Spotted at the Local Hardware Store

"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
08/09/2020 at 15:01 • Filed to: None

I’ve seen this type of sign posted online before, but never in person.

DISCUSSION (23)

Longtime Lurker > Boxer_4
08/09/2020 at 15:07

Apparently one sign wasn't enough warning.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Boxer_4
08/09/2020 at 15:20

I don’t understand the skull x-ray in the corner, is it because tiny brain?

dogisbadob > Boxer_4
08/09/2020 at 15:22

they have christmas trees on sale already?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Boxer_4
08/09/2020 at 15:22

Eh they don’t sell em but you can just get to male plugs and a few inches of wire

Not that I’d ever do that. Without an inline fuse of course

WilliamsSW > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
08/09/2020 at 15:33

That’s Homer Simpson

McMike > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
08/09/2020 at 15:34

Whether it’s to imply you have a tiny brain because you need one, or you because you use one. It’s suggesting anything about them is not smart.

It’s also Homer Simpson

Kinja'd!!!

ttyymmnn > Boxer_4
08/09/2020 at 15:41

Never in my life have I said, “Clearly, what I need is a male-male adapter. This implies that there are female-female extension cords? What would you use this for?>

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > McMike
08/09/2020 at 15:51

I believe that is Max Power, who’s name you want to touch....

Thank you I can’t believe I didn’t notice that

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > WilliamsSW
08/09/2020 at 15:51

Homer Jay Simpson*

VincentMalamute-Kim > ttyymmnn
08/09/2020 at 15:53

Friend bought a box trailer that you could plug in for shore power. The receptacle on the trailer used to connect to shore power had the standard female wall outlet.

You needed a male-male extension cord to supply power to the trailer.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > ttyymmnn
08/09/2020 at 15:56

So you can back-feed circuits with a male-male. Like if you are a cheap redneck and don’t want to install a proper generator transfer panel or interlock. Plug one end in your portable generator, the other into the wall, turn off the main, and you can power your house.

As you can imagine, there are a myriad of potential issues here - if you plug in and start the generator, you now have a live end with exposed prongs. Also, if you forget to open the main and your power comes back on... well... hope the breaker trips and saves your generator. I’ve seen what happens when 500KW and several MW machines fight each other. A 60 ton turbine generator dancing on its mounts is terrifying. Now imagine what the power company’s 100+ MW generator will do to your little 2KW machine!

Nom De Plume > Boxer_4
08/09/2020 at 16:12

Repeats to self

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subexpression > ttyymmnn
08/09/2020 at 16:53

I have seen one (self-built) used responsibly . A new building was being finished and had been partially wired but had not yet been attached to utility power. The guy doing the work used a heavy-duty extension cord to the main house with a short male-male adapter in to a receptacle so he could plug power tools in to any outlet on that circuit . 2-person build in a remote area, so the risks of one male-male plug adapter was probably less than the risk of having extension cords running all over and constantly swapping plugs , plus convenience because you just use the nearest outlet .

bshappy > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
08/09/2020 at 17:24

But you must not touch!

Boxer_4 > subexpression
08/09/2020 at 17:48

I can definitely see where one could be used responsibly. However I’m guessing that the people using these responsibly aren’t asking an Ace Hardware associate to make one for them...

Boxer_4 > ttyymmnn
08/09/2020 at 17:50

Generally if you haven’t planned your wiring correctly, or several of the situations below. Generally speaking, they’re not a good idea.

Boxer_4 > dogisbadob
08/09/2020 at 17:51

Apparently this comes up enough that they have these signs up year round.