slim line plug for UK

Post #318,176 by SpiceWare 12/5/09 2:11:02 PM Reply	slim line plug for UK I didn't realize your plugs were so huge! An RCA student came up with a new design that twists then folds flat to the thickness of a MacBook Air. There's also an adaptor to allow 3 folded plugs to fit into 1 outlet. http://www.minkyu.co..._Plug_System.html
Post #318,178 by pwhysall 12/5/09 2:38:27 PM Reply	They're not THAT big. The folding wossname doesn't look durable enough for its target market, i.e. me; the traveller with lots of things to charge up, who will fold and unfold this thing a lot, and who will not treat it with any respect at all. HOWEVER. The three-into-one bit has me delirious with joy. Hotels never put enough plugs in the right place. Never. It's a rule of the universe.
Post #318,219 by Meerkat 12/7/09 5:32:34 AM Reply	No, not that big. Hyarge! (Agree with you re hotels though) They said I was gullible ... and I believed them
Post #318,230 by SpiceWare 12/7/09 10:01:59 AM Reply	Hyarge? haven't heard that before, and google wasn't helpful in deciphering its meaning :-) Not that big? The face of the UK plug is 4.85 x 4.4 cm (1.9 x 1.7 in). A 3-prong plug in the US is 2.54 x 2.54 (1.0 x 1.0 in). Depth here can vary here as there's no fuse in the plug.
Post #318,231 by Another Scott 12/7/09 11:02:00 AM Reply	Hyarge == huge + large, I think. IOW, very very big. :-)
Post #318,233 by pwhysall 12/7/09 11:09:43 AM Reply	We gots 240VAC going through it, and a fuse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS_1363 has more info on our plugs than you ever wanted to know. It's not a daft design. Although anyone who has stood on one may disagree.
Post #318,253 by static 12/7/09 5:23:43 PM Reply	The term 'over-engineered' comes to mind. :-) Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

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