Mildly Interesting

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This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

idk I'm not from the us but i think these are pretty common?
hole is just there for making production easier

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, it’s also a Euro plug with US pins. I’ve never seen that mashup before. 🤷‍♀️

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

oh,youre right, i kinda forgot us plugs are rectangular

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There is the occasional round one out there, but they wouldn’t have “the France hole”.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hole is just there for making production easier

The holes allow the socket to grip the plug more firmly according to this page.

But, yes. These plugs are completely normal in Japan at least.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

technology connections made a video on it, none of the sockets actually use the holes, and ones that do, do it unintentionally

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Would you say the lack of the hole is not very interesting?