Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on June 23rd, 2009
I’ve never been to the UK myself, mostly because I don’t trust their large and obese outlet plugs. Yep, your plugs are enough to keep me away from your country. I mean, if you can’t figure out a small plug… Well, I don’t want any part of that. The large UK plugs may soon change however, thanks to one designer.
The video is slow side, but here’s a breakdown. Like us, the UK is filled with slim electronics, but those gadgets have actually become skinnier than the required 1.8-inch-thick power plug. This new design can collapse to just 1cm (or .4 inches) when not in use, allowing it to squeeze into small bags and pockets. And no more unnecessary pressure on the prongs when your bag is set down the wrong way.
“I don’t trust their large and obese outlet plugs.” ROFL
As a Brit who has lived in the US for the last 6 years I still can’t get used to the small, under-powered, dangerous sockets that count as a household supply in the US. Check the bulky plugs used for driers and ovens in the US (on the same 220/240volt as the UK) and you realise the British plug is already pretty small, it also doesn’t fall out of the wall easily, and guides the cable along the wall rather than directly out from it, reducing the risk of tripping over power cords. America has some great advantages over the Uk but the power supply and wall sockets is not one of them, hell if I turn on my microwave and hoover on the same circuit as a table lamp then the lamp goes dim, never had that happen in the UK!
Genius!!!! Can’t believe it’s taken this long to modernize the plug…. Look forward to this
“I don’t trust their large and obese outlet plugs.” ROFL
As a Brit who has lived in the US for the last 6 years I still can’t get used to the small, under-powered, dangerous sockets that count as a household supply in the US. Check the bulky plugs used for driers and ovens in the US (on the same 220/240volt as the UK) and you realise the British plug is already pretty small, it also doesn’t fall out of the wall easily, and guides the cable along the wall rather than directly out from it, reducing the risk of tripping over power cords. America has some great advantages over the Uk but the power supply and wall sockets is not one of them, hell if I turn on my microwave and hoover on the same circuit as a table lamp then the lamp goes dim, never had that happen in the UK!
what’s a hoover?