# Is it safe to pull out a wall plug by the part in between the plug and the cord?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2017, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-pull-out-a-wall-plug-by-the-part-in-between-the-plug-and-the-cord/784225 "2017-04-11T09:17:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-pull-out-a-wall-plug-by-the-part-in-between-the-plug-and-the-cord/784225/21 "2017-04-18T05:18:10Z")

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Even better! Less hardware to buy. Thx

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