Flying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1202arrow-down1imageWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square44fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 months agoI’ve definitely had that happen to me, sort of at random, in the U.S. But it doesn’t seem to have any effect. It’s not like a gigantic spark and it’s pretty contained.
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoOh I’ve never seen that in the US, maybe I just didn’t notice
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoHome electricity in North America has roughly half the voltage as elsewhere in the world, and double the voltage is double the arcing potential, so that figures.
I’ve definitely had that happen to me, sort of at random, in the U.S.
But it doesn’t seem to have any effect. It’s not like a gigantic spark and it’s pretty contained.
Oh I’ve never seen that in the US, maybe I just didn’t notice
Home electricity in North America has roughly half the voltage as elsewhere in the world, and double the voltage is double the arcing potential, so that figures.