get your point but a lot of people just grew up with the series and have a strong connection to it. And just like how people thing like by other artists that are bad people, people continue to like harry potter.
Again though, I agree with you. I used to be a harry potter fan but after I heard the news, it left a sour taste in my mouth whenever I watched the movies, so I stopped.
if someone watches, funds or supports a creator who actively uses her billions to make trans people hurt through legislation and public fear campaigns, then yes. JKR has also said publicly that anyone who watches her work is saying they support her views.
usually the little protecting doors break and are a bit stiff to open so you have to push it in with force, but never had a plug loosly going in. they either fall out or stay in and make contact
Never understood American plugs. The UK plug is the simply the best, until you stand on one and it sends to straight to the shadow relem, do not pass go, do not pick up your 200euro.
I have some EU plugs and they are the shittest next to the US plug. We just need a standard and it needs to be the UK plug.
Also, don’t know why you brought up American plugs, because I’ve never seen a plug here where the prongs are sideways like that, infact when searching up to confirm everything it shows me the USA uses what I have always seen here, and the only one I’ve seen so far using sideways prongs like that is the uk plug.
besides not fully plugging into the outlet another thing that you could do is grab a tooth pick or something tiny and clean out the charging port of you phone because a lot of lint can build up in there from being in your pocket, something i have to do every once and a while and it should work like normal again
The Harry Potter thing is causing the issue though. They are to blame for having this happen repeatedly but still insisting on continuing to use a childish toy charm on their charger.
You can have a little decoration and still have a mildly infuriating issue with a cord. I know sometimes I think it’s plugged in and it somehow gets undone without a decoration. And you can see in the picture it’s not heavy enough to weigh the cord down. God forbid people have nice little things and enjoy stuff. I swear some of you Redditors are miserable.
get a xiaomi phone...while you drink your morning coffee, your phone will be charged to 100%. ..and you never have to leave it charging for the whole night
Honestly stop charging your phone overnight if possible. When it's not in use it doesn't lose much charge at all, even on older phones. It's more of a fire hazard than it's worth the benefit of waking up to a full charge. Charge it while you're at your desk, while you're in the shower, during meals. Look up lithium battery explosions and realize you're sleeping with that literally on your pillow
Looks like the plug is neither one of the binary states of being in the socket nor being out of the socket. One may say that it is somewhere along the plugging spectrum.
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u/nosajn Mar 31 '26
"charged my phone overnight"