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irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

If you are listening to music with wired headphones while the device you are using is charging, you are probably connected indirectly to someone doing the same.

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If you are listening to music with wired headphones while the device you are using is charging, you are probably connected indirectly to someone doing the same.

irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months ago
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    The connection ends at the first transformer. Their is no electrical connection between primary and secondary.

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      I more meant by the wires.

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        The streams don’t cross though. It’s not physically connected.

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          I plug the cables directly into my eardrums, don’t you?

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            You’re supposed to connect them to your cochlea. The eardrums don’t respond correctly to electrical inputs.

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        Transformers don’t physically connect, in a transformer there’s a coil on each side of input and output, and the electricity is transmitted by induction.

        But I enjoy the thought of being connected with people through electricity!

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        Sorry friend. Lemmy ShowerThoughts is way too technical.

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          Oh hey, I recognize that username! Hope you’re having a lovely day my friend :)

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        Have you heard of this thing called The Internet?

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          Uh the Internet is wireless, Jen.

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            Uhm akschually you can use RJ45 and get cabled internet

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    Same idea works for toilets maybe

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      I would rather not think about that one. Seems a lot less romantic

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        Like how kissing is like connecting two long tubes with buttholes on either end?

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          i didn’t need to read that, but yes!

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        Farthing together is love, not romance

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          the family that farts together, stays together.

          • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.net
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            Maybe just not in the same room.

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            Farths*

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              What is the sound of one penny farthing?

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                A high pitched whistle slowly fading off?

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            Just not in the same room.

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      Hopefully there’s an air gap to prevent that.

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        I think I’ve been doing toilet wrong

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      Me and my neighbors have pooper party then :D

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      And a few adult massagers.

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    If you’re alive you’re connected to all things and everything indirectly. Also if you’re dead.

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
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      Because of midichlorians?

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        The Powerhouse Of The Cell™

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          That might have made more sense.

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      There’s no definite “edge” of a proton or an electron, they just continue out asymptotically to infinity (I’ve been told)

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    if you’re walking on earth, you’re probably connected to someone. or showering. or breathing. or anything…

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      When you’re taking a shit, you’re connected to multiple other peoples arses via the sewer network.

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      Often times I’ve wondered how many people are fucking at a specific moment.

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        I think about this a lot. And usually wish I was one of them.

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    You likely aren’t because most power supplies are fully isolated.

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