Plugs where one blade is wider than the other can be annoying, but they'll also keep you a lot safer. Here's why they're like ...

Ever tried to plug in an appliance, only to realize you had the plug backwards on the first try? Modern outlets use this lopsided design for a reason.

Electrical outlets are likely among the most significant and overlooked devices in the common household. And, depending on where you are in the world, you may have a vastly different image pop in your ...

If you've ever traveled to Europe, you might have noticed the different electrical plugs. Here's why European plugs differ ...

In a nutshell, plugs and sockets differ from region to region and even country to country because, at the time they were being developed, no one really saw any reason to make them all the same. First, ...

South Africa is undergoing a decades-long transition to a new electrical plug and socket standard, which will culminate in the old triangular three-prong plug top no longer being supported. In its ...

Your home may be full of appliances that would be very useful in the yard, but bringing them outside might be dangerous for ...