On the point about building wiring codes, here in the UK we actually do have both central fuses/circuit-breakers and load specific fuses in the plug for each device.
After reading your comment it did make me wonder as I plugged our coffee machine this morning how the design substantial chunk of plastic and metal I was holding was influenced by the aftermath of WW2.
After reading your comment it did make me wonder as I plugged our coffee machine this morning how the design substantial chunk of plastic and metal I was holding was influenced by the aftermath of WW2.