6 thoughts on “Holes In Their Walls”

  2. No Mask On Your Face, A Big Disgrace, Spreadin Yer Germs All Over the Place

    Looks like the Fianna Fail front bench.

  3. Rapscalion

    You might have thought An Oige might have pasted in an Irish flag beside the brits

  4. Skeptik

    Let’s start a campaign to ditch the British socket and join Europe with Schuko instead.

    1. U N M U T U A L

      Good luck with that! :-)

      BS plug is probably the safest in the world…

      Below is from the interwebs:

      -the powered slots are shuttered until opened by a third safety-pin
      -the pins are covered partway down by an insulator so you cannot touch the metal pins when they are connected
      -the plug has an independent fuse
      -the internal wires are colour-labeled “bLue” for Left and “bRown” for Right
      -the grounding wire is longer than the powered wires (so if the cable is yanked out the ground should be the last thing to disconnect)
      -The distance from pins to edge of plug is large to reduce risk of fingers getting near pins.
      -The cable exits at 90 degrees so that pulling the cable is less likely to pull the plug partially out.
      -The ground pin is longer so last to unplug.
      -It is part of a system that has switches on outlets so that appliances can be turned off at the wall (rather than leaving unplugged plugs lying on the floor).
      -The fuse is located so you have to unplug before changing.
      -cables are clamped by a cord-grip

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