▲ 332 ▼ Why do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 257 comments fedilink hide all child comments They're like that in this apartment we're renting and I keep seeing them elsewhere. I don't get it.
[–] avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago All house doors/egress doors in Brazil require keys to unlock. BUT (and it's a big but) most houses here are made of bricks, with ceramic roofs. It does make sense to have easy-to-escape houses when they are built of flammable materials with an accelerant for a roof. permalink fedilink source parent