Flying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square262fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square262fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoFrance used to have 110v too, it started to be phased out and replaced by the 220v in the 1950s.
minus-squareKusimulkku@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoNot related but another surprising thing about our shared standards is that Sweden used to drive on the left until 1967. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagen_H
France used to have 110v too, it started to be phased out and replaced by the 220v in the 1950s.
Wow only 70 years ago
Not related but another surprising thing about our shared standards is that Sweden used to drive on the left until 1967. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagen_H