It's Time To Standardize The Standards

from the so-many-standards,-so-little-time dept

Did you know that there are 160 different standards that focus on the everyday screw and bolt? Neither did I, and like you, I didn’t really care either. However, here’s nice little article discussing the various international standards that are supposed to make our lives easier (and, of course, more standardized). They point out, however, for all the various standards out there, the electrical outlet has still resisted any standardization on the international level leading to all sorts of problems for the novice international traveler.


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