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Why shouldn't electric plugs screw in? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts
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I just watched a TikTok about how people used to plug in things to their light sockets when electricity was first becoming popular. And they kept calling the plug a light socket, what rule says it's not a plug that screws in? And why shouldn't plugs screw in? We have material science to make plugs and cables hard enough that if you kick the wire it still doesn't come out. Electrical connections should be more secure. That's all I'm saying.

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

Your foot catches the cable. It’s immediately taut. Your leg’s caught and you start to fall. Right then, this drywall gives way and the cable, the socket, and a big chunk of drywall come flying forward and crack the back of your skull. You’re out cold.

The exposed wiring touches the pile of foil bags you were carrying. Electricity arcs through the stack igniting the entire thing instantly.

The plastic is burnt off in a toxic cloud, which engulfs everyone present.

In his microplastic gas stupor the first guy to pull out his phone drops it. The wildly oscillating cord being pushed around by boiling steam happens to land on both sides of the phone and sends a vicious arc through the case. The battery overheats and explodes, injuring the cat.

Nice work, screw-in plugs. Nice work indeed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're ripping out drywall because you tripped over a twist lock cord, something (the outlet box) definitely wasn't installed correctly.