The Outlet Wall concept is true wall wart nirvana
By Paul Miller 
posted Jun 16th 2009 9:19AM
posted Jun 16th 2009 9:19AM
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Ugh. Imagine child-proofing that.
Beat me to it.
THEORETICALLY, you could only have outlets above a certain height that were live, essentially child-proofing it. It might take away from the wall wart nirvana though.
I think that it would be easier to outlet-proof the baby.
I don't think people with the time and money to make such projects have kids!
beat me too!
Or girlfriends, friends, lives..
+1 on house proofing you child instead of child proofing your house. I just love when people with child proofed houses come visit. The entire time is spent with them trying to control their little monster.
I can tell my 2 year old "one finger only" in the china/dishware department at Macy's and she is perfectly responsible. I love the look of horror on the old ladies' faces.
Why, let them learn the same way I did as a child. They will only stick their finger in a light socket once. If they keep trying, well maybe society is better off.
@barry99705: I remember first poking the socket when I was four. I then poked it again for the thrill.
Imagine adding another row of outlet covers every couple months as your child grows!!!
Add three rows all at once when they learn to stand.
Add another ten rows when they reach monkey-stage and start climbing on things....
Yup, that's the first thing that came to my mind.
It's a really cool concept though.
I hope he never has kids...good luck trying to baby proof that one.
russian roulette anyone?
Sure... but on my electric wall, you would do well to know your prime numbers. :)
nice bonds. Nice.
I dont know why but i want this in my living room
I don't know about that. I can't stand it when I loose a plug to a bookshelf.
I want it in a renter's apartment, wired to an 8A fuse.
*cackles*
can't imagine what it look like inside that wall.
WIRED!
Wall-E
good one.
You guys should read first.
He said that not all outlet has live wire underneath it.
Most of them are just plain outlet.
YOU should read more carefully, It say's they don't all have to be connected, but his may well be!
"As David points out: "Of course you don't have to actually wire all the outlets on the whole wall for electricity, but you'd better come up with a good way to remember which ones are live."
Way to blow your fuse box lol
Technically, you could have 30 million plugs on a circuit, as long as you aren't using them all, and you'd be fine.
Not quite 30 million.
With that many outlets dont go straightforward.
First the line length starts to increase resistance, and that means the voltage will drop.
Then comes the problem with inductance even if you could get over the resistance. Long lines have inductance which means the current phase to the voltage phase shift. If the current phase isnt same as voltage phase the power will decrease. With 30 million outlets phase shift could be as high as 90 degrees -> no power even if theres current.
lol id love this wall but i can just imagine all the guests going "what the..." when they see it, thinking i have some mental illness and love collecting powerpoints.
that's exactly what I wanted to say when I saw this post...
Pin the tail on the donkey anyone?
ive never wanted a wall more than right now.
tough economy, eh?
2 weeks and I bet he forgets which ones are live and he has to go around with a tester.
Isn't it so much easier to just make them all live? Darts, anyone?
Obviously these people do not understand the concept of resale value... 0_o
Depends, if you are selling to a gadget nut, then you have added some serious value to your house.
such an ugly looking wall
It would be cheaper and more attractive to just paper the wall in one dollar bills.
All you need now is a party and someone pissing or throwing some alcohol at the wall. Let the sparks fly!
What kind of parties do you go to? I tend to avoid the ones where people piss on walls.
@Jstro
You know people that piss alcohol? Awesome!
JStro, you're missing out.
@scyber
Wow, what a buzzkill...
...I don't get it.
EPIC FAIL!
whateva... you know you secretly want one ;)
Nope. This really is a fail. It's the perfect example of wasteful energy usage.
@BigD145
No energy is wasted unless you plug something in.
"you'd better come up with a good way to remember which ones are live."
trail and error. it never fails.
It's called trial and error. It sometimes fails.