my friend matthew
theme: once upon a time i was young and confused
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Going to school early to do my math homework in the parkinglot. Does that sound lame or what? Well that's cuz it is.
You know what I learned this morning? The reason that electrical plugs have different sized prongs is for polarization. This means that if the only thing plugged in, in your house was a lamp without polarized plugs, the electricity still flows when the switch is turned off. But with polarized plugs, it allows the lamp to be "plugged in" without being on and no electricity flows. Less chance for fire or electric shock as well.
So now you know, and KNOWING is HALF the BATTLE!