Is there a reason why the orientation is not standard? It seems to be a random mix of diagonal and horizontal orientation of the two holes. Makes plugging things into hard-to-see outlets a pain.
It's a serious question, please refrain from the obvious sexual jokes, as they will be unoriginal and likely not very funny.
Posted Oct 21, 2020, 7:27 AM UTC
If you are really serious, just replace the outlets with outlets with same orientation. It doesn't cost much.
The ones in the wall are all in different orientations. Also just a general question for cafes, offices, etc.
The kind that are “tilted” are better for cables like these:
https://www.variant-hifi.de/index.php?&templang=2&page=p_list&aktion=a_show&pid=1662
And I suspect they are installed where it is though such plugs are more likely to be used.
Huh?
Anyways, some cables have a thick chord coming out. If it is not tilted, then they overlap and it is not good. In the west, you have them stick out straight, but this is a problem if you want to push up, say, a couch against the wall. So the tilted ones work best for these (like extension cords). the straight ones work fine for everything else. You will notice that tilted ones are usually in places where they expect something to be pressed upon the wall Or an extension cord of sorts to be there.
Thanks for the reply. Makes sense.