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[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait are the us plugs not standardized???

[–] TechnoWarden@lemm.ee 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are, the joke is that non standardized plugs would be a logistical nightmare...

[–] seliaste@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh okay, sorry im pretty bad at getting jokes

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, none of this is real. The idea is that a standards organisation would find that idea of state-specific plugs scary enough to put in a haunted house, since it would be an extreme example of what they work to prevent.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The joke is that it’s a haunted house for the standards organizations.

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just weren't smart enough to get it

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That was a bit rough earlier. I had just woken up, my b

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago