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Why is Japan so close minded about power sockets?

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>> No.1792166

China's are a disgusting abomination.

>> No.1792167

UK already won the power socket war

safest in the world

just don't fucking step on one

>> No.1792173

>>1792166
I think the two ports in the middle are compatible with european plugs.

>> No.1792171

Because America insisted, and now it's tradition. /thread.

>> No.1792177

>>1792166

Chinese are disgusting abominations.

>> No.1792178

>>1792173
they would be if they had the third earth/safety prong as well (you can get adapters for that)

>> No.1792181

China sockets look like an upside down tortured ghost that you can only appease by sticking electronics in and in return they give you electricity.

>> No.1792180

>>1792173
Yeah the Chinese one is compatible with Type A (old American, China, Japan), Type C (Euro) and Type I (Australian/New Zealand). And it's easy enough to find adopter for Type B (new American) and Type G (British + commonwealth) in China. I tried to find a Type I to Type A converter in Japan and I couldn't find it anywhere after looking in three huge supermarkets.

>> No.1792196
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1792196

Why is there a kanji for electricity? 「電」

>> No.1792198

>>1792196
lightning

>> No.1792200

>>1792171
fuuck...Avoid war with America at all costs. If they win, they will curse you with 110-125 V systems.

>> No.1792207

>>1792164
The chinese version looks like an annoying piece of shit, assuming you only use one kind.

OH HEY I CAN'T USE 2 OF THE 4 SOCKETS, SOUNDS FUN.

>> No.1792209

>>1792181

You mean that's not how electronics work?

>> No.1792218

>>1792207
I think Type A use to be the standard in China, but then they moved over to Type I for grounded applications, so nowadays most socketboards there come with both Type A and Type I for backward compatibility with older devices. The one in the pic has Type B as a bonus

>> No.1793321

>>1792198
電's not lightning.

電 is electricity, and electricity alone.

>> No.1793334

>>1793321
dumb ass thats kanji for lightening
note KANJI

>> No.1793349

>>1793321
It's lightning you moron. Alone that kanji is for lighting. When COMBINED with other kanji, it can mean electic "something"

>> No.1793360
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>>1793321
Huh?

>> No.1793380

雨 + 田 + 乙 = 電
rain + rice paddy + duplicate = ???

>> No.1793390

>>1793380
乙 can also mean strange.

>> No.1793434

>>1792180
Next time, try the ドンキホーテ or Akihabara.

>>1793380
The bottom part of 電 can't be split up any further in meaningful parts, just strokes.

>> No.1793482

( ´ ｡ ` )

>> No.1793494

>>1793334
>>1793349
>>1793360

雷 lightning
電 electricity

>> No.1793534

>>1793494
So why is there a kanji for electricity?

>> No.1793539

>>1793534
wat

>> No.1793542

雷 is thunder.
電 is electricity or lightning.

>> No.1793546

>>1793534
Because 雷電 together means lightning. 雷 refers to the thunder (you know the sound) and 電 refers to the flash of light. They got told that that flash of light is basically the same stuff that makes light bulbs glow, so 電 took on the additional meaning of electricity.

>> No.1793554

>>1793494
But according to rikaichan 雷 is actually thunder!

>> No.1793622

>>1792164
>>Why is Japan so close minded about power sockets?
they aren't close-minded, its just people in other countries need to be protected from their stupidness of shocking themselves to death. the third pronge is for stupid-people countries. so when you see a house with 3-pronge sockets, you can say "hey, stupid people live here".

>> No.1793653

>>1793622
The third prong doesn't protect people from shocking themselves to death by stupidity, it prevents faulty appliances from shocking them to death due to shoddy manufacture.

>> No.1793660

>>1793653
Of course, since Japanese electronics are SUPERIOR, they probably don't NEED protection from shoddy appliances.

>> No.1793662

>>1793653
>>1793660

But they always have their washers and dryers exposed to the elements.

>> No.1793663

Fucking Japan; it was such a bitch to find a socket for my laptop. If I'd known that three-prongs weren't common, I'dve bought an adapter beforehand.

But at least it gave me an excuse to go to Akiba as soon as possible.

>> No.1793672

>>1793653
Errm, also polarized plugs? So engineers know which line will be the live wire and which would be neutral?

>> No.1793698

>>1793653
Then we can assume the third prong is for plug fixation instead of earthing?

>> No.1793703

>>1793660
Actually, Japan has sockets for three prong plugs as well. Refrigerators, air-conditioners, they tend to have a third prong (or sometimes a separate cable) for earthing.

>> No.1793714

>>1792180
That's why you get one before you go. But you better make sure whatever you are plugging in is compatible with 110V 50/60Hz they have there as opposed to the 230V 50Hz that is here.

>>1793390
and fish hook

>> No.1793730

>>1793698
The adapters usually ground the third prong to the inner case of the socket via the screw that holds the cover plate on

>> No.1793743

The earth wire (known as ground in American English) is only intended to carry electric current when the connected equipment develops an insulation (safety) fault, and should otherwise never carry a current. It is generally connected to metal cases and other parts of the equipment which may come into contact with humans. Electromagnetic interference filters and surge protectors dispose of unwanted electric charges via the earth wire.

Also for polarising so you don't switch the neutral wire and leave internal components energised.

Fucking fail 2 prong non-polarised wall sockets without switches

>> No.1793818

>>1793380
No. It's just 雨 + 电
Rain (Later for water-related weather phenomena) + [Original] (Now as a simplified variant for 電 itself)

>> No.1794233

>>1793730

"The adapters usually ground the third prong to the inner case of the socket via the screw that holds the cover plate on"

^^ If this is correct, then the 2-cock Japanese plug has the same safety as a 3-cock with an earth thingy-magig

>> No.1794248

I sure as hell wouldn't want to install multiple types of sockets just in case some guy from another continent suddenly came over and wanted to charge their cellphone.

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>>1792164
Superior

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>>1794261
Superior due to moe

>> No.1794283

>>1794276

>> No.1794291

I once again thank god I was born in germany.

>> No.1794332
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1794332

I hate UK plugs they are so big and bulky

>> No.1794393

>Why is the US so close minded about power sockets?
FIXED

>> No.1794397

>>1794332
UK plugs > *

>> No.1794403
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1794403

Grounding wires. Where are they?

>> No.1794413
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1794413

Surprised socket is surprised.

>> No.1794416

>>1794403
That's cute.

>> No.1794419
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1794419

ITT moe faces on objects

>> No.1794518

>>1794397
UK plugs have to be good since the electrical grid is so shoddy. They have to integrate a fuse directly in the male plug since the ultra-unsafe grid sometimes bring high voltage current directly to homes.

>> No.1794525

>>1794419
IMO turn them upside down and then they're kuudere brain exposed zombies.

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>>1794419
no.

>> No.1794869

>>1794416
Cute until you penetrate her eyes and mouth with thick, hard rods.

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