Irish/UK BS1363 Earth/ground pin defeater "Viking sword" for 2-pin CEE 7/16 Europlugs

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!!! No warranty offered for safety! I advise you not to use this part! !!! As many folks who operate in both Ireland/UK and the European Continent will have observed, it is generally possible to jam a small 2-pin Continental CEE 7/16 "Europlug" into a BS1363 socket: you only need to take your MOST CONDUCTIVE screwdriver and jam it into the UK socket's ground pin hole to lower the protective shutter inside the socket and permit access to Line and Neutral. This little part, modeled loosely on Iron Age Norse/Saxon sword finds, aims to make that practice perhaps slightly safer while giving you the satisfaction of thrusting or withdrawing a sword each time you use it! Print in your favorite filament, ideally with the grain running lengthwise to reduce the likelihood of it snapping off inside the socket (though with PETG it shouldn't matter too much), and bring it with you everywhere you go-- or print a bunch, and just leave them in the sockets you most often need to stick a Europlug into. The only difference between versions A and B of the part is the length of the "hilt" (grip) that you use to extract it from the socket. Pick whichever is most comfortable for your fingers. Oh and, uh, don't burn anything down or electrocute yourself #protip