The USB Anomaly

[Moxie]

For awhile now I've been mildly irritated by what I assumed was merely a perception that whenever I plug in any USB cable to any charger, it ends up the wrong way 'round, I need to flip it over, and plug it in again.  And since not every charger is clearly labeled (or labeled at all) as to which way is "North," looking at which side of the plug has the USB logo doesn't necessarily help. So I counted 100 attempts. 83% of the time they were wrong. How can this be? It should be a 50/50 outcome.

 

Goblins? Voodoo? Coffee deficit? What's the deal?

 

[Bibs]

http://lifehacker.com/5888073/plug-in-a-usb-cable-the-right-way-the-first-time-every-time-by-looking-at-the-seam

 

Next? 

 

[Simon350S]

Craig isn't it.

Just like the old apple charger and ?samsung? Chargers.....

New iPhone and iPad, happy anyway you wish to put it in.

Much better!

[Advantage]

New iPhone and iPad, happy anyway you wish to put it in.

Much better!

Met a girl like that the other week.

[Simon350S]

How's the bruising?

[Advantage]

Well, the swelling's gone down.

[Moxie]

http://lifehacker.com/5888073/plug-in-a-usb-cable-the-right-way-the-first-time-every-time-by-looking-at-the-seam

 

Next? 

 

I saw that too, but blind attempts should still be 50/50. I think I may be possessed.

[softlips]

For awhile now I've been mildly irritated by what I assumed was merely a perception that whenever I plug in any USB cable to any charger, it ends up the wrong way 'round, I need to flip it over, and plug it in again.  And since not every charger is clearly labeled (or labeled at all) as to which way is "North," looking at which side of the plug has the USB logo doesn't necessarily help. So I counted 100 attempts. 83% of the time they were wrong. How can this be? It should be a 50/50 outcome.

 

Goblins? Voodoo? Coffee deficit? What's the deal?

 

I have exactly the same issue.

[Iconic Ride]

Reminds me of the old saw about what the odds are of a flipped coin that has come up heads 100 times in succession turning up heads on the 101st flip. 

 

It's still 50/50, as "coins have no memory." Apparently your USB cables do have memory, though of unknown RAM value.

 

 

And yes, Matt, you are possessed. I attribute this to resonant vibration feedback harmonics from too much guitar playing bringing on syncopation of brain wave activity, otherwise known as "Jimi Hendrix syndrome."