Standard American outlets have at least two slots. The left slot is the neutral slot, and the right slot is the hot slot.

Before getting into plugs, let’s start with the outlets. Two-prong outlets were introduced in 1962, but not everyone made the switch right away: It’s not unusual to find them in some homes ...

You'll notice that not all electrical plugs are the same and might even have different inserts depending on the country. Here ...

Not all electrical plugs in the US are the same. Some have grounding wires while others don't, and some have one of the top ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Have you ever looked at your iPhone cable and then looked at your computer charger and thought, "why does one of these have 2 prongs, but the other one has 3?" ...

I’m looking at my desk right now, and I count nine (9) things on it that need a two- or three-prong power plug ... and I love its long cable and right-angle plug. Little touches like its ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Have you ever looked at your iPhone cable and then at your computer charger and thought, "Why does one of these have two prongs, but the other has three?" ...