http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/ Engadget Comments for Die Electric socket blockers make better use of your AC outlets http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/
Trying to cash in on the new eco-friendly hype, are we? Lame.]]>Aug 27th 2007 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dielectric

Now, they claim this will decrease the charge passed from plug to plug over - presumably - an empty outlet. No dice. By putting a plug in, you effectively introduce a (really, really bad) capacitor into the circuit in the form of two metal plates parallel to each other. The efficiency is terrible, but the important part is that it will actually increase the net current flow, contrary to the advertisement. Realize that we are dealing with leakage currents in the µA or nA, maybe even pA range here, so while this sounds bad it really will never be noticed either way unless you are measuring with lab quality equipment. ]]>Aug 27th 2007 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/
@JoshWarner: did you pay any attention to the actual page that was linked to? Did you read it at all?
They made no such claims whatsoever, the idea behind these pieces of ART (see that word, art) are not designed to have any effect on the plugs whatsoever, they don't claim to lessen the power consumption or anything even remotely similar to what you have written.
All he was doing was coming up with unusual ways of using spare plugs.


It seems like most of the people here have chosen to comment before actually grasping the concept at hand - read the (over a month old) article they had on it over at Gizmodo for a better understanding: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/powerless/die-electric-uses-power-outlets-for-its-own-devices-279182.php]]>Aug 27th 2007 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/
Seems like plastic prongs would be a better choice.
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except not really.]]>Aug 27th 2007 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/

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]]>Aug 27th 2007 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Aug 27th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/
http://www.amronexperimental.com/BRUSH_AND_RINSE.html]]>Aug 27th 2007 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/A planter, vase, toothbrush holder, and towel that plug into an electrical outlet???
Do we really want people getting that close 120VAC with wet stuff??
And what's with the chair? Why does that even need to be plugged in??]]>Aug 27th 2007 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/
The hand towel though; it could be a real shocker.

The fire extinguisher is a problem too. Most fire extinguishers are made of metal, and the plugs look to be fastened directly to the body. If it is just a mock-up of a fire extinguisher then we have another problem, which I like to call: "What if there is a fire, and nobody knows that the extinguisher on the wall is fake?"

And why the vanilla bean?]]>Aug 27th 2007 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/die-electric-socket-blockers-make-better-use-of-your-ac-outlets/Instead of having those ugly empty sockets everywhere why not use them :)

If u wanna decorate ur house.. I don't see.. why not :)
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I would if I'd had a home :S
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