Alexa suggests lethal challenge to child

Re:Alexa suggests lethal challenge to child by kuschku on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @11:51AM (#29715422)

> "Schuko plug partially inserted in CEE 7/1 non-earthed socket, pins are in contact but exposed. There is no connection for the earthing contact"

That’s a plug from one country (Germany/France) inserted in sockets from another country (Netherlands/Denmark). That’s not a supported configuration, and if you do it like that, you’ll always be able to cause trouble.

German sockets are significantly more recessed, so the pins are never exposed.

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Re:Alexa suggests lethal challenge to child by iso1631 on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @12:23PM (#29715781)

That's the point, the plugs and sockets are sort-of compatible. With a single market and freedom of movement this type of misuse is quite common and dangerous.

You struggle to plug any type of shuko/europlug/US/Austrailian plug into a socket in Malta or Cyprus, and vice versa.

Things shouldn't be safe when used right, they should be safe and not work at all the vast majority of times when used wrong.

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