Things most people do differently to Americans

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 01/19/2015 at 10:05 • Filed to: Americana

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1. Domestic electricity

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2. Emergency exit signs:

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3. Commercial vehicle electricity:

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4. White sidelights, not used as indicators:

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5. No ban on used car imports

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Cé hé sin 01/19/2015 at 10:13

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My range is 220-240VAC input, and I live in the US.

#60Hz4Lyfe

Cé hé sin > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/19/2015 at 10:19

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You've got two phases of 120v and 60hz as opposed to single phase 220/240v and 50hz.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 01/19/2015 at 10:28

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Wait.. WHAT.. you don't have emergency exit signs in the US?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Cé hé sin 01/19/2015 at 10:29

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Technically, no. It's split phase, three-wire configuration (due to their only being one neutral wire. Hot-hot will yield 240V).

It's not a traditional two phase because the sine wave is still in phase with a hot-neutral pair.

#YesIHaveAEEInTheFamily #PutinStillInvalid

For Sweden > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 01/19/2015 at 10:32

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They do not. Americans just shoot at the nearest wall until there is a large enough hole to escape.

Cé hé sin > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 01/19/2015 at 10:33

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I'm not in America. They don't have the green running man, but this instead:

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Cé hé sin 01/19/2015 at 10:35

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Ahh.. That looks more like something we would use as a generic exit sign.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > For Sweden 01/19/2015 at 10:36

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Hehe, fuck you mate.. you made me laugh.. Now I've got beer all over my laptop :P

spanfucker retire bitch > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 01/19/2015 at 10:47

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Nah, that's only used for emergency exit signs. There's usually another sign on the door that'll say something like; "Door used only for emergencies. Alarm will sound."

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > spanfucker retire bitch 01/19/2015 at 10:53

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We've got a sign on the door(s) as well. Anyway, the main thing is that people recognise the signs right? Use a blue pentagram superimposed on a golden brick for all I care as long as the people who're most likely to come across it will recognise it :)

Mattbob > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/19/2015 at 11:23

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high five for knowing stuff about electricity.

deekster_caddy > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/19/2015 at 11:32

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Except in commercial buildings which receive 3-phase power. Then the sine waves of your 2-phase power offset just to confuse everybody and 2 phases could be only 208 V instead of 220V-240V.

deekster_caddy > spanfucker retire bitch 01/19/2015 at 11:33

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Yeah, but 98% of those don't actually have a sounding alarm on them, people use them for smoke breaks all the time...

DoYouEvenShift > For Sweden 01/19/2015 at 11:36

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Its true. Especially in TX. We are all armed at all times.

Not joking.

For Sweden > DoYouEvenShift 01/19/2015 at 11:40

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Go back to Austin, you hippie.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > deekster_caddy 01/19/2015 at 11:40

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When was the last time that you saw a *residential* building receiving a 120/208 high-leg delta supply (Let alone a 277/480)? (EDIT: the original phrasing in the post is "Domestic Electricity". i.e. not commercial supply)

Besides, almost all commercial service is three-phase. Lower power requirements may yield a 120/208/240 high leg delta service being provided.

(EDIT 2: Got my voltages mixed up. It's 480/277, not 208/477)

DoYouEvenShift > For Sweden 01/19/2015 at 11:47

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Never been to Austin. I honestly try to avoid it. Sucks because the COTA is there.

deekster_caddy > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs 01/19/2015 at 12:12

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Whoops, missed the 'residential' part at the beginning. Still different enough though. I remember having to install different transformers on machines depending on what country they were going to way back when I was building machinery for industry.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Cé hé sin 01/19/2015 at 13:20

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Most of the world writes dates in little-endian or big-endian format. Almost everything in the U.S. is written month/day/year, because we're special.

Axial > Cé hé sin 01/19/2015 at 21:25

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We also have green versions of that and occasionally we do, in fact, have the green running man.

On a personal note, I have a strong dislike for iconography without text.

Cé hé sin > Axial 01/20/2015 at 04:59

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They've thought of you:

Axial > Cé hé sin 01/20/2015 at 08:04

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Good.

Now, certain makes *coughVWcough* should apply the same to their cars.