Even the Americans can't electocute instantly, with 100% certainty,
people who have been sentanced to death by electric chair.
Yebbut they only use 110v.

Don't they have 220V outlets for washing machines and electric chairs?

Driers are 240VAC, four pin outlets.

Washing machine 110-120VAC 'U' ground as are most every other outlets in
modern homes. Older homes, those built say mid to post 1950s, may still
have 2 pin, no ground outlets. Yes, the U.S.A. electrical code is not the
world's safest. Things that do down there are not permitted in Canada, which
also uses 120VAC.



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