Why are so many electrical plugs designed in such a way that they cover adjacent sockets?
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The real ELI5 answer is “It just be like that sometimes.” It’s cheaper to manufacture when the rectifier (the box shaped bit) contains the blades that plug into the outlet. There are 2 coming methods of delivering electricity to your appliances. Most large appliances use the kind flowing through the wires in your wall(AC). Most electronics use the other kind(DC). Most of the small electronics have the box plugs that contain the circuitry, called a rectifier, to switch from AC to DC. Bigger electronics like PCs and TVs have the rectifier built in rather than in the box plug.
If this is a reaction to you experiencing this issue, there exists small 1 ft, 2 ft etc extension cords. Mostly they’re made for when you want to plug something in behind a piece of furniture where that plug prevents the furniture from sitting flush against the wall. They will solve your problem if you can’t fit 2 plugs into the same outlet due to size or shape.
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