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I must admit we have a lot more respect for the mains over here in the UK - I don't know anyone who would *dream* of doing what Tony did to a plug. Maybe the added lethality/pain of the 240V instils more caution?

You'd have to be really determined to do that to a UK mains caltrop (Natural state of a UK mains plug in the dark and when you're barefoot is to be upside down. Closely followed by a 1x1 Lego brick for pain)

Not sure why but people just don't mess around with the mains like that in the UK. You wire the plug/socket exactly how they tell you to.