Flying Squid@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1322arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square260fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoI remember when I was young and bending down all the time was a thing you could do painlessly. Ah, youth.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 hours agoYou can use your toes for switches. Not when there are no switches and you have to pull out the plug everytime you want to switch off the appliance.
minus-squareZip2@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoI can still bend down ok, but getting back up off my knees however…. Smart plugs are awesome!
I remember when I was young and bending down all the time was a thing you could do painlessly. Ah, youth.
Have you tried using your toes?
You can use your toes for switches.
Not when there are no switches and you have to pull out the plug everytime you want to switch off the appliance.
I can still bend down ok, but getting back up off my knees however….
Smart plugs are awesome!