Iron_Lynx

joined 2 years ago
[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

I'm quite the Type F fan:

  • The plug is recessed, so half-plugged plugs have their pins inaccessible.
  • Most modern Type F plugs are Type E compatible, as well as Europlug compatible, which means that if the plug doesn't need to be bulky, it won't be.
  • Most modern installations have shutters in the pin holes, which both need to be pushed aside, making it impossible to plug in a foreign object. This unlike the Type G, where you only need to plug in the ground pin to reveal the live & neutral.
  • The plug is symmetrical, making it easier to plug in a device in a way that makes the cable work for the user. Besides, having live & neutral plugged into specific sides of a device is not that important for daily use by the average Joe, and if it is, you can just flip the plug.
  • The plug is inclined to land on its side, so if you drop one and then step on it, while it still won't be comfortable, it at least won't be as painful as stepping onto a Type G.
[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Because it's a hot mess trying to accept both type F and type L. The traditional type L socket has three pins inline. The pin spacing between Live and Neutral for an earthed device using type L is wider than using type F, so plugging in a Schuko won't work in normal type L sockets. However, some type L sockets have extra, smaller holes at Europlug spacing, to accept ungrounded type C plugs.

The picture here shows two Type L sockets with Europlug expansions on the sides (C/L combo), and an F/L combo in the middle.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You need to turn off your grindcore and listen to some progressive doom metal.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Narrator: And then they FUCKED!

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, this meme would have made more sense of it went:

CELEBRITY: *dies*
WIKIPEDIA EDITORS:
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[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

You must be really fun at LAN parties.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Super sedans? Still overpowered, but at least not oversized, so I guess it could be an improvement over the current standard of Emotional Support Vehicle...

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Imagine having to look for the missing semicolon in there!

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

And there it is. The Tumblr post that this comic is a rendition of.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey Groesbeek! Stelletje benzineverslaafde boomers! Zo, nu ik jullie aandacht heb, een oplossing, gezien jullie er geen zin in hebben dat er een grote zware spoorlijn dwars door je dorp gaat. Dus hier het alternatief:

Een tram.

Jullie hoeven een minder opzichtige halte te bouwen EN lichtere infra die veel beter bij de "Franse flair" van jullie straatbeeld past, terwijl de buren bij Nijmegen en Kleve hun spoorverbinding weer hebben. Iedereen blij.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Could also be the future of The Forgotten Realms

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is a choice.

 

Hij was een echte hordeur hoarder.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
 

Alt text:

Update: The physics department has recruited an astronomer who studies meteor fireballs.

Explain: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3061:_Water_Balloons

 

Alt text:
I wonder what surviving human held the record before balloons (excluding edge cases like jumping gaps on a mountain bridge). Probably it was someone falling from a cliff into snow or water, but maybe it involved something weird like a gunpowder explosion or volcano.

Explainxkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3039:_Human_Altitude

 

Because they use a honey comb.

 

TRANSCRIPT:

Me: Is this birdcage made out of nickel?
Pet Store: Aluminum I think
Me: So there's no nickel in this cage?
Pet Store: Don't you dare!
Me: It's a nickleless cage
Pet Store: GET OUT!

[pictured is a long-haired Nicholas Cage, looking fabulous in the sun and wind. To his left, it's captioned with the text "Worth it"]

 

Pretty much what it says on the tin.

If I click the chain icon on a comment with MMB on the website (Lemmy.world, BE: 0.18.3, accessed via Firefox), it opens to a blank tab. If I do so with LMB, it works just fine.

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