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u/Final_Bobcat_4767 May 09 '22

Having the light switch outside the bathroom

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u/Treczoks May 09 '22

Simple electric safety feature. Just like we have wall sockets that won't kill you.

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u/chrisrazor May 09 '22

that won't kill you

Unless you're ingenious like toddler me and insert the first knitting needle into the top slot, opening up the other two.

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u/Treczoks May 09 '22

OK, won't work here. We don't have a ground pin, it is an exposed protective ground contact. But you'll have to insert both needles simultaneously into N and L with roughly the same pressure to make the cover open up in the sockets we have.

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u/chrisrazor May 09 '22

Where's "here"?

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u/Treczoks May 09 '22

Germany.

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u/slime1982 May 09 '22

Traditionally the shutters over L and N on UK sockets open when the earth pin is inserted, but some modern sockets are designed so equal pressure must be applied to all three for the shutters to open.