Foone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20

sorry everyone, my third wish from the genie was to make the world's electrical standards weirder.

south america is now using 70hz 40v AC, france & belgium are strictly DC outlets (no AC), and apple products are all on 3.3v USB. AA batteries are now 9v, and 9v batteries are still called that but they provide 6v.

Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
US outlets now have 4 slots in a row. -120v, gnd, 120v, 240v, unless it's mounted upside down, in which case it's 240v, 120v, gnd, -120v
Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
they don't use molded plugs anymore. just 2 or 3 wires coming from the device and you have three separate ends which you put into the appropriate slots
Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
hotels all have CEE 17 sockets for some reason. bring an adapter
Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
rs232 is exactly the same. I asked the genie about that and he said he couldn't make it any worse
Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
ATX power supplies also provide -48V now for compatibility with old phone systems
Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
car batteries are now 52v 1/30hz. you gotta start the car at the right point in the cycle
Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
be careful if it's an electric car, if you start it at the wrong point in the cycle the controls will be reversed
Show threadFoone🏳️‍⚧️Jul 20
speaking of which, all electric car chargers are now inductive. it's really annoying to park in exactly the right place to start the charging
Show threadjoëlJul 21
@foone I don't know what any of this means but I feel very anxious
Show threadWurzelmann

@jollysea @foone

it means: throw away your electronics, build a cabin in the woods and never touch something powered by electricity again, because we cannot do it right after this. 😭

Jul 21 at 8:57amWeb