tho the point about nature is valid

  • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    UK has 240V outlets and electronics

    UK people bring over 240V electronics to the US and they work, albeit at half-capacity.

    Hair drier took forever to work (using american 120V while needing 240V to work correctly)

    Fries 120V-rated electronics by using an outlet converter on a 240V outlet (HUGE RISK, too)

    I'm not one to make fun of the people who don't care to learn technical bullshit because clearly, not everyone is into it and that's okay. But this one stood out to me because it just assumes that everything electrical works badly in Europe, when it's the opposite. Electric kettles are awful in the US, and other 120V countries, while in Europe they work extremely quick. So their whole thing is "i don't understand electronics thus USA #1", which... okay.

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      Europe they work extremely quick.

      60 seconds to tea or coffee at any time. If I need my caffeine I need it NOW.

    • viva_la_juche [they/them, any]
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      3 years ago

      Lol trying to go at the Uk in particular about electricity is goofy to me. At least to my lamen eyes the Uk system seems way better thought out, even their plugs and stuff (other than the whole it laying face up on the ground and turning into a caltrop thing).