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Bape Culture posted:Yeah I kinda get that but how do you complete the circuit at the end? And doesn’t this just end up with crazy load put through a single socket? It all seems so convoluted and inelegant. Why not just have literally any type of connection and a wired transformer so it makes no difference which way round they are etc. I feel like I’m fundamentally misunderstanding something that seems super obvious to everyone else sorry. How do Christmas lights work where you are? You understand that they're long strings, right? Modern lights are usually LED, so the load is minimal. I don't understand what's "inelegant" about a string of lights? The circuit is no more "incomplete" than it would be with a lamp, which is essentially what they are.
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Bape Culture posted:Yeah I kinda get that but how do you complete the circuit at the end? And doesn’t this just end up with crazy load put through a single socket? It all seems so convoluted and inelegant. Why not just have literally any type of connection and a wired transformer so it makes no difference which way round they are etc. I feel like I’m fundamentally misunderstanding something that seems super obvious to everyone else sorry. You have an open female end at the end of the chain. It's still a circuit with it, just like the open female plugs on a power strip.
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The smart thing to do would be to use the male to male cord at the end of the chain to plug them all back into the internal wiring so you can reclaim any unused electricity. Saving a lot of money on your power bill for your xmas lights.
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Inceltown posted:The smart thing to do would be to use the male to male cord at the end of the chain to plug them all back into the internal wiring so you can reclaim any unused electricity. Saving a lot of money on your power bill for your xmas lights. Saves you a ton of money on your heating bill too.
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Bape Culture posted:Yeah I kinda get that but how do you complete the circuit at the end? And doesn’t this just end up with crazy load put through a single socket? It all seems so convoluted and inelegant. Why not just have literally any type of connection and a wired transformer so it makes no difference which way round they are etc. I feel like I’m fundamentally misunderstanding something that seems super obvious to everyone else sorry. The circuit is completed as a series of bulbs in parallel, or just a whole strand of bulbs in parallel, the socket at the end just provides 120V for another string. Lights are quite a small load (especially now with LEDs) each string of lights has a specification for the number of additional strings that can be plugged in. OwlFancier posted:I'm not... sure it's necessarily the best idea to tape an extension cord to the outside of your house. The US uses a lower voltage, and generally has point-of-use GFIs to protect people touching wet energized stuff. Plus 1/3 the US is a barren, hell-blasted desert packed full of suburb, where the rain never falls. It may not be common for residential use in the UK, but I've certainly seen outdoor extension cords used for lighting at, e.g. the Glasgow Christmas Festival so it's not like this is a purely US phenomenon.
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In a 6-3 ruling, SCOTUS says that Texas’ clinic restrictions are constitutional because this device is available.
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OwlFancier posted:I'm not... sure it's necessarily the best idea to tape an extension cord to the outside of your house. What's the problem with this if it's an outdoor rated extension cord? How are you supposed to hook up lights that aren't near the house?
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jonathan frakes: "do you know anything about hackers?" "can you jam with the console cowboys in cyberspace?" "ever read neuromancer?" "ever experience the new wave?" it's a farce. we made it up
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SneezeOfTheDecade posted:I just... don't understand stringing your lights the wrong way. I get the mechanics of it, but who the hell is stringing lights without looking at the loving ends first? Well lookey here at this big shot who's never done something so profoundly stupid they wish that it had killed them.
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Dungeon Ecology posted:
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colas posted:Duran Duran? In case you're being serious, they're probably referring to the New Wave of science fiction which was a shift in the genre in the 60s and 70s away from a focus on whiz-bang technology and Hard Men making Hard Decisions towards a more sociological and literary approach to the genre. It directly preceded the cyberpunk movement of the 80s. Mr.Radar has a new favorite as of 13:51 on Dec 9, 2020 |
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Mr.Radar posted:In case you're being serious, they're probably referring to the New Wave of science fiction which was a shift in the genre in the 60s and 70s away from a focus on whiz-bang technology and Hard Men making Hard Decisions towards a more sociological and literary approach to the genre. It directly preceded the cyberpunk movement of the 80s. oh god, I have no mouth and I must scream, that story...jfc
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El Mero Mero posted:Well lookey here at this big shot who's never done something so profoundly stupid they wish that it had killed them.
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Wanted to hate it because it's pretty hack, but gently caress if that dude didn't commit.
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Do Americans not have earthing systems or what? If I jumped in my bath with a toaster I wouldn't even feel a slight tingle before the power got shut off. Also pretty sure that connecting the two jacks in a wall socket to one another would do absolutely nothing without any resistance in between them. Even old timey fuses protect against major surges etc. In order to force an electronic fire you would need something to carefully overload the wires and let them build up heat in hopes that the dried out rubber casings catch fire. Devices that draw power from the USB system is great for this because people will get USB splitters to drat near infinity without considering that the power supply can only handle so much.
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I do not have an earthing system. If I need something earthed I head over to the local earthery or earthatarium.
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:this mf said earthing systems I have to use google translate for this stuff because jordfelsbrytare doesn't make sense here 
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Son of Thunderbeast posted:this mf said earthing systems Computer all built using microcrisps, got a universal serial lorry, Lord and Serf drives...
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Katt posted:If I jumped in my bath with a toaster I wouldn't even feel a slight tingle before the power got shut off. That’s ground fault circuit interruption at work. America has that. Katt posted:Also pretty sure that connecting the two jacks in a wall socket to one another would do absolutely nothing without any resistance in between them. The key to why it’s different in America is that American homes are wired for two hundred and forty volts, but it’s split a hundred and twenty volts to ground one way and a hundred and twenty degrees the opposite. Major appliances tap into both phases and get the full two hundred and forty. Most wall sockets only have one phase and neutral and only have access to one hundred and twenty volts. If such a cord were plugged into outlets that happened to be wired to opposite phases, you’d get a dead short across two hundred and forty volts. The circuit breakers should protect against this, but it’s not pretty. Here is a long‐winded but well‐produced rant about the subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMmUoZh3Hq4 Platystemon has a new favorite as of 18:26 on Dec 9, 2020 |
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As a non-electrician Brit who lives in the US, I think way too much about which power system I prefer from an end user point of view. It comes down to the rare but awful 'accidentally stepped on a UK plug' vs the '2 prong cable just fell out of the wall in the US' factors.
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Katt posted:Do Americans not have earthing systems or what? Content (it's Canadian politics but don't need to know any context, just watch his hands): https://twitter.com/gfinockio/status/1336459841552875520?s=20
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Katt posted:I have to use google translate for this stuff because jordfelsbrytare doesn't make sense here Oh you have just said so. We have jordfelsbrytares for days. Pop out your mom and you get a hamburger, a handgun, and a handful of jordfelsbrytares. What a delightful word. That’s way more fun than “ground”.
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It literally translates as “ground fault breaker”. Bit verbose but does what is says on the tin.
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My only regret is that the clip is too short. https://twitter.com/BenjaminDewey/status/1334993733117341696
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Katt posted:Do Americans not have earthing systems or what? GFCI would probably trip if one of them has a GFCI EL BROMANCE posted:As a non-electrician Brit who lives in the US, I think way too much about which power system I prefer from an end user point of view. It comes down to the rare but awful 'accidentally stepped on a UK plug' vs the '2 prong cable just fell out of the wall in the US' factors. Foxfire_ has a new favorite as of 19:26 on Dec 9, 2020 |
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Arsenic Lupin posted:My only regret is that the clip is too short. I was really hoping they were about to break into Smack My Bitch Up, but what they played is good too.
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Katt posted:Do Americans not have earthing systems or what? Americans I think do have special thingies in their bathroom sockets to stop them frying themselves, the UK I think does not, we just say you have to put the socket further away from a water source
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Foxfire_ posted:Connecting wiring back together past two circuit breakers makes them not work for overload protection anymore. If you plug one of those cables into sockets that are on different breakers but the same electrical supply, current through the breakers can be under their limit while some wiring past them is over and starts a fire Roll your own ring mains. Delightfully devilish.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:My only regret is that the clip is too short. Then you’ll love this follow up: https://twitter.com/dusttodigital/status/1329786496883302401?s=20
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