>Just a spot of trivia re. the U.S. style 2-prong outlets. Why do they have
>the little holes in the prongs? I've noticed frequently cheaper devices
>won't have these holes. Are they just to give the spring contacts in the
>outlet a better grip, or what?

Well the real reason is so that you can twist bare wires round the pins when
you go to another country with incompatible power connectors. By threading
the wire through the holes you can make sure it won't fall off the pins
:)))))))))))

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