Last Saturday 18 December 2004 15:48, anahata was like: > On Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at 07:30:27AM -0600, Reuben Martin wrote: > > >each country uses its own type of plug, all mutually > > >incompatible. Sounds way more advanced. ;-) > > > > Yeah, that's one thing that's always puzzled me. They've managed to > > get their act together with a common currency. You'ld think something > > like a common plug wouldn't be too much of a stretch. > > I think many European contries *have* standardized on a circular > connector with two pins and a peripheral ground connection. It's only > the UK that insists on being different. The UK is also moving from 240V > to a European standard of 230V, while the rest of Europe moves from > (usually) 220V also to 230. Maybe the plan is for the UK to adopt the > Euro standard connector too, but as there are big issues with house > wiring and compatibility it could be a long and painful process. Well, we've been through it all before and it would be much better to have a standard. While we're at it, what's the chance of tuning mains hum up to an actual concert 'A' or even down to a concert 'G' (about 46Hz by my calculations). OK, I know what the realistic answer is, but how many times have you wished that the mains hum was at least IN TUNE! :-) cheers tim hall http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
