Sitting in the living room yesterday I look out on the lake and 2 adults and 4 kids out on the lake, I will be honest I was nervous and kept checking until they were off the lake. I wanted to drive over to the landing while they were out there and ask them what the hell are they thinking. In the end I would have been a wrong crazy old man because they got off safe.
Got a 4PM callback on Friday for some USB charging outlets that weren’t working… this is what I found: All I can say is that somebody’s future children will have no idea that they wouldn’t even exist if the folks who designed the usb-c connector had gone with a length of 8.2mm instead of 8.4mm
Wondering if those devices still work; Wondering if they picked a hot leg and were grounded when they picked up their device; Wondering how they couldn't differential electrical plugs... Sigh, we're doomed, aren't we...
The first thing I asked myself was did they get happen to get reallly luck and pick the common slot by chance or was it too big to fit in the hot side. I flipped cut the power and checked it myself… it is just the slightest bit too wide to fit in the hot side. It’s really close though, with enough force and wiggling you might be able to make it fit. That begs the question of is it just sheer luck that the plug is too big to fit in the hot side or when they were designing the plug was there some engineer that actually thought “you know what.. I betcha somebody’s gonna try and stick this thing into a receptacle. Let’s make it a little wider so they can’t fit it into the slot that’s energized” Also it’s even more evidence supporting my disdain for temperproof receptacles. If you try to plug in an actual cord then the receptacle is gonna fight you to the death trying to prevent it, but then you try and stick a usb cable in it and it just slides right in like butter.
Well my supper took an interesting turn tonight: How it started: How it ended: Had to close my eyes to cut into it. My dog was begging as usual until he saw me cut into it, now he is afraid to pee while I’m nearby.
Haha! They say the Piggly Wiggly is a family friendly place, but apparently their butcher didn’t get the memo.
This new trend of shooting 4 fletched vanes Why? For some reason it reminds me of a Hot Rich chick driving a lime green jeep with those spinning rims?
I shoot four-fletch low-profile vanes. It might be a good idea to investigate why some of us shoot them before you criticize.
They make tamper proof outlets for things just like this. Required by code in most places. Can't physically push anything in the outlet unless both prongs are pushed in at the same time. I hate those things. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
I've been shooting them for 8 plus years. Due to vane contact of short and tall vanes that come on most arrows. I get vane contact. I use 4 short vanes to fix it.The reason for 4 is to steer your arrow while using fixed broadheads. 4 short vanes gives the same amount of air contact as 3 taller vanes. Not a new trend. Just more people seeing the use of it. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
That makes sense Holt. I figgered it was just some new/ cool looking fad. Thanks for the explanation.
I never did test it. Who know 3 short vanes could have done the same of 4 short vanes. My thinking back then was more is better. But a properly tuned bow will shoot great with any configuration. Shoot back in the day I use to shoot feathers on my aluminum arrows for same reason. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk
WOW! It's wild out there, everyone stay safe I have the tub filled and a 5 gal water bottle, the heat up a bit just incase.
That is a tamperproof outlet. If you zoom in you can see the “TR” logo on the upper left and lower right corners of the receptacle. For some reason USB-C slides right in no problem. The usb-c was actually easier to insert than an actual plug. I always assumed that they worked by requiring both prongs to push at the same time but apparently not this outlet. I hate the TR outlets, if you need to use an outlet that’s in a tight space like behind a piece of furniture it’s a pain in the ass to get the plug perfectly aligned with just the right amount of pressure to allow it to go in. And they’re not even that tamper proof. All it takes is a little wiggling and you can convince it to open up for a meter test lead, so I’m assuming that same would apply for paper clip or anything else somebody might try and stick in an outlet. They really only stop something from accidentally going in there but they don’t really prevent somebody who is intentionally tampering with them. Pretty much every receptacle you can find on the shelves at this point is tamperresistant since they’re required by code pretty much everywhere. Still I hate the dang things. I have no choice but to use them in other peoples houses but I’ll be damned if I ever put one of them in my own house.
