Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!oddjob!gargoyle!att!richp1!robert From: robert@richp1.UUCP (Robert Miller) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: WHat are those holes for? Message-ID: <327@richp1.UUCP> Date: 18 Jul 88 17:51:45 GMT References: <10790@oberon.USC.EDU> Reply-To: robert@richp1.UUCP (Robert Miller) Organization: RICH Inc. , Franklin Park,IL Lines: 18 In article <10790@oberon.USC.EDU> robiner@ganelon.usc.edu (Steve) writes: [I'm sure this is below the level of most of the people in this group, [but... [ [Why do standard electrical plugs have holes in the metal prongs? [ [=Steve= That's a good question! Along the same line, why is the ground prong round instead of flat like the other two? Just wondering. -- ....................................... "To open, cut along dotted line." ....:....................................... : : Robert Miller @ ihnp4!richp1!robert .....