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[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago

I'll never understand why the US refuses to modernize the horrid NEMA 5 connectors. A recessed receptacle, insulators around the base of the live and neutral blades, spring-loaded detention mechanism to keep the connector from slipping out... in its current state, it's only two steps removed from sticking the bare wires into the socket.

[-] blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Because everything the EU and the rest of the world does is stupid. By adapting things from other countries would be akin to acknowledging that other countries can do some things better than the US. But this can't be, since the US is Numbaaa 1! /s

[-] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 14 hours ago

i don't live in north america, but this was in a house from the 1910s.

[-] autriyo@feddit.org 8 points 23 hours ago

Tbh insulating the blades bases would be a huge step in the right direction, and there's no remodeling required.

At least for homeowners, factories would need new production lines presumably.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

Arrogance: we especially don’t want to do it because the rest of the world does.
Cost: not the equipment, though that can get pretty pricey considering we up the margins on everything, but mostly labor; labor is ungodly expensive (they cry insurance or (my fave) “you’re paying for the years of experience”).