They look like they might be used to cope with the umpteen different standards used in India.

The 3 common BS546 plugs [Linked Image from upload.wikimedia.org]

The Europlug [Linked Image from upload.wikimedia.org]

BS1363 [Linked Image from upload.wikimedia.org]

and NEMA

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and schuko, without connecting the earth/ground!

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And fingers, pens, bare wires.. etc


Last edited by djk; 07/14/08 12:55 PM.