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more about #poweradapter more comments → MarvelaAndrogeus: I just moved to the UK (from da bay) a few days ago, had the same problem. A travel adapter is four pounds ($8). Their plugs here are so awful that th... more » ohjohnsmall: I'd totally do that, if it was the only way I would be able to download por... I mean... read Gizmodo while traveling. It's kind of brilliant as long... more » armyofchuckness: Are there any current laws that they can charge this person for? Watt worries me is this person isn't safe in their own Ohm. That just hertz. more » bornonbord: Meh, they have a switch on the plug. It's safe to set up until you flip it. They have those all over NZ which drove me nuts. At first. But then th... more » goldfarb: and after getting electrocuted you'll get cast in Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves... lose/lose. more » Ryanraven: Around my house if the plug doesn't fit we just splice the wires and pull the outlet from the wall and throw it all into a bucket of water! For anyon... more » Hello Mister Walrus: I think the retro PSA guy's method was far more elegant and ingenious. more » macpatrik: You'd think someone smart enough to know how to do that wouldn't actually do it. Amazing. more » lefunk01: The turn-key solution for travel adapters more » Bodie1550: I'd rather have the box. They help me to organize my small stuff and I can reuse them to ship things I've sold on eBay. more » BratPAQ: i imagine that if sandisk conform with this and send an microSD in a box slightly larger than the product, the DHL guy would be like, "Ma'am, I have a... more » cgsofly: You really have to wonder what the person that packed the original box was thinking. more » superhappyfuntime: Now I wonder if they're shipping them in those eco-friendly padded envelopes that have shredded recycled paper as the filling, or the eco-destroying p... more » Klebbenator: I wish my old lady came with a smaller box. more » TBM-Fan: Wow if they shipped such small devices in a too large box for it, then it surely is a waste if it is really small and you don't have to sign for it th... more » -
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This Is Why They Make Travel Adapters
Future Darwin Award nominee or desperate genius? Maybe both. But shoving things into what looks like a UK 220V outlet is probably not going to end well. Just ask the guy in this retro UK electrical hazards PSA: More »
