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FancyManacles, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

Garden cord has a slightly thicker shielding because it is designed to be outside for extended periods.

Radicalized, in Anti-Zionist Jewish community flying Palestinian flags in Jerusalem

Based.

evening_push579,

A fitting username for this discussion 👌

Terevos, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange
@Terevos@lemm.ee avatar

Car colors are often $1000 difference.

CADmonkey,

Fun fact, this is part of the reason so many cars are silver, white, or black now. A lot of base models of cars are only available in those three colors, along with maybe red. To get a different color, you have to get an upgraded package… and there’s your $1k price jump.

Hazdaz,

I’d be happy to spend $1k more for better colors, but many new cars don’t even come in any interesting colors regardless of the price.

CADmonkey,

This is also true.

My wife and I have accidentally ended up with a purple car and a green truck, both stick out in a sea of silver bubbles.

TheGreenGolem,

I just thought a couple of days ago that how awesome it would be if we have a LOT of colorful cars. Not just the same 4-5 always. Parking lots are fucking boring these days.

Hazdaz,

purple car and a green truck

Tell me you drive Dodge without telling me you drive Dodge.

CADmonkey,

Ford and Mitsubishi actually

EmoDuck, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

Well, green energy tends to be a bit more pricy

Kyoyeou,

🤝

FireTower, in An "airport neighbourhood" where people can store their planes in their yard and taxi directly to the runway
@FireTower@lemmy.world avatar

This is like looking at a yet to be made Tom Scott video.

Guest_User,

He already did make a video on it lol

iturnedintoanewt,
@iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee avatar

Pls link

viking,
@viking@infosec.pub avatar

Are you sure? I’ve seen a video about this community, but I don’t think it was Tom Scott. Couldn’t find it on his channel.

Guest_User,

Wow, I’m actually pretty sure I’m wrong on this. I’m just now checking on my lunch break but I can’t find it. I know I saw a video about this (or a very similar) community following specifically one man who has a hanger house. Swore it was Tom Scott but, I just can’t find it… Don’t tell me I hallucinated it lol

FireTower,
@FireTower@lemmy.world avatar

I also couldn’t find it

Agent641, (edited )

Tom scott has made a video on everything, including this very thread.

n00b001,

Very true, even the 99% global human population reduction of 2025 he’s already recorded and got ready to go

Ibex0,

Are we doing that? I just paid off my car loan.

Asymptote,

[INTRO]

Tom Scott (with his characteristic enthusiasm): “Hello, lovely internet denizens! Today, we find ourselves in a comment thread, delightfully jesting about my propensity to dive into the oddest corners of knowledge. From the physics of shoelaces to the mysteries of quantum buttered toast, we’ve covered it all!”

[SMILE AND NOD]

Tom Scott: “Now, I can already predict a few of the replies that might pop up here. ‘Tom, why not delve into the intricacies of a potato chip next?’ Well, who knows, that might just be on the horizon! And yes, someone will undoubtedly ask about the physics of a cat’s purr. It’s been on the list for a while, folks!”

[CONFIDENT NOD]

Tom Scott: “But you know what they say, the quest for knowledge knows no bounds! So, let’s keep the laughter rolling and the curiosity burning. What’s next, you ask? Well, that’s anyone’s guess! Stay tuned, stay curious, and let’s keep this adventure going!”

[OUTRO]

Tom Scott (looking bemusedly at his busily buzzing phone): “Well, it seems the replies are pouring in already! I might be here for a while trying to keep up with all your brilliant comments. But hey, that’s the joy of it, isn’t it? The learning never stops! Keep those questions and suggestions coming, and I’ll do my best to tackle them in the videos to come.”

[TOM SCOTT SMILES AT THE CAMERA]

FireTower,
@FireTower@lemmy.world avatar

This is missing the vaguely European expert in his field.

Asymptote,

[Hard cut to specialist]

[Overlay with a Scandinavian name and the title, “Expert in online discussions”]

“Mange tror at internetdiskussioner er sunde. Det er et indtryk vi har arbejdet mange år på at kultivere så vi kan påvirke folks meninger uden at blive opdaget i det. Vi fik blandt andet Tom til at lave denne video blot for at få mig med i den!”

[Cut back to Tom]

Lifecoach5000, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

Well the green one is only for the garden according to the label. Don’t even think about plugging it in indoors.

Tetsuo,

I plugged it indoors.

I now have a garden in my bathroom.

MrJameGumb,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

I think you have to go to same prison as the people who cut the tags off their mattresses now

BloodSlut,

That doesnt sound too bad tbh

railsdev,

Using an extension cord of any kind in the bathroom sounds like a disaster waiting to happen

CmdrShepard,

How else am I supposed to cook my pizza rolls while I’m taking a bath?

Micromot,
@Micromot@lemmycook.de avatar

You need to be able to toast your bread in the bathtub somehow, what am I supposed to do if I don’t have an outlet near my bathtub???

railsdev,

I forgot we’re all busy these days so the need to multitask — especially in the bathroom — is prevalent.

Davel23,

Oh man, I thought about it. What happens now?

chaogomu,

Garden use might mean a different plastic that resists UV light better than the orange one.

tim-clark,
@tim-clark@kbin.social avatar

My greens ones haven't faded. The orange ones are almost white after a year outside.

Potatos_are_not_friends,
dipshit, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

camouflage fee

MrJameGumb, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

It’s a $1 toll for being the kind of dipshit who cares what color an extension cord is

MrJameGumb,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

I did not realize this would be such a divisive statement lol

AncientFutureNow,

You called people dipshits simply for them having a purpose for a non-orange product.

AncientFutureNow,

Green extension cords on stage are acceptable…it’s close to black.

Bright orange is not.

MrJameGumb,
@MrJameGumb@lemmy.world avatar

They are also a safety hazard. You need to put some gaffer tape over the cord so no one trips over it, and then it will be black anyway

AncientFutureNow,

You put gaff tape up the side of tripods?

Hazdaz, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

Orange is probably the bulk of the cords sold, so green is made in lower quantities and thus higher per-unit cost.

Rocketpoweredgorilla, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

I guess they have their use, but I dislike green extension cords. my daughter has a few of them, and she tends to leave them laying in the grass when I go over to mow her yard.

She now has a few shorter ones.

ZoopZeZoop,

Not good for visibility, but great for blending. We use them for Christmas and Halloween so that you don’t see a ton of cords about. I have to move them or weed eat around them if it rains much during those months.

Rocketpoweredgorilla,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

Ah that makes sense. I live in Canada, our ground is white and covered with snowdrifts that time of year.

BornVolcano,

Yeah, you could put a rainbow neon cord down there, you’re not seeing any of it in -20

Rocketpoweredgorilla,
@Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca avatar

Hell, I’ve lost my car a few times under the snow. You know you’re a true Canadian when you have shovel dents on your hood.

MisterD, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

In Canada, they charge 50-100% for black extension cords

phx,

I’ve heard it’s 80% for one with just a female end

ThorAlex,

In Europe red are usuallly the cheap PVC ones while black has higher quality insulation and last much longer, well worth the price difference.

youstolemyname, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

The ends are different also

Veedems, in This bar that I ate at tonight had a menu for dogs as well
@Veedems@lemmy.ml avatar

As a vegan? The dog meal has eggs.

gh0stkey,

Lmfao

AcesAreWild,

Thank you for pointing out my mistake! I am actually a vegetarian, I don’t know why my phone corrected that! I could not live without cheese

CeruleanRuin,
@CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one avatar

Funny to be more concerned about the chickens than the animal enslaved for life and bred to feign affection.

But then it’s typical for rationality to go out the window for some people when dogs are concerned.

Veedems,
@Veedems@lemmy.ml avatar

I’m not a vegan, but equating the two seems a bit hyperbolic.

CeruleanRuin,
@CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one avatar

My point, if I have one, is that it’s trendy for a vegan to object to eating sterile eggs even from well-treated chickens, but hardly anybody wants to talk about the way too many dogs are treated, just as a manner of course.

Yes, many people treat their dogs well, or think they do, but they’re still routinely confined, leashed, fed cheap crap food, left alone in the yard with no stimulation for most of the day. They’re bred to serve and treated like furniture or at best interactive toys or escorts to make their owners feel good.

Nobody wants to talk about how miserable most of these animals probably are for large parts of their existence, because they wag their tails and jump excitedly in the rare moments when their people actually give them attention. Hardly anyone wants to give a thought to what an existence as a dog muct actually be like. And that’s for the well-treated ones. There are just as many or more who are penned in tiny yards or otherwise mistreated, but don’t you dare criticise dog owners or the industry for turning a blind eye so long as the dog food money keeps flowing.

doctorcrimson, in An "airport neighbourhood" where people can store their planes in their yard and taxi directly to the runway

I guess it works as a pilot neighborhood but Rich people would never want to live in such an obvious place. Makes them too easy to eat.

esc27, in Harbor Freight charges $1 extra for green extension cords instead of orange

Might be a nudge to get people to default to orange and only buy green if they really want it to make their stock needs more predictable.

RedEyeFlightControl,
@RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world avatar

It actually might be related to the cost of the color of the jacketing itself. The different dyes used in plastic production have varying costs, in lots of cases.

Takumidesh,

It’s likely lower volume too, so the cost in switching brings a higher opportunity/downtime cost on smaller runs.

RedEyeFlightControl,
@RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world avatar

Good points! One might need an additional catalyst or flex additive, as well.

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