>That one kid that hooked all of his games into a power strip
>>318759565
>That one kid who always got his ass kicked but ended up becoming strong from the constant defeat
>>318759661
not you
>>318759661
Thats not how it works
>>318759565
Why is this bad?
>>318759565
It's called a surge-protector, and if you ever get heavy thunder storms in your area or the power going out they're indispensable.
>>318759565
>that one bully who jab reset the teacher
>>318759923
Nahh m8 its a extension chord
>>318759923
that's not a surge protector
>>318759565
>That one kid that called video game consoles 'games'
>>318759661
Sasuga ore
>>318760052
Yes it is, you fucking idiot
>>318759923
You can use fuses for that.
![orange_vinyl_cord[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/WQMo7ZO.jpg "orange_vinyl_cord[1].jpg")
Google "Extension Cord" and this is mainly what you'll find.
Google surge protectors and you'll find the kind like in OP's pic.
>>318760128
Only if it houses a fuse.
>that kid who kept all his games in one of these
>>318759565
>1985+30
>not plugging your systems and PC into a surge protector
Have fun when your PSU dies during a power surge.
>>318760174
Its a extension block
Guy who actually sells these kinds of things, generally we refer to the ones that have no surge protection rating as 'power strips' and the ones that do have surge protection as surge protectors. The one in >>318759565 looks like one of the cheapy ones that probably doesn't have any surge rating, and if it does it's probably weak as all hell.
>he doesn't turn his outlet with 2 plugs into one with 7
Your loss.
>>318760296
maybe if you live in a third world shithole
![power-extension-block-2-way-rewireable-colour-white-1883-p[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UvzFxaf.jpg "power-extension-block-2-way-rewireable-colour-white-1883-p[1].jpg")
>>318760330
Close, but Extension Blocks don't extend out from the wall at all. Pic related
>>318760262
Now this rustles my jimmies.
>he threw away the cases and manuals
>that one kid who left all of his games strewn across his room not in their cases
>even on the floor
It was me.
In all my years I think I only lost like 2 games due to damaged disks though because I have a maxed luck stat.
>>318760395
power surges have literally no correlation to how shitty your country is.
![Power_cords_extension_socket_electrical_socket_power[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UnjC6M4.jpg "Power_cords_extension_socket_electrical_socket_power[1].jpg")
>That disgusting US outlet
Also fuck the Brits.
>>318760540
>he doesn't live in Arizona amongst the desert white people where the power goes out for 5 minutes maybe every 5 years
you're 3rd world tobh
>>318760174
>>318760296
>>318759923
It's a power bar you dunci
Only mongs call it a surge protector
>>318760390
>he doesn't plug 7 power strips into a surge protector for multiplied hyper power
>>318760262
>kept my games in one of these for easier access
>put all my cases and manuals away to keep them nice
>shithead "friend" stole the case then pulled the dindu nuffin card when confronted
>>318760262
>that kid who touched the back of his discs
>>318760649
power strip*
>>318760386
Surge protectors are expensive as shit though, and doesn't protect your PC 100%, I have a friend who had his PC hooked up on a $100 surge protector and had his PC fried during a rain storm.
>>318760720
>expensive
http://amzn.com/B00870D47G
I have more than $4000 plugged into this baby
and the lights on it serve as a nightlight
get with the times
>>318760262
>That one kid that never had the right game in the case
>>318760861
Good luck with lightning storms I guess.
>>318760950
that's the point you autistic nigger
>>318760861
>Nightlight
>>318759565
uh whats wrong with that
>>318760128
That one looks like your basic ass power strip, not all of them are surge protectors. You can just tell by looking at that one that it isn't, they're usually sort of bigger or have some set of lights on them.
>pc suddenly turns off while using blender
>"the fuck? did blender cause my pc to shit itself"
>mfw heater fan caused my extension cord to melt
>>318760606
German (non-shit EU countries) standards are the best.
>>318760720
Surge protectors don't last forever, they can only take so many hits before they go. It'll still route power but it won't insulate anything.
Either his was old and worn out or defective.
>>318760606
>all of them have nice tiny faces
>then there's fucking europe
![1388363977885[2].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/zsBzrp3.jpg "1388363977885[2].jpg")
>that kid who grabbed your ass with his bare hands
>>318761349
Every country which has it has to pay licensing fee to Germany for every schuko outlet they produce
>>318760861
>This model includes six protected power outlets
>The clear plastic tab at the top of the unit illuminates green to indicate when the surge protector
>12 protected power outlets
>unfinished sentences in product description
>conflicting information
I really wanted to buy one of those.
>>318761619
Nice tiny faces aren't helpful if you use more power.
>that kid who said his mother travaled to Japan and got him a Playstation 7 but she wouldn't let him show it to anyone because reasons
>>318759565
What an ugly power sockets. Why does americans have everything different from normal?
>>318761850
what in the fuck is that abomination
>>318760606
US a cute. CUTE!
>>318761832
They look cute though.
>>318760617
Do you even know what a power SURGE is?
Its an over abundance of power, usually cause by lighting strikes.
Surge protectors dont protect against BROWN OUTS which is a lack of voltage on a line.
Last i checked lighting strikes dont pick shittholes over first world countries.
![British_plug[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/zwDIt90.jpg "British_plug[1].jpg")
>>318761850
>says the euroshit
British plugs will always be the best.
>>318760440
>Extension Blocks don't extend out from the wall
Thanks Obama
>>318761850
That looks like those Lego pieces with the holes on the sides
Shit like this and Americans having 110v is the reason we can't have nice things
>>318761850
All countires use different sockets on purpose, because they all use different grids and have different volts/amps/current modulation/etc on a line if you plug a foreign appliance into a local grid 9 times out of 10 you'll blow your breaker of fry the appliance.
>>318762004
>>318762010
Cutemind
>>318762442
Because that's way easier than having a universal standard.
Fuck PAL too.
>>318759923
>>318760001
>>318760649
>>318760695
It's a splitter strip retards
>>318762625
They're called power sticks
>>318762625
It's a pluggy bar you daft cunt.
>>318762342
You do realize that line voltage isnt the only thing different between grids right, you know why PAL tv's are 59 hz and NTSC are 60 hz right?
>>318762569
Thats not Americas fault, we needed a power grid and back then everyone else grid specs weren't on fucking wikipedia in the 1940's.
What was America supposed to fly to the EU in the 40's, hit up the PM and be like "hey yo were building a power grid and in the interest in making globalization easier in the year 2015 can we have the exact specs of your power grid"
>>318762090
That shit's just retarded son.
>>318762710
It's called a power strip. Not a stick.
>>318762090
The fuse in every plug is unnecessary.
>>318762090
>Can only be plugged in one way, cant turn it 180 degrees.
Yeah nah
>>318762569
>universal standard
yeah that wouldn't be insanely cost prohibitive to implement
>>318762625
Its an electrical shaft you dingus.
>>318760262
I had a friend who had them in some kind of brief case.
>>318759661
>youngest of four brothers
they aint got shit on me now
>>318760606
Enjoy your flimsy sockets, Americans.
>>318762761
Is PAL/NTSC a thing in 2015? I thought it was nothing but artificial regional barriers nowadays.
>>318762761
>>318762796
No, but they could have settled on a standard back when the first power plants were being built.
You do know people could communicate with each other before the internet right? That's why most railroads are built to the same standard.
>>318762726
Actually they're called pluggy wuggies
>>318761070
Not him but I usually keep a small light on so if I wake up during the night I can see
>>318762927
It's still a thing for broadcast tv. So not really.
Most new tvs accept either input anyway so it's not important for consoles/blurays.
>>318762947
'.'
>>318762949
I'm pretty sure they're called stickie wickies though... lol
>>318759565
Hey, fuck you. It's not my fault my house was built back in the 40's when people thought more than two sockets in a room was an extravagance.
>>318763074
I'll put my sticky in your wickie
>>318762904
>the current year
>fuse in every socket and plug
Yeah right
>>318762929
a power grid is a lot different then railroad tracks.
>>318761349
Thats the benefit of having a smaller country and getting electricity late. You have a better electrical socket because of that.
The American socket dates back to the 40s. Does your tiny yuropoor brain understand the cost of changing the electrical infrastructure of the entire US of A for a socket that is only slightly safer?
>>318763131
>house was built in the 2000s
>still only 4 plugs in every room
T-thanks.
>he doesn't have 3 phase socket in his house
>>318763197
Yes, and the point still stands, there was no reason to build different standards.
I'm talking about the specifications of the current, not the plugs themselves, those could just be done with adapters.
>>318760529
>that one kid who left all of his games strewn across his room not in their cases
Same. But one day a friend and I fixed that problem.We opened my window, took all the discs, and just threw the ones I didn't like into the back yard. Was a lot of fun actually sending them flying and seeing them shatter.
>>318763198
its only safer if you're a literal retard.
its like saying a saw's all is safer with a blade guard after use, while true the better option is to stop being a fucking retard and stop shit properly when your done.
the answer is not to coddle people its to tell them to use their fucking brain.
>>318763345
And back then there was literally no point to have a standard at all, maybe some other EU countries that got power way after the US should of called us up and got with our standard, because we did it first.
You're a fucking retard.
>>318763214
>House built in 2015
>Still no USB ports
>Still have to carry bulky adapter
>>318763341
Ocelot's official power socket.
>>318763526
>its only safer if you're a literal retard.
>the answer is not to coddle people its to tell them to use their fucking brain.
I agree with you completely. Tell that to socialist yurop where big brother takes care of everything.
>live in '70s home
>nearly every outlet is this (top only works when room light is on)
Yeah, I'm pretty much forced to use a power strip for everything.
>>318763704
Fuck, forgot my image.
>>318763704
you're not the only one. I got shocked every time I played guitar and touched my computer.
>>318760296
IT'S THE CURRENT YEAR
Its okay to use a power strip for your computer right?
>>318763928
No, it'll release mustard gas
>>318763928
Why wouldn't it be ok?
>>318764079
Is this why I have acne all over my body
>>318763704
>have old ass sockets too
>have to leave all the cords hanging halfway out of them otherwise they don't work
I'm going to either die from an electric shock or electrical fire one of these days....
>>318763341
The best
>>318763534
I've been through plenty of remodels where the customer wanted usb outlets in the house. I doubt it's something that will catch on for a while though. They're not exactly the most cost effective outlets considering the contractors cut corners where ever they can.
>>318764165
No, you're just dirty or have shit genes
>>318759923
it's called a Socket Pirate you dumb asses, it steals one socket and makes it into six other pirated sockets
>>318763341
The fuck kind of heavy machinery do you run out of your house that you need a 32A 400V outlet?
>>318764503
I use that for my vibrator
>>318764580
It look something like this?
>>318759565
>>318759923
Morons, that's a power strip. It has no surge protection. You can daisy chain power strips, but you shouldn't daisy chain surge protectors.
See: >>318760386
>>318764503
>>318764580
>>318764742
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTQ8YtCiMoI
>>318759565
I ain't got a power strip, who you goin' home with?
>>318759565
>power strip is no longer synonymous with aggressive titty dancing
FUCKING COMPUTER NERDS
>>318764736
That's one powerful motorcycle then
>>318759565
>>318765654
Nah m80, the device in OP's pic is called a 'Power Board'
Power Strip is still for for strip clubs.
>>318763526
That's literally what I'm saying, learn to read.
>>318759923
Bouncy castle
>>318765982
Moon-walk? Jump house?
>>318763829
That could be an improperly grounded installation, you should look into that.
>>318765982
Jump Gaol
>>318766081
Moon-jump or bounce-housewho the fuck calls it a moon anything?
>>318759565
>That one kid who entered reflex mode whenever he got into a fight
>>318766113
Seppos don't have earth on sockets.
>Well they do on *some* special sockets, but then it's almost certain to be a 240v two-phase socket.
I'm quite serious.
>>318766324
>no earth sockets
its like you want to die in a horrible fire
>muh gigantic triangles
take a grounded US plug, add the same rubber coating at the base of the prongs and add the same safety cover that gets pushed open by the ground that britbong outlets have. same exact shit but it isn't a foot destroying caltrop that wastes a shit ton of space. Also the fuse is unnecessary
too bad >>318763198 is right. even something as insignificant as changing to use only grounded plugs would be a near impossible task for north america.
ungrounded plugs are indefensible but aren't going anywhere unfortunately
>>318766324
What the fuck. So what, how do you ground stuff?
>that one kid who lost on purpose so he can suck everyone off
>>318766324
Wait, is that why the surge protector I got in the states has a little "Ground" light?
>>318766551
>>that one kid who lost on purpose so he can suck everyone off
That's me anon
>>318766551me
>>318766765
Goggle is shit at finding crops.
>>318766491
>foot destroying caltrop
every god damn time.
>fuse unnecessary
they're pretty handy for surge protection aren't they?
Best thing about bong plugs is being able to rewire and replace plug-heads.
Aus plugs are the worst, they're about the same as bong plugs on paper, but in effect they are flimsy peices of shit that literally fall out of the socket if you give it a slight tug
>>318766551
>>318766675
>>318766765
fucking christ, the fags have arrivedadd me babies
>>318762957
Your sleep gets better the darker it is. Melatonin production.
>>318761651
I cannot say I'm proud to know the original image
>>318767154
Really? I actually didn't know that.
>>318760262
>>318760510
Unfortunately, normies do this
>>318760678
It's literally almost impossible not to do
>>318759565
>mfw faggots on /v/ don't own a Master-Slave-Steckdosenleiste
>>318766765
pls
>>318767567
??????????
>>318764789
did she died?
>>318767831
If you hold it by the sides your fingers will still probably slightly touch the back unless you have thin as fuck fingers. And just putting your finger in the hole in the middle is just retarted.
Plebs all of you.
>>318768040
>put finger in middle
>put pressure on label side which makes it cling to your finger
Wow, that was hard.
>>318768134
you can plug every sega console and a game gear in there
Do burgers also have different rotary current plugs?
>>318759565
I use a ups battery backup
>>318768239
Good thing it's the future, huh?
>>318760262
fuck i have a bunch of ps1 games in one of these somewhere from looking around
mightve gotten rid of it now
>>318768245
They don't have 400V at all.
>>318768563
Kek, how am I supposed to power audio/light stuff on concert stages?
I usually need several 400V/125A plugs.
>>318760262
I used those to store bootleg or homebrews that had no real case
>>318769205
>tfw your dad brought home bootleg dreamcast games that his friend at work gave him
shit was fucking magical
I still have my pirated copy of MDK2 floating around
