WashedOver@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 年前It's a good thing they aren't in charge of adult toys...lemmy.caimagemessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1819arrow-down110
arrow-up1809arrow-down1imageIt's a good thing they aren't in charge of adult toys...lemmy.caWashedOver@lemmy.ca to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 年前message-square96fedilink
minus-squareBoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-22 年前I have had this conversation multiple times, about multiple cable types, while in electronics sales.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前What’s the best analogy or wording you’ve found for conveying the nature of the problem to people?
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前It prevents you from connecting two live wires and dying.
minus-squareBoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 年前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.
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?
It prevents you from connecting two live wires and dying.
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.