English plugs are designed to land pins up and stab unsuspecting intruders in the foot. That's the best design feature because A: defence, and B: accidentally pulling the plug out is harder as the cable exit is mostly never in the pin direction.
* Pin contact order is guaranteed.
* Shuttering of L/N is mandatory.
* Also not a plug thing, but 230V = lower current = lower heat, less fire risk. And less copper!
Nah, it' all done without 'looking ahead'. A typical match will be anywhere from 20 to 35 cameras, and doing look-ahead at broadcast quality would add an extra $200K just in infrastructure, and need another 40 production staff... The tarmac for the extra OB trucks wouldn't be big enough in many cases!
* Pin contact order is guaranteed.
* Shuttering of L/N is mandatory.
* Also not a plug thing, but 230V = lower current = lower heat, less fire risk. And less copper!