The type G was designed when things were designed to do their jobs. Any pain inflicted by user error was considered a learning opportunity.

The cord coming out the bottom means the plug can’t pull out. Combined with the big, chunky plug and pins, means the cable will likely fail first if pulled. It will also fail at the live core first, leaving a safe plug in the wall.

But yes, the foot pain is… impressive. It’s just blunt enough to not generally penetrate the skin, but it can happen.