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by sagichmal 2389 days ago
??? The UK plug is gargantuan and unwieldy, and the inbuilt fuse a pointless anachronism grandfathered in via historical momentum. The Euro plug is better in every way.
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I don't get why this person is being downvoted. He's right. There is such a thing as overengineering, and the UK plug is the poster child.