We “don’t beat around the bush” in the UK - presumably it’s origin is something to do with hunting and driving fowl out of the undergrowth by hitting the said bushWhat is it called in English, not to walk around the bush? Beat the bush
The UK three pin plug has an overlong earth pin that opens shutters on the socket for the live / neutral pins - it’s a safely feature . I wonder if GC was trying to emulate this!
I really dislike heavy cables , especially signal cables . As you say , the mechanical strain they put on connectors is crazy. But hey - if it helps sell cable lifters so be it