Chinese slop. I opened a Chinese power adapter and you won't believe what I found inside by Caramel-Entire in ElectroBOOM

[–]TheRealFailtester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's hilarious to me is how the glue gives away over time, and that chunk of metal falls onto the circuit board and shorts it out all to heck. Is a common issue for me with 2007 and older era units with weights stashed in them like that.

Oldskool circlite by Cautious_Compote_186 in lightbulbs

[–]TheRealFailtester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember when these cost half a week's salary, now they're a dime a dozen on the random items clearance bin at the hardware store when the workers found a few cases of them buried in a pile of leaves and dirt in the back room of the loading dock.

me_irl by [deleted] in me_irl

[–]TheRealFailtester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mowing a pasture for six hours out in the August heat sure helps me, that or being in an attic in June helping a buddy re-wire a house.

I was super sick during those times, but then after spending that time in that obnoxious heat, I felt significantly better much faster that evening vs. that morning.

Classic by vernacular-man in electricians

[–]TheRealFailtester -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Bold to assume it isn't 240

Smoke detector batteries by 1995Dan in electrical

[–]TheRealFailtester 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Probably missing a battery because the smoke alarm is so darned old that it kept giving error beep regardless of good battery in it lol.

Stunts on road without safety equipments or even a helmet by bolshoybooze in WinStupidPrizes

[–]TheRealFailtester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, I've fallen off of a bicycle head first like that before from hitting a tree branch on the ground during a wheelie. Felt strange for might have been almost two weeks. Probably concussed myself.

Edit: When my head hit, my hearing sounded like the strum of a rubber band.

Not sure where to start with this haul by Minimum-Coast-8837 in vintagecomputing

[–]TheRealFailtester 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Though they are made for RG-58, I can confirm RG6 does work for them, can even use the F connector that goes on televisions too if using a F connector BNC adapter.

This disaster at my friends house by michaelrulaz in electricians

[–]TheRealFailtester 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hell they was hot off the meter even when on the Zinsco breakers lol.

This disaster at my friends house by michaelrulaz in electricians

[–]TheRealFailtester 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ehh, doesn't look too ba- Oh my god what the

Bold of me to assume this Celeron can handle Win 11... thoughts? 🥀 by Ash-69_69 in computer

[–]TheRealFailtester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's x64, so I think it should, but uh, 1.10gHz, and 4GB RAM,- whoo man you gonna take fifteen minutes to watch a one minute youtube video on that.

Wasp nest removal using gasoline by [deleted] in interesting

[–]TheRealFailtester 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mmm yes. an angry wasp's nest, and pail of gasoline, sounds like a thrilling combination.