an electrical outlet called an outlet when you plug things into it? Shouldn't it be called an inlet?
2007-01-22 13:23:08 · 17 answers · asked by Tek ~aka~Legs! 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I'm going to start calling my outlets "putouts!"
2007-01-22 13:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by a_r_cool123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the "OUTlet" OUTputs electricity.
Plugging in only allows you access.
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2007-01-22 21:28:43 · answer #2 · answered by Icteridae 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dunno....maybe because it is the outlet that lets out the electricity into your appliance?
2007-01-22 21:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by IMAGUY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, because when you plug into it it let's out the electricity.
Hence outlet
2007-01-22 21:37:52 · answer #4 · answered by morris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that's a body of water,couldn't resist.
2007-01-22 21:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by kman1830 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, why don't we call the place you park your car a parkway instead of a drive way
2007-01-22 21:29:29 · answer #6 · answered by mjnjtfox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got to plug into it.
2007-01-22 21:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lmao
in and OUT
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2007-01-22 21:27:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wonder??....why is a driveway called that when you park on it & a parkway called that when you drive on it??
2007-01-22 21:28:27 · answer #9 · answered by Damned fan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee, I never thought of it like that before!
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2007-01-22 21:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋