I bought these for my semester study abroad in Europe, and they work just fine--no explosion, no electrocution.After four months of using them though, I had two of the three break down. But what do you expect from an adapter that costs less than a dollar each? And I used them almost constantly to charge my laptop and camera for "four months." Well worth the money.Remember that this is an adapter NOT a converter, which means the voltage of the plug may need to be altered. Oh and I think it took me almost a month or two to get this in mail after ordering them.