On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:20:54 -0400, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:

> On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 14:56:13 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
>  declaimed the following:
>
>
>>Uk 13A plugs are arguably the safest in the world.
>>
>>- square pins allow for better contact reducing risk of fire through
>>overheating and arcing.
>>- the earth pin is mandatory, not optional - unless the earth pin is
>>inserted the live and neutral are not accessible.
>
There's a clue that the pins are too big: the sliding shutters inside the
socket and/or the requirement for dummy blanking plugs to keep small
fingers out of the socket.

The NZ plug is better. The wiping area on the pins is similar to the UK
plugs, because the side areas are similar, but the pins are only 1.5mm
thick, so the holes are far too narrow for inquisitive fingers, or many
screwdrivers for that matter, to go in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS/NZS_3112



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