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Article #19475Re: WHat are those holes for?
From: Vogel
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1988 16:17
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1988 16:17
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In article <303@btree.uucp> rfarris@btree.UCSD.EDU (rick farris) writes: >:[Why do standard electrical plugs have holes in the metal prongs? >: >:That's a good question! Along the same line, why is the ground prong >:round instead of flat like the other two? >: > >Yes, and why the heck are manholes round? This is serious! A friend of mine was asked that exact question on a job interview right after graduating. He replied: "well, have you ever seen a typical sewer worker? He wouldn't fit if they weren't round". He got the job! (EE at some big company). -Bill Vogel
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!oddjob!gargoyle!att!ihnp4!ihlpm!wrv From: wrv@ihlpm.ATT.COM (Vogel) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: WHat are those holes for? Message-ID: <2073@ihlpm.ATT.COM> Date: 20 Jul 88 16:17:59 GMT References: <10790@oberon.USC.EDU> <327@richp1.UUCP> <303@btree.uucp> Reply-To: wrv@ihlpm.UUCP (55627-Vogel,W.R.) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois Lines: 17