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Does it take anyone else three attempts to plug in a usb cable? (Original Post)
NightWatcher
Mar 2019
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HubertHeaver
(2,522 posts)1. No.
4 tries
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)4. Now that you mentioned it.
elleng
(131,143 posts)2. Not usually!!!
fierywoman
(7,694 posts)3. Me.
nocoincidences
(2,230 posts)5. Uh....
of course.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)6. It might if I weren't wearing my glasses... n/t
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)7. A USB3 cable goes in either way!
A terrific improvement - if you have a USB3 port.
Chin music
(23,002 posts)8. the hieroglyphics face up (you) when you plug it in. Usually.
erronis
(15,355 posts)9. Yup. 3 tries. 1st: it doesn't go in easily. 2nd: it definitely doesn't go in. 3rd: the first way
was the right way after all.
I've seen this discussed in other forums (fora?) such as TheRegister.
True Dough
(17,331 posts)10. I always get it on my first attempt
right into my car battery. Can't miss!
Lochloosa
(16,069 posts)11. I PMed you my answer
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)13. If my wife finds out about her, I'm toast.
It's been a long week.
ZZenith
(4,129 posts)12. In my imagination the guy who designed that plug
gets to the gates of heaven and they give him an accurate count of all the hours lost to humanity because of his inhumane design and he deems himself unworthy of entry.
lilactime
(657 posts)14. At least!