A useful source:
https://worldofsockets.com

What is the best Power Outlet?
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

If there's electricity reaching the bulb it would be lit no? So if I place the contact upside down, I wouldn't be able to turn off my light?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It's not electricity, exactly, but it is a higher voltage that is different from the average of everything around it. Electricity needs a closed loop to flow, and breaking open the loop with a switch means that no electricity flows, but the voltage of the live line goes up and down, creating an electric potential with anything that might be at a different voltage, if a conductor touches both.

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