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Originally posted by Jason Menard:
Yes, Japan also uses the standard 110vac. Their problem is they use the odd non-standard 50hz instead of a more sensible 60hz.
Originally posted by Adrian Wallace:
I'm not sure why one AC frequency should be any more sensible than any other!
Originally posted by Jason Menard:
Ever watched television at 25fps vs 30fps? Ugh! And yes, I can tell the difference. I have no doubt that this was the primary factor Edison or Tesla or whoever had in mind when 60 cycles was chosen as the standard.
Originally posted by Adrian Wallace:
Interestingly enough, US cinemas aparently have a frame rate of 24x2=48Hz as compared with the 25x2=50Hz in European ones....
Originally posted by Adrian Wallace:
Remember the UK also has a weird habit of not adhering to international standards for electrical plugs.
I dont care at all what shape the plug is on the end, its easy enough to cut it off and fit one that fits the sockets in your location. And anyway who says UK plugs arent standard? They fit all the outlets throughout Africa - so doesnt that make them an international standard?!
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Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
Remember the UK also has a weird habit of not adhering to international standards for electrical plugs.
There will be glitches in my transition from being a saloon bar sage to a world statesman. - Tony Banks
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Originally posted by Dave Lenton:
I seem to remember reading somewhere that when changing components inside a computer in the US, people are advised to unplug the computer and wear a silly earth strap thing, where as in the UK they are advised to leave the computer plugged in (because of it's earth).
"I'm not back." - Bill Harding, Twister
Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
...Most of the world now can accept Europlugs, either native or through modifications to the existing sockets.
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Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
but still the UK plug can't be used anywhere else because of its outlandish design
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Originally posted by Jeroen Wenting:
Like I stated before: Just an imperial standard I'm afraid