we do not have the same power plug in all of the countries as every country has it's own requirements, sets of rules etc.
in any case, power plug type G is by far the safest and best. the EU should probably force everyone to adopt it, no? :)
in any case, power plug type G is by far the safest and best. the EU should probably force everyone to adopt it, no? :)
I would have been happy to switch to a unified European plug. Iirc, the proposal was actually quite decent.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-6-2005-1731-...
And yes, if power delivery was still a relatively new industry, EU absolutely should have mandated a single universal outlet that's "good enough". But existing designs predate EU by decades and are already so well-entrenched that changing them all to standardize on a single plug is too much effort to justify the gains.
But it ain't so with USB-C. Mobile rechargeable devices are a relatively recent tech, and the market has already largely converged on a single design. At this point, making it into a real standard, with the result that it's guaranteed to work everywhere, is a no-brainer.
As for global standardization of wall power; maybe in an ideal world. But in reality, it would cost a ton (way more than merely replacing plugs and outlets) and doesn't seem worth it.
Even 3/4 plywood is always 18mm, not 19.05mm.
That's utter crap. We had this argument multiple times, and somehow people without proof call it "best and safest"... when facts state that it is just not the case.