Thursday, 5 November 2009

Why Are There So Many Different Sockets?


If you buy a phone charger at the airport in Florida, you won't be able to use it when your flight lands in France. If you buy a three-pronged adapter in Paris, you might not be able to plug it in when your train drops you off in Germany.

And when your flight finally bounces to a stop on the runway in London, get ready to buy a comically large adapter to tap into the grid there. Why are there so many different sockets? A funny story.

(via Miss Cellania)

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