It's shit like that, smart design!

DoWhile · 1 year

They forgot design lesson #1: it's all fun and games until someone gets their dick stuck in it.

dtwhitecp · 1 year

Already exists, I have a stand mixer (US plug) with a ring hole like that. It does in fact make it way easier to pull the plug out.

edit: apparently it's everything Breville makes

Wreckn · 1 year

Fixed that design for you.

uoyevoli31 · 1 year

Check this one out! It is like a node! http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljnenknyg71qciys7.jpg

franktinsley · 1 year

The cave man inside me fears sticking his finger inside something filled with fire.

quitelikeme · 1 year

Can we please let this stupid phrase die? I like the submission, but couldn't you have chosen a less douchebaggy title?

didIGoOverboard · 1 year

Is it smart not to have a ground?

timothj · 1 year

Is this too obvious to note? It's a safety and longevity upgrade; making it easier to pull the plug by holding the plug instead of the cord makes the cord-plug connection last longer. I've had to put new plugs on a lot of lamps and vacuum cleaners, and the new plugs were usually less well-anchored than the original ones.

PhirePhly · 1 year

NO! Bad designer. NO FUCKING BRIGHT BLUE LED NIGHTLIGHT ON EVERYTHING THAT DOESN'T NEED ONE!

m00r5tuD · 1 year

TIL some people have trouble pulling generic power cables out of the socket.

ultrafetzig · 1 year

Great, now my asshole cat can unplug my whole computer system.

Mattho · 1 year

Blue LED is NOT a smart design.

jeffambo · 1 year

Thank god for that black arrow.

Farkeman · 1 year

looks expensive and useless UNLESS ! you have hooks instead of normal hands !

its a must buy for any pirate !

volt1up · 1 year

Are these the kind of problems white people have?

Obligatory comment.

[deleted] · 1 year

since when has pulling plugs been a problem?

Mredjr · 1 year

People would still pull it out by pulling on the cord itself.

dutchs89 · 1 year

2 in 1: Electric plug and cockring

SKREAM · 1 year

I have a better solution

[deleted] · 1 year

PLEASE LET THE OTHER SIDE BE ORANGE COLORED

crosses fingers

coelomate · 1 year

Am I the only one who sees this being annoying and actually MORE difficult on a crowded power strip?

amma223 · 1 year

Relavent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6DvjKkGT6s TLDW (see what I did there?); UK folding plug

mrvegas · 1 year

Great idea, until you got velociraptors unpluggin your shit.

PatMan33 · 1 year

Very cool! However, I'm forever a disciple of the flat plug. Works great when you want furniture as close to the wall as you can manage.

http://www.amazon.com/TRC-90511Flatplug-Profile-3-Wire-6-Foot-16/dp/B000XU5MUU/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_0

They come in all sorts of flavors.

Nogarder · 1 year

I think that this design will help plug to last longer.Because so many people pull them by the cable

pacg · 1 year

It's so cool I'd stick m'dick in it

silas_ramnot_yawned · 1 year

Would be better to have an on/off switch on the socket instead

spherecow · 1 year

it looks cool, but it's more expensive to manufacture, waste more energy (though probably not much), and have more things that could break...

[deleted] · 1 year

US plugs usually have a pronounced ridge on the back that makes it easier to unplug stuff than European plugs.

[deleted] · 1 year

I like it.

MrVig · 1 year

Smart design would be if it also had a cigar cutter !

thekaraokedj · 1 year

If i'd use something like that where I live, I would just unplug the socket out of the wall.

prefonberry · 1 year

For the people who are complaining, I am a healthy early 20's male who thinks this design is long overdue. Some outlets are in places that make it difficult to remove the power cable and some for whatever reason have a death grip on the power cable and some are both. When that kind of thing occurs often you can only pull the power cable out half way before having to readjust and get better leverage which, if you don't want to damage your cable, is right around the plug. And do you know what can happen when you do that? What has happened to me on several occasions? Electrocution, its not fun and really hurts. So have a ring where I know I won't come into contact with electricity is pretty awesome.

[deleted] · 1 year

Now they need to make an orange one...

[deleted] · 1 year

I really like that they had to include the arrow.

mxjf · 1 year

my blender has that same type of plug, minus the glowie strip inside. it's awesome.

hultsb · 1 year

Wait... what happened to the danger of getting electrocuted that made electrical outlets so much fun?

morleydresden · 1 year

Fuck that noise. Just make the connections between the plug and cable strong enough that I can wrench it out from across the room with risking fraying.

interflop · 1 year

My toaster has a plug like this.

resuni · 1 year

I only have one appliance that has this: my toaster.

dghughes · 1 year

I wonder if you could magnetize (iron) metal objects by passing them through the hole?

cursoryname · 1 year

It was pretty hard to use before this... dang... what a break through.

frozentedwilliams · 1 year

I wasn't aware that this was a problem that needed solving.

dan224488 · 1 year

Useless.
How hard is it to pull out a plug?

nihil161 · 1 year

I'm sorry but that's just a terrible design. You can't put anything against it. Now maybe if somehow you could combine this idea with the plug that lays flat against the wall. Now that would be revolutionary!

SenTedStevens · 1 year

That doesn't help when the plug is connected to a power strip buried beneath a desk that you can't reach.

gdit_saint · 1 year

How the hell does this help me pull the cord out with my foot?

jamesdpitley · 1 year

TIL to some people, plugs are hard concepts to grasp.

RetardSavant · 1 year

i would still yank on the cord

p3nguin · 1 year

EE Major here, wouldn't a loop like that create all kinds of unnecessary inductance?

[deleted] · 1 year

I have never had a problem pulling a plug out of a socket. Why do we have to invent problems so we can fix them?

DimeShake · 1 year

What problem does this solve? Is it seriously that hard to pull out a plug? I mean, I don't think I've ever had a problem gripping the fucker and tugging a bit.

BodProbe · 1 year

Is it just me or is that a freakishly long finger? I can't stop looking at it. Reminds me of something from a horror film.

lychee-twist · 1 year

Fantastic design unless your light sockets are behind a dresser or a bed. Good luck pulling them or plugging them in. Not furniture friendly.

notimea9z · 1 year

It's not like the entire cord acts as a handle giving you ample standoff from the contacts. Overdesigned for flash not functionality. Sick of designers spending time on novel redressings of non-problems in neglect design challenges worthy of their skills.

splooshmcdoosh · 1 year

ctrl + f "dick" .... yup just what i was thinking

cqxray · 1 year

That's great. Also love the LED indicator that shows power is flowing.

kompkitty · 1 year

I'd still just pull it from the cord

randm_prgrmr · 1 year

What's with all the "Pfft. Steel tools. I think most men are strong enough to continue using the standard stone tools. Sure steel might stay a little sharper, but I don't think it's going to make a huge difference in my wood-chopping life."?

Why would anyone ever argue against an improvement whose cost is near zero? I could understand if they wanted an extra 40 bucks for a plug like this, but that's obviously not the case.

RancidTangerine · 1 year

...Is it really getting that difficult to unplug a power cord? Maybe this 'new enhanced design' will help children and old ladies, but I really don't think my unplugging experiences will be altogether changed for the better because of a hole. Mediocre.

OxyHydro · 1 year

A ton of people are still going to pull on the cord, lol...

aceoftrachs · 1 year

It's all fun and games until someone, and I'm not naming names, gets drunk and places his flaccid manhood into the new and improved electrical chord hole, then proceeds to go around his apartment plugging outlets. I'm glad that didn't happen three days ago.

vilive · 1 year

My favorite is Denmark's

iaccidentlytheworld · 1 year

I mean the regular plug doesn't seem that bad.

saiyanhajime · 1 year

I'm sorry, but nothing can make a 2-pin plug design "smart". 3-pin UK plugs FTW!

...But, that is pretty cool within the context of shit 2-pin plugs.

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