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Homer J Simpson:


From Technology Connections   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q/videos


I liked the ending the best.

Tony_G:
Thanks for sharing - I think he does a good job generally on these.

That said, as an Australian living in the US for 25 odd years, I still miss having a switch on the socket...

TonyG
GlennSprigg:
Wow!!!  As an Aussie, I was blown away by this....  EVERYONE including outside of the U.S.
should look at this video!  I always wondered how/if in Australia we have a heater, or clothes
drier or air-cond, running on 240v and drawing 15A, then on 120v in the U.S. then it must be
drawing 30-Amps!!?? That never sounded right??

And yes, outlets without 'Switches'??  Why??
joseph nicholas:
The US system in not just US.  Its North American, including Canada and Mexico.

ciccio:
I'm shocked by the 200 Amps main breaker.  Here in Italy a standard family has a 3.0 to 5.5 kVA contract, which means a 16 or 20  Amp breaker.
The new meters (the ones that allow for remote reading) are programmed for a maximum load of 3.3 kVA continous (in my case, with a 3.0 kVA contract) and it will trip if you drain more than the max for a long time (minutes?).
A contract with larger limits has higher costs.
I understand the US electric supply does not discourage customers from using a lot of energy (as long as they pay the bills), but in Europe a limited amouut of current to the users side allows for better planning of the network.
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