tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post3361480618288818519..comments2024-03-27T11:10:52.382-07:00Comments on On My Mind: ClickbaitJayhawkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-62648513120917462822022-04-21T09:19:20.189-07:002022-04-21T09:19:20.189-07:00okay the "holding in place while casting"...okay the "holding in place while casting" makes sense with plastic. Nice trivia sleuthing!brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-53272062341400066092022-02-21T12:35:18.184-08:002022-02-21T12:35:18.184-08:00meh, I dunno about the hole in the prong thing, so...meh, I dunno about the hole in the prong thing, so I chalk it up to a maybe.brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-19024811194462190282022-02-21T02:48:28.411-08:002022-02-21T02:48:28.411-08:00As one who distrusts patriotism in general, there ...As one who distrusts patriotism in general, there are but a few topics which cause a stirring of nationalistic pride for the UK in me, and our superior 3-pin mains socket is one of them. :union-jack-emoticon:jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-65292394752211335422022-02-18T22:32:16.093-08:002022-02-18T22:32:16.093-08:00I'm going to call bs on the bump in the socket...I'm going to call bs on the bump in the socket thing. Whatever the holes are there for, that ain't it.Jayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32512109.post-35872883685242319632022-02-18T13:13:36.683-08:002022-02-18T13:13:36.683-08:00Yeah I've clicked on those too. I figured the ...Yeah I've clicked on those too. I figured the diamond had to do with studs, but why the hole in plug prongs? And not every plug has them. Maybe for the electrical gremlins to hide in?<br /><br />Oh and the "put a water bottle on your tire" … never figured out that one either.<br />Click bait, advertising, web traffic stats, you name it. Useful information? nope.<br /><br />Allegedly the hole makes contact with a bump in the socket, to help hold it more firmly.<br /><br />The diamonds are for floor joists, I-beam. Or maybe the stud separation for a light load structure, like a shed that doesn't need the standard 16"<br />brucenoreply@blogger.com