WashedOver to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIt's a good thing they aren't in charge of adult toys...imagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1881arrow-down110
arrow-up1871arrow-down1imageIt's a good thing they aren't in charge of adult toys...WashedOver to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareBoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-21 year agoI have had this conversation multiple times, about multiple cable types, while in electronics sales.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhat’s the best analogy or wording you’ve found for conveying the nature of the problem to people?
minus-squarevxx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt prevents you from connecting two live wires and dying.
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.
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.