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Re:The origins of 60-Hz as a power frequency by masfuerte on Friday February 07, 2025 @03:46PM (#42977291)
Your deaths claim surprised me. AFAICT England has ~10 deaths by electrocution per year. The US has ~100 domestic electrocutions and even more occupational electrocutions.
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Re:The origins of 60-Hz as a power frequency by duskwuff on Friday February 07, 2025 @04:35PM (#42977735)
How many of those deaths are attributable to electrical plugs, though? Given the US CPSC report at [1], I suspect that most of them aren't - in fact, one of the leading causes of electrocution deaths is "fractal wood burning".

[1]: https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Electrocutions-2011-to-2020...

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Re:The origins of 60-Hz as a power frequency by victorbjorklund on Saturday February 08, 2025 @07:52AM (#42982625)
Hard to compare. Does not US allow people to work on their own outlets etc in their own house while in UK you need to hire an electrian.
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