Special power strip for expeditions

[sluka]

Where you should charge all those mobiles, accus, comps, ...

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/svintus/

 

[cavermark]

SAw a two headed living piglet in the news recently, presumably this is the next stage (was it from near Fukishima?)

 

[Alex]

Except it won't look right with our 3 pin plugs.

 

[Les W]

Except it won't look right with our 3 pin plugs.

You could always cut off one of the pins...  :chair:

 

[Amy]

what country are those pins for anyway? I don't recognize it.

 

[jarvist]

what country are those pins for anyway? I don't recognize it.

Just this tiny, irrelevant, continent called Europe. Oh, and Russia and most of Africa.  :

Incidentally, following Les' joke comment above, you can actually force an Euro plug into a British 3-pin socket (it's a couple of mil out of tolerance), by pushing something a little way into the Earth pin to open the child-safety blanking plates (bic biros work well). You probably shouldn't, due to house wiring standard differences, but you can get away with it when you're using something like a double-insulated universal switch-mode supply (i.e. laptop / camera chargers). Can be useful to improvise some power to a visiting friend / conference speaker etc.

 

[Amy]

Sorry I've never been anywhere but US, Canada, and UK. I've seen Australian plugs before and knew it wasn't those either, but that was all! I'm still young and poor, give me time and money to travel and I'll make it there! 

 

[potholer]

Incidentally, following Les' joke comment above, you can actually force an Euro plug into a British 3-pin socket (it's a couple of mil out of tolerance), by pushing something a little way into the Earth pin to open the child-safety blanking plates (bic biros work well).

When some visitors tried that at the NPC, they overdid the 'force' bit and broke the body of the socket.
I'm not sure how standard their plug was, but the pins of the plug were longer than the socket was designed for.

 

[sluka]

Check www.artlebedev.com , there could be imperial version too there.