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   Christian Weisgerber to Lynn McGuire   
   Re: xkcd: Truly Universal Outlet   
   27 Dec 25 19:40:04   
   
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   From: naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
   On 2025-12-26, Lynn McGuire  wrote:   
      
   > xkcd: Truly Universal Outlet   
   >     https://www.xkcd.com/3186/   
   >   
   > Uh, no.  There are different voltages involved for a start.   
      
   Nowadays nearly all power supplies specify "100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz",   
   so it really is foremost a plug problem.   
      
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   Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
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