Nah. If it was a school there would be no need for the sign as the circuit breaker would have been tripped years ago (and never reset) as verified by the faded scorch marks around the edges. The outlet itself would also be clogged up with gum and other random things that students would have attempted to jam into it.
Voltage is not the only thing that makes electricity dangerous. Static shocks are commonly around 5,000V, and most people don’t feel them if they are less than 2,000V. But they are only around 5mA. A standard North American house socket at 120V is 15A, so is capable of 1800W. The majority of 220-250V countries have 10A sockets for 2200-2500W. At those levels, there is no appreciable difference in the dangers imposed by sticking a fork in a socket.
If anything, the US ones are more dangerous if you live somewhere with switches on the sockets like here in Australia.
Nah. If it was a school there would be no need for the sign as the circuit breaker would have been tripped years ago (and never reset) as verified by the faded scorch marks around the edges. The outlet itself would also be clogged up with gum and other random things that students would have attempted to jam into it.
Lmao that would be untinkable here because we use 220v. Kids learn quick not to mess with electric outlets.
Voltage is not the only thing that makes electricity dangerous. Static shocks are commonly around 5,000V, and most people don’t feel them if they are less than 2,000V. But they are only around 5mA. A standard North American house socket at 120V is 15A, so is capable of 1800W. The majority of 220-250V countries have 10A sockets for 2200-2500W. At those levels, there is no appreciable difference in the dangers imposed by sticking a fork in a socket.
If anything, the US ones are more dangerous if you live somewhere with switches on the sockets like here in Australia.