fellow British people: you don't have to pretend to love our plug sockets, you're allowed to dislike every aspect of this cursed island, it's okay ๐งก
@KaitlynEthylia @ErinRose @th Safety features of UK sockets.
The earth pin is longer so makes contact first, before live and neutral. As it is inserted it opens a door over the live and neutral holes.
The key inserted in the image is opening the doors allowing the Euro plug access to (unearthed) power.
All the information you could ever want about our famous plugs is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types
HTH