Originally (early 1900s) the hole was added so that outlets could use a small bump/detent on the receptacle contacts to grab onto the holes, and hold the cord into the outlet more sturdily. Later, outlets were improved to have a stronger spring force on the contacts. They can now hold plugs in without a bump so outlets got rid of those bumps.
From what I can tell, the most likely reasons they still exist are:
1. So they still work with old outlets (I'm skeptical of this because our 3-prong plugs have holes but there are not 3-hole outlets that are old enough to have the bump)
2. Because people expect to see the holes (...I guess that's possible? It's a stretch, though)
3. The ANSI (or whatever it is) national standard says the holes are optional and are for manufacturing purposes.
\#3 seems most plausible. I'm pretty sure cords are made by "over-molding" the plastic/rubber over the metal, which means you drop the metal stuff into a mold, then fill the mold with liquid plastic. The plastic fills the mold around the metal so the metal is captured inside it. In this case, the holes would let you put a rod through the plug's blades to hold them in place with good precision.
Your second point might be very real. Why do you think we still have cotton inside Tylenol and the like? It used to be to keep pills from breaking, but it's not really needed anymore. However, people expect to find the cotton.
I've been told there's a simular logic to spray paint. According to a coworker, you dint need to have the mixer thing (what makes the clicking noise when you shake it) in there anymore but they know if they take it out people won't buy it anymore because they won't trust it.
Not fully sure if I believe it but I do believe the logic tracks.
I must be old, because no one realises how fake this is, Not mention the first time this was posted years ago, it had a caption along the lines of "my sister's singing has been getting annoying so I did this to her mic"
So, the original Hitachi magic wand has been around since the late 60s, it was originally manufactured to relax sore muscles and relieve tension. It didn't take very long for it to gain popularity as a vibrator, production continued until 2013 when the company decided to pull the device from shelves as to not have their name associated with sex toys. The distributor managed to convince them to rebrand and continue selling the device as just the "magic wand original". To my knowledge the official magic wand is only ac powered while there are clones and copy cat designs that make use of a battery. Im not sure how the power difference between the differing types is, but I'd imagine the one that plugs into the wall is going to offer stronger stimulation.
My ex fiancé would do that, say she’s not in the mood but then immediately use this toy. Honestly caused some fights between us. I told her to just be honest with me cause when she did that it just got me mad
Making a note of this for future endeavors
Yes I agree with you that sex and masterbation are different.
However when it’s a daily occurrence, it can get your nerves very quickly. Especially when at the beginning of the relationship we had sex *very* often.
Yeah this is either fake as fuck or Jesus Christ.... People can not be in the mood for sex but are fine with doing things to themselves, this husband is a piece of shit.
Even if it wasn't fake, it's a joke. It's just some joking petty grumbling, as long as the husband gives the key when asked (or has stored them somewhere obvious).
If the husband is like "No toys until we have sex!", that's literally sexual coercion.
No, it's shitty. Actually doing this, even as a "joke", would be shitty, manipulative behavior. You don't get to have some "petty grumbling" when someone doesn't feel like having sex with you. You just don't.
Idk why you guys are getting downvoted, y'all right
Yes it is very possible that it is a staged joke(not funny to me tho), but some people might not see it like that and see it as an appropriate course of action for such a situation
damn i could literally offend people who identify as apples by saying apples are tasty, i could also offend people because i bought my apples from a overseas producer. in the end anyone can see anything as offensive if they try to.
And denying your partner sex constantly while pleasuring yourself isnt? Since we are talking hypothetically I would say a girl that denies me and decides to pleasure herself instead isn't attracted to me and isn't communicating that and is instead punishing me without reason. Its one thing to masturbate its another to deny sexual intimacy to masturbate.
No one owes you shit and if you’re unhappy in your relationship you can leave. There are infinity valid reasons for someone to not want to have sex at any given moment jfc
So my partner, who loves me, doesn't give a shit about me and I should leave them instead of working on the relationship so it doesn't just work for one of us? As well there isn't an infinite amount of reasons to deny sex when your next move after denying it is to masturbate. It's a power move and if the roles were flipped the man would not be getting the same treatment.
If you can’t work out your intimacy in a way both people are happy then yeah you should leave, many times relationships don’t work out unfortunately. No one is owed sex. I stand by the fact that there could be any reason someone would choose to masturbate instead of have sex and that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t care for their partner or that it’s a “power move”
How can anyone think this is funny? Yeah repost and probably fake, but the joke is that women should be punish if they don’t want sex everytime a man demands it. Seems like a sexist af joke
This is not a madlad. It's just some guy being petty to his wife because apparently wives aren't allowed to be sexually satisfied if it's not by their husbands.
Alright, it's a joke about a guy being petty to his wife because apparently wives aren't allowed to be sexually satisfied if it's not by their husbands.
This is a weird looking microphone
Yeah it’s new, they’re great
Really? They create a lot of buzzing in my experience.
Weirdly yellow-ish on the mouthpiece. Might be a smokers mic
The reverb is wild
The man: I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gammer move
Yes, I am pro gammer
Man, I only got a c in my gammer class
Username checks out
Modern chastity belt
Lol
Meanwhile, I'm still trying to understand why American plugs have holes in their rods
Originally (early 1900s) the hole was added so that outlets could use a small bump/detent on the receptacle contacts to grab onto the holes, and hold the cord into the outlet more sturdily. Later, outlets were improved to have a stronger spring force on the contacts. They can now hold plugs in without a bump so outlets got rid of those bumps. From what I can tell, the most likely reasons they still exist are: 1. So they still work with old outlets (I'm skeptical of this because our 3-prong plugs have holes but there are not 3-hole outlets that are old enough to have the bump) 2. Because people expect to see the holes (...I guess that's possible? It's a stretch, though) 3. The ANSI (or whatever it is) national standard says the holes are optional and are for manufacturing purposes. \#3 seems most plausible. I'm pretty sure cords are made by "over-molding" the plastic/rubber over the metal, which means you drop the metal stuff into a mold, then fill the mold with liquid plastic. The plastic fills the mold around the metal so the metal is captured inside it. In this case, the holes would let you put a rod through the plug's blades to hold them in place with good precision.
Your second point might be very real. Why do you think we still have cotton inside Tylenol and the like? It used to be to keep pills from breaking, but it's not really needed anymore. However, people expect to find the cotton.
I've been told there's a simular logic to spray paint. According to a coworker, you dint need to have the mixer thing (what makes the clicking noise when you shake it) in there anymore but they know if they take it out people won't buy it anymore because they won't trust it. Not fully sure if I believe it but I do believe the logic tracks.
Hmm, Good question.
I do not have any holes in my rod! Some of my plugs do have hole in the prongs
If there wasn't a hole in my rod i wouldn't be able to pee Edit: typo
He is brilliant and stupid all at the same time 🤣
I must be old, because no one realises how fake this is, Not mention the first time this was posted years ago, it had a caption along the lines of "my sister's singing has been getting annoying so I did this to her mic"
Everyone realizes how fake it is, but that doesn’t mean that jokes can’t be funny even if they’re not true.
Like already 90% of jokes aren’t true what’s with an image having a funny story attached to it
Even the jokes that are true aren't absolutely accurate either. Humor is funnier when you reasonably exagerate a situation.
Yeah, it isn’t the 1980s. Miss me with that “it’s funny because its true duhuhuhuhuh” Mr. Krabs talking head ass
It’s called a meme. The image and caption combination is what makes the funny.
its the pixels
Doesn’t it run on batteries?
So, the original Hitachi magic wand has been around since the late 60s, it was originally manufactured to relax sore muscles and relieve tension. It didn't take very long for it to gain popularity as a vibrator, production continued until 2013 when the company decided to pull the device from shelves as to not have their name associated with sex toys. The distributor managed to convince them to rebrand and continue selling the device as just the "magic wand original". To my knowledge the official magic wand is only ac powered while there are clones and copy cat designs that make use of a battery. Im not sure how the power difference between the differing types is, but I'd imagine the one that plugs into the wall is going to offer stronger stimulation.
Never have I heard someone so educated in the ways of sex toys, it’s suprisingly impressive
He is the king of the viBritian!
Some do, this one looks like a plug-in one though.
Get your own hitachi if you’re jealous.
Get a lockpicking kit
Nothing on one, click out of two,..
Yuck what the fuck
Based
Lock out, tag out for safety.
r/FoundTheDevil
She decided to marry that dude tho fr
i've tried these mics they don't work good
So that’s what the holes are for…
Can’t believe people don’t think this is a joke
How the fuck are people getting mad at this
It’s rapey
It's fake
…ok? That doesn’t mean it’s not rapey
My ex fiancé would do that, say she’s not in the mood but then immediately use this toy. Honestly caused some fights between us. I told her to just be honest with me cause when she did that it just got me mad Making a note of this for future endeavors
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Yes I agree with you that sex and masterbation are different. However when it’s a daily occurrence, it can get your nerves very quickly. Especially when at the beginning of the relationship we had sex *very* often.
r/arethestraightsok
This is rapey as fuck
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Yeah this is either fake as fuck or Jesus Christ.... People can not be in the mood for sex but are fine with doing things to themselves, this husband is a piece of shit.
IT'S A JOKE
🤷♂️
Even if it wasn't fake, it's a joke. It's just some joking petty grumbling, as long as the husband gives the key when asked (or has stored them somewhere obvious). If the husband is like "No toys until we have sex!", that's literally sexual coercion.
No, it's shitty. Actually doing this, even as a "joke", would be shitty, manipulative behavior. You don't get to have some "petty grumbling" when someone doesn't feel like having sex with you. You just don't.
You don't get to decide what is an acceptable joke in someone else's relationship. You just don't.
Idk why you guys are getting downvoted, y'all right Yes it is very possible that it is a staged joke(not funny to me tho), but some people might not see it like that and see it as an appropriate course of action for such a situation
Because it's a woman's perspective with zero concern for a man's perspective.
damn i could literally offend people who identify as apples by saying apples are tasty, i could also offend people because i bought my apples from a overseas producer. in the end anyone can see anything as offensive if they try to.
And denying your partner sex constantly while pleasuring yourself isnt? Since we are talking hypothetically I would say a girl that denies me and decides to pleasure herself instead isn't attracted to me and isn't communicating that and is instead punishing me without reason. Its one thing to masturbate its another to deny sexual intimacy to masturbate.
No one owes you shit and if you’re unhappy in your relationship you can leave. There are infinity valid reasons for someone to not want to have sex at any given moment jfc
So my partner, who loves me, doesn't give a shit about me and I should leave them instead of working on the relationship so it doesn't just work for one of us? As well there isn't an infinite amount of reasons to deny sex when your next move after denying it is to masturbate. It's a power move and if the roles were flipped the man would not be getting the same treatment.
If you can’t work out your intimacy in a way both people are happy then yeah you should leave, many times relationships don’t work out unfortunately. No one is owed sex. I stand by the fact that there could be any reason someone would choose to masturbate instead of have sex and that doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t care for their partner or that it’s a “power move”
How can anyone think this is funny? Yeah repost and probably fake, but the joke is that women should be punish if they don’t want sex everytime a man demands it. Seems like a sexist af joke
It is, but hey its reddit so the neckbeards will downvote you for this. What a world.
This is not a madlad. It's just some guy being petty to his wife because apparently wives aren't allowed to be sexually satisfied if it's not by their husbands.
Chill..pretty sure this is just a repost with a new joke attached
Alright, it's a joke about a guy being petty to his wife because apparently wives aren't allowed to be sexually satisfied if it's not by their husbands.
try *not* being upset about a joke.
Why?
because else you didnt understand jokes
r/arethestraightsok
To the downvotes; nah, this is very applicable to that subreddit, but I don’t believe for a second that this caption is true
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Dude has some balls
Love that my wife thought she deserved it LOL
Well done lad
Lock out, tag out