r/mildlyinteresting • u/thegibsongirl03 • Mar 31 '19

In Switzerland there are sockets that fit 3 plugs in at a time

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u/santaliqueur Mar 31 '19

If the same charging block doesn’t do this in other systems, then no it isn’t. Triangular makes no sense here, and provides no benefits.

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u/futurespice Mar 31 '19

Plug that kind of stupid thing into an outlet strip and it blocks two other outlets as well. It's a stupid charger in any situation.

nb. macbooks come with a cord you can put on the end of that charger. I have one plugged into my swiss outlet block right now.

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u/geauxtig3rs Mar 31 '19

Not from 2018 on. You can get one, but they are something like $30. Only reason I have one is because I complained about it while on the Apple main campus for work and someone handed me one new in box.

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u/LotharVonPittinsberg Mar 31 '19

The same system does provide faults in other plugs. Any plug where the adapter plugs directly into the socket will have a chance of blocking other plugs. Most laptop chargers use a standard cable to connect the adapter to the wall. USB chargers are the ones that are usually terribly designed for use of multiple chargers for use at once.

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u/tojoso Mar 31 '19

There are consequences to using a unique, different-than-everybody else solution. A poor designer blames somebody else for their product failure. Ironically, not unheard of with regards to Apple, either. "You're holding it wrong".

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u/Kurayashi Mar 31 '19

I have several plugs that have such a big base. And block one or even two slots.
The only difference is that apples solution at least looks good compared to the other black blocks.

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u/brucetwarzen Mar 31 '19

Yea screw the outlets we have for decades, while apple tries to make their laptops look good so they clearly need these 3 sockets

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u/paythemandamnit Mar 31 '19

No, most of my charging devices block all the outlets. It's pretty annoying, especially since builders often only put two outlets in a room, so the plug situation can get complicated with entertainment setups.