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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I stick one (or a plastic fork) into the earth pin so that continental 2 pin plugs can be used in a UK socketit's safe enough but a little naughty.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 12:15,
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it's the same voltageyou're thinking of US stuff
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 12:21,
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Oh yeah, you're right.I'd forgotten those Europeans use two pins, too.
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Kroney, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 12:23,
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The clue is in the phrase "continental 2 pin plugs "Also, I'm pretty sure the pin spacing on US plugs is wrong for UK sockets, where as euro plugs will go with a little force.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 12:27,
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wrong is what you were thinking my boyo.My vast experience of sticking things where they do not belong tells me this.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 12:34,
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I used to do that when I was a teenager. It failed to kill me.(
b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 12:20,
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I don't think it did.I could be wrong, though.
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 12:32,
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