North American electrical outlet, why so sad? [closed]

1. Why do outlets look sad?
2. Why don t American plugs have switches?
3. Why did our outlets stop working?
4. Why do American outlets look different?

Why do outlets look sad?

Electric sockets don't look like faces. What really happens is that humans literally look for faces in everything that they see. More so than any other object that we know of (much more than general pareidolia). The fusiform face area is a part of the human brain which is specialized for looking at faces.

Why don t American plugs have switches?

By code and tradition, most electrical outlets in the US do not have integrated power switches — but that same code requires that some must.

Why did our outlets stop working?

Loose wires at the terminal screw, damaged wire insulation or burned wiring will cause an outlet to stop working. Additionally, wires that are connected at the stab-in connection are known to loosen with time, and wires at the connectors can also become loose.

Why do American outlets look different?

So because different countries adopted innovations like these at different times, the plugs that they used changed throughout the years. Now that most homes in the world have access to electricity, adopting one global standard would be more convenient than having different types of plugs.