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The real reason why North America uses 120v instead of 240v.
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DavidAlfa:
Because of inches, feet, pounds and all that standard aberration.
But they know very well what 9mm is  :-DD
jpanhalt:
@Monkeh,

If you have so many sources, it should be easy for you to cite at least two comparisons.  So?
Monkeh:

--- Quote from: jpanhalt on November 24, 2022, 08:24:55 pm ---@Monkeh,

If you have so many sources, it should be easy for you to cite at least two comparisons.  So?

--- End quote ---

And your source that 120V actually works out safer in practice? Thought not.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/adhocs/14400deathswhereicd10codesw86orw87wererecordedastheunderlyingcauseengland2019to2020registrations
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/News-and-Research/Fire-statistics-and-reports/Electrical/osFatalElectricalInjuries.pdf
jpanhalt:
Neither of those links compare death from 120V to 240V.

Please provide your data/links that  show electrical shock from 240V in not more lethal than shock from 120V.
TimFox:

--- Quote from: DavidAlfa on November 24, 2022, 08:19:24 pm ---Because of inches, feet, pounds and all that standard aberration.
But they know very well what 9mm is  :-DD

--- End quote ---

The Volt is a metric unit.
When Britain adopted 220 or 240 V, they were not yet metric.
When Japan adopted 100 V, they were already metric.
I see no correlation.
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