A useful source:
https://worldofsockets.com/
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They're all functional, but the UK's Type G plug is the best of all plugs out there IMHO. I'm a Yankee and our plugs are fine, but the shutter design and built in fused plugs of the Type G are just.......chef's kiss.
and the one drawback of the loose plug is painful to step on is easily solved by... having a freaking switch on each outlet so you can keep them plugged in.
I've always been of the opinion that type G's biggest problem was how painful it is to step on and that the switch is pointless (as per my earlier comment)... the fact that those two cancel each other out is actually a bit of a revelation.
In that case you need a VERY long cable for the device, though, if you ever want to travel anywhere with it!
Sorry but the EU plug is superior in my opinion.
We can at least have slim and full size AC-plugs and not have a behemoth of a plug just to charge a phone.
OK....but which one? Lol.
See bold text.
I meant which EU plug do you think is better? There are multiple.
Schuko/Type F
Or it's slim version
Well you would better off putting the fuse in the device not the outlet. But the uk used ring circuts and those are extra dangerous and need the fuse for safety.
That's actually how it works: appliance's plugs have a fuse for the appliance so each device gets a sensible level of protection. The outlets don't have fuses, but the circuit does.
You do know that the european type e and c also have shutters.. Right? :p