meh. the ground is there for when something goes wrong. seeing as nothing is plugged in and they have safety caps in the sockets nothing should go wrong for some time.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I was making an apparently too subtle joke about not being grounded as a person, extrapolating from there 😁

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I think this is a European-compatible socket with no ground, used in Russia.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

you are right but not about the russia part. In western europe.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I never said they were used exclusively in Russia. However, it is strange because I don't think they are allowed in the EU - a grounded plug can be inserted without a ground connection, and the recess is way too shallow. Such sockets may have been allowed by lenient regulations many decades ago but the design seems way too modern.