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Some kinda inverse suicide cable? Did the CIA make this?

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This is how extension cables are recharged.

They just used a short one for demonstration purposes.

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Real clear what is going on here.

It’s a continuation cord. You see, the wiring works like this: The receptacle is split on both sides. The incoming power is double lugged on the bottom outlet. The outgoing power (to continue the circuit) is double lugged on the top outlet. You have to use the continuation cord to get the power from the bottom outlet to the top one.

Like I said, simple! /s

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Null power cable. Obviously.

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I saw a video on YouTube where a guy did plug a male to male in and guess what, nothing happened. He went on to explain that most outlets have a safety mechanism for this scenario built-in.

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He went on to explain that most outlets have a safety mechanism for this scenario built-in.

wat? The only dangerous part of this scenario is when you only have one end plugged in and you have a hot, male plug. Unless you reverse one of the ends, the outlet wont react and if you do short it by reversing the ends, the Breaker, not the outlet will cut off the power.

Also, you also shouldn’t have male-to-male cords in the first place.

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