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minus-squareThorned_Rose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoCan someone explain this for folks whose existence is outside the US
minus-squareセリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoWait are the us plugs not standardized???
minus-squareTechnoWarden@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoThey are, the joke is that non standardized plugs would be a logistical nightmare…
minus-squareセリャスト@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoOh okay, sorry im pretty bad at getting jokes
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoYeah, 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.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mlcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoIt’s just not a good joke.
minus-squareUrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYou just weren’t smart enough to get it
minus-squareLazerFX@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoExplainXKCD to the rescue :D
Can someone explain this for folks whose existence is outside the US
Are not standardised
Wait are the us plugs not standardized???
They are, the joke is that non standardized plugs would be a logistical nightmare…
Oh okay, sorry im pretty bad at getting jokes
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.
It’s just not a good joke.
You just weren’t smart enough to get it
K
ExplainXKCD to the rescue :D