Blind Spots: Ungrounded 3-Prong Outlets

Let's expose a massive blind spot: ungrounded 3-prong outlets. Swapping a 2-prong for a 3-prong without pulling new wire is a terrible field-expedient fix. You lose all surge protection capabilities. Your expensive PCs and TVs rely on that ground path to dump excess voltage. Without it, your motherboard takes the hit.