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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This is the seventh installment in the series of [[:Category:Cursed Connectors|Cursed Connectors]] and presents Cursed Connectors #46: The Sheet Bend. At the time of release this was the lowest number used for a cursed connector, | + | {{incomplete|Created by a SHEETTY BEND - Please change this comment when editing this page. Can anyone elaborate on of this knot is right handed and what the differnces to a left handed would be and why this would decrease the strength of the knot as mentioned in the title text. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | This is the seventh installment in the series of [[:Category:Cursed Connectors|Cursed Connectors]] and presents Cursed Connectors #46: The Sheet Bend. At the time of release this was the lowest number used for a cursed connector, with #286: [[2507: USV-C]] being the one with the highest number after those seven comics. | ||
− | This comic shows two double-core | + | This comic shows two double-core wires being joined to make an electrical connection. Instead of the join being made the conventional way, that is, silver being joined to silver and gold being joined to gold within the insulating white cable, the diagram shows each core being connected to a ductile outer sheath, then the wires being tied together such that the outer sheaths touch and the connection is completed that way. |
− | + | This is not the way electrical connections are usually made, as you might get an electric shock from touching the outer side of the wires, if the current being passed was significant enough, and the possibility of contact between any of the wire's conductors and any other item (bridging gaps, leaking signal or possibly even ''introducing'' external interference) could be problematic for both high and low ampage cables (e.g. used to transmit power or just signals). Most connectors, even those like the relatively exposed {{w|punch-down block}} or {{w|screw terminal block}} types, would use some structural housing (and even {{w|AC power plugs and sockets#Protection from accidental contact|other methods}}) to ensure that the 'live' ends of a socket/plug/hybrid terminator are not trivially contactable to other exposed wires or objects/people, generally according to the relative dangers from, or to, the equipment to which the cable is connected. | |
− | + | If this knot were tightened, the gold and silver connectors would probably touch, shorting out the circuit, but there is also the possibility of the cable slipping loose (perhaps by improper tensioning or handling of the knot, from the start) and the exposed conducting sheaths making other improper/dangerous connections across or beyond the knot itself. In both cases, the connection of the 'connector' would be at least become unreliable, even if it only disconnected the intended contact-points due to slippage – whether or not it became mechanically untied. | |
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− | The | + | The knot used to tie the two halves of the cable is a {{w|sheet bend}}, which is often used to join two ropes of different thicknesses, and explains the name for this type of cursed connector. |
− | This makes the title text a pun on the double meaning of "moderate load" | + | The title text says that a left handed sheet bend would provide a weaker connection. An actual left handed sheet bend provides less strength to the knot. This makes the title text a pun on the double meaning of "moderate load" (as in a moderate amount of physical tension applied through the cables ''or'' a moderate amount of electrical current passing through them). The difference between a left handed and right handed sheet knot is the free ends of the knots are on the same side in a right handed sheet knot (here both on the bottom side), but on opposite sides in a left handed sheet knot. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== |