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The europlugs have some pretty solid pins and don't seem to fall out of sockets, but they don't have an earth pin or fuses.

Of course some euro plugs have what I'd call a "sneaky" earth, that isn't a pin but simply a contact on the other two parts of the socket and plug.

See the two pictures in this (quickly googled) discussion, for a clear illustration - http://forum.expatica.com/print.html&client=printer&...