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		thriftwy on Nov 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gzip exceptions, but only on hot or rainy days In the ex-USSR there was usually no grounding at all. All plugs had just 2 pins. Even if the socket is new, the wiring most often isn't. Everything works mostly normal, except that you can have 110 (220/2 via capaciator bisection) volts with large impedance on "supposedly grounded" metal surfaces to give you minor shocks/uncomfortable feeling.

brianwawok on Nov 12, 2022 [–]

My house built in 1950s in the US is the same. Grounds were’t in style yet.

There are very few things that actually need grounded. Kitchen appliances and laundry (which are both retrofitted with grounds).

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