WashedOver@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIt's a good thing they aren't in charge of adult toys...lemmy.caimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down14
arrow-up1133arrow-down1imageIt's a good thing they aren't in charge of adult toys...lemmy.caWashedOver@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareBoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·edit-21 year agoI have had this conversation multiple times, about multiple cable types, while in electronics sales.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhat’s the best analogy or wording you’ve found for conveying the nature of the problem to people?
minus-squareBoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m not sure there is one, I usually just highlight that they’re one-directional, and you would technically need another nontrivial piece of hardware in the middle. Then we figured out what their problem actually was.
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt prevents you from connecting two live wires and dying.
I have had this conversation multiple times, about multiple cable types, while in electronics sales.
What’s the best analogy or wording you’ve found for conveying the nature of the problem to people?
I’m not sure there is one, I usually just highlight that they’re one-directional, and you would technically need another nontrivial piece of hardware in the middle.
Then we figured out what their problem actually was.
It prevents you from connecting two live wires and dying.