xkcd #3186: Truly Universal Outlet
Title text:
Building Inspectors HATE This One Weird Trick
Transcript:
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3186/
xkcd #3186: Truly Universal Outlet
Title text:
Building Inspectors HATE This One Weird Trick
Transcript:
Transcript will show once it’s been added to explainxkcd.com
Source: https://xkcd.com/3186/
The Schuko plug/socket are the ones that are both grounded and reversible. And are used in most of Europe.
Oddly Poland, Czechia and Slovakia went with the French standard, which isn’t reversible. But helpfully the CEE 7/7 plug is compatible with both that one and Schuko.