These things are under high voltage, so no. And then there's several kg of mercury inside
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no, but they will also kill you (but not by magic)
more like papers over poor design informed by ww2 shortages
uk fuse in fuse box can't be sized properly because old uk installations used ring circuits in order to save copper during ww2 shortages, everybody else has this problem sorted out by now (initially by using aluminum wiring, or waiting for more copper). modern wiring is arranged in star-type topology with a few outlets per leg, and it can be fused properly, but the far out parts of circuit don't transmit power at all times which is why it was looked down upon during shortages
example would be 16A circuit that has 5-10 16A outlets, has wires suitable to carry 16A and 16A fuse. it's okay because you're not expected to draw full power at all outlets at the same time, and most of the time much less than that. if you do and you know it in advance you're expected to split it over more circuits, or make it bigger. uk ring circuit would have wires that carry only 8A in each direction, and fused 16A. it can fail in a way where one side disconnects, but the other side becomes overloaded. plug fuses are for protection of these shitty circuits from shortcircuit in appliance
that's why you put fuses in central fuse box, not in the plug. appliances should be designed in such a way that it shouldn't be a problem. nobody else does this because it's not necessary if your installation is sanely built
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really, happens to the best of us
the same way they did in 2021
it's straight up still not good enough
right after fusion power goes commercial, which also will power it all
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yeah that's what separate fuses for separate branches of circuit are for, all in one central box because where else are these supposed to be. if your lamp is wired with 6A-rated wire then that branch should be fused with 6A fuse, which on its own is unhinged because usually much thicker wires are used anyway