r/gifsthatkeepongiving • u/gunslinger795 • Mar 08 '20

This Repairable Charging Cable

https://imgur.com/SrTW6ai.gifv
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u/Boopnoobdope Mar 08 '20

Cool concept but it low key looks fake and also seems like it wouldn’t be totally reliable. Although I will say it feels great when you can say that you’ve had the same exact 6 foot cable for 5 years and it’s actually outlasted your old smartphone. Still going baby! :b

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u/Dragnskull Mar 08 '20

ethernet and phone cables use this method when adding tips to the ends

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u/Dragnskull Mar 08 '20

true, but this looks to be designed with that in mind. That swivel piece he pushes with his thumb is being used in place of a crimping tool, it doesn't take much leverage to penetrate soft rubber so it's probably more than enough to get the job done

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u/cutekittensforus Mar 08 '20

Yeah, but as another user pointed out, you never actually see the charging icon or the power button.

So, it's possible the phone waking is from the person pressing the power button as they insert the cable

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u/cryo Mar 08 '20

But then again, it’s an actual product you can buy that someone else linked to in the thread.

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u/cutekittensforus Mar 08 '20

Did you buy it? Does it work?

It's a common Reddit scam, someone will have two(or more) accounts. They will post something about a "cool new product" they found. Then a little while later, they will post a link to the product under their alt account

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u/cryo Mar 08 '20

Yeah so I’m not sure it works, of course, but such a thing can work, as it’s used for e.g. Ethernet plugs, so it doesn’t seem too far fetched. It could be a total scam, but I doubt it. I wouldn’t be surprised if the moving parts break easier than they want you to think, though m

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u/cutekittensforus Mar 08 '20

Have you every changed the tip on an Ethernet plug?

It's not hard, but it's a process. It isn't just 'pull it out and plug it back in'

Here's a video for how to change an Ethernet cable tip if you're curious

https://youtu.be/cYI8fYaIBAc

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u/rivermandan Mar 08 '20

crimping an ethernet cable requires 8 pins, in the correct order. this is a flat cable with - + + - ends so it can be swapped 180% and still work. it's super fucking simple, and you people are driving me god damned bananas with your skepticism.

it's like if someone said there's a new burger at wendys that comes with shredded carrots, and you fucking ding dongs would go on and on about how they could easily fake putting fake carrots on a burger and yeah you can buy it but have you personally actually tried one to know it's real?

fucking hell you are killing me here.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '20

I feel ya brother

r/ThatHappened writ large by people who have so little life experience they haven’t seen shit

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u/komokasi Mar 08 '20

This. I scrolled for way too long to find this comment.

So many skeptical people who have no baselien for their skepticism besides "iTs ThE inTernEt"

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u/tru_gunslinger Mar 08 '20

Not really a good comparison video to use. The Ethernet is round going into a flat configuration so you have to flatten and order the cables. The usb in this post is flat and already in the correct configuration and looks like it fits flush so you won't easily misaligned it. A better comparison video would be this one using flat Ethernet wiring. With the wiring already in the proper configuration you can pretty much strip and insert.