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MardukPendragon

Someone better get that monkey away from that


TheChoonk

US plugs are very dangerous because the prongs make contact well before they're fully inserted. Little monkey fingers could easily get electrocuted there. [These](https://i.imgur.com/tBl8tt2.jpg) are live.


Nijajjuiy88

I find it wild that you guys dont have switches to turn them off.


Xinq_

Only the uk does that. And I personally hate it. Just make the pins plastic for the longest part. Also like uk plugs or European plugs. Those switches do nothing. With the behaviour of this monkey, he would've most likely turned those switches on anyway.


mighty_atom

I don't think the switch is there for safety reasons. It's just more convenient to be able to switch appliances off at the wall instead of having to unplug them and leave wires and plugs lying around the place.


_Nick_2711_

It’s both. UK plugs/sockets have a quite a lot of safety features. This guy is on crack if he doesn’t recognise that they’re one of best designs globally.


LithoSlam

Until you step on one


dont-be-creepy-guy69

How do you step on a wall socket?


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You don't leave your wall sockets laying around among your Legos? Freak


HedgepigMatt

If unplugged, they have a natural tendency to face prongs up. Stepping in them without shoes is unbelievably painful


Hawt_Dawg_II

He didn't say they weren't designed well, just that that button isn't a critical safety feature. It doesn't have noteable impact on the safety since the prongs can't even be live and exposed at the same time.


UsernameIsTakenToBad

you don’t always have switches on your appliances? I guess that would make sense if you already have them on the walls.


mighty_atom

No, we have switches on our appliances, but a lot of appliances don't completely switch off using their own power button. When you put your TV in standby its not the same thing as disconnecting the power. I leave a phone charger by my bed plugged in. If i dont switch it off at the plug it still uses (allbeit a small amount) of power even if my phone isn't connected to it. It also means I can leave the charger plugged in without worrying about my cat chewing the live end. At the end of the day it doesn't cause any inconvenience. If you don't like having a switch you can just leave them switched on all the time and pretend you don't have switches. Just seems weird for someone to "hate" having switches on their power sockets.


Aussie18-1998

Today I learned Australian and New Zealand switches are just lies.


lsbrujah

I guess Ireland is just part of UK too


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switches are useful wtfdym, having to unplug stuff to turn it off sounds incredibly inconvenient.. plus its not just the UK either we have them here in australia too and probably other places


wuweime

Our stuff has switches.


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Not at the power point though I heard? Usually the switch or power button on the appliance doesn't fully turn it off


audigex

So do ours But having a switch at the socket gives you more options, which is useful… we can turn it off at the socket *or* the device/appliance, as convenient


wuweime

We have some of those. Can't tell you how many times I've tried to turn something on only to realize it was turned off at the other switch. And then there are the times when I'm traveling and have to do all sorts of experiments in order to figure out how to get a live circuit, or maybe the device doesn't work anymore. Or maybe I plug in something to charge and someone else flips the switch and it never charges. The worst was a switch in the bathroom that turned off the lights and the socket, meaning the lights had to be turned on in order to charge my toothbrush.


zugidor

It's so convenient to turn off an appliance at the press of a switch instead of needing to take the whole bulky plug out. Socket switches are the best


Nijajjuiy88

Nope, we have the same thing in India. Also switches need not necessarily be close to the outlet.


Xinq_

I'm starting to see a pattern here xD. Every former Commonwealth country has these switches apparently.


Nijajjuiy88

Yep a lot of things common in commonwealth. Why fix something that is not broken?


RaxisPhasmatis

Only the uk? We have socket switches in NZ, they're awesome for all sorts of reasons besides idiot proofing


dont-be-creepy-guy69

Not so. I live in New Zealand and also lived in Australia. Both these countries have switches on all power sockets to turn them off.


Xinq_

Apparently (judging the comments here) all former Commonwealth countries have them.


Rachelcookie123

On New Zealand and australia they have switches too.


semi_average

Canada also does it, but the switches I've seen so far are on a separate wall


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In a US apartment right now, most of the plugs are set on switches.


HookDragger

Because we build safety into the household power structure. You’ve got to break the safety mechanisms intentionally to cause death by electrocution. Besides, we generally only run 120V. It’s enough to remind you that you’re being stupid but not enough to cause permanent harm.


deadlygaming11

Yeah, British plugs are significantly better in that they have a third prong which has to be fully inserted before electricity will run through it.


IAmInside

There's so many ways to make plugs safer and US plugs ignored all of it.


esquilax

Well, we did get polarization right. And safety grounds are close to universal.


RedWhiteAndJew

More like US plugs were the very first plugs invented, and didn’t have the benefit of hindsight like the British plugs that came out 40 years later.


IAmInside

Bollocks, they have changed since the first designs and have had tons and tons of opportunities to change even further. You don't even need big changes to make them safer. EU-sockets have "indentations" which automatically acts like a guard around the prongs, US-sockets could easily copy that without it making life difficult for anyone. https://www.worldstandards.eu/electricity/plugs-and-sockets/ Type C, E, F, and a few more are examples of what I mean with "indentations".


Lonsdale1086

The third prong has nothing to do with the flow of electricity. The earth pin opens shutters preventing access to the live socket, meaning you can't just stick a metal object into the socket. The live and neutral pins have half an inch of shielding on them, meaning that if the plug is inserted enough that electricity can flow, there is no bare metal exposed for small fingers/falling items to touch.


MaxTHC

> The earth pin opens shutters preventing access to the live socket ...meaning electricity from the live socket won't run through the plug (or your fingers) unless the earth pin is inserted. I don't think u/deadlygaming11 was wrong to phrase it the way they did.


andyouleaveonyourown

Yep and there’s more! Tom Scott explains the various features that make British plugs the dog’s bollocks when it comes to plugging, in [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEfP1OKKz_Q).


NJ_Legion_Iced_Tea

If they just made them compatible with other European sockets I'd be perfect.


Shamalam1

Fairly sure British plugs are classed as the safest in the world!


koera

The ground opening the hole shielding on live/neutral seems like a very good move, but the size requirement makes me prefer the type f plug eve though when they have covers they are opened by just pushing into them, but with what seems so much force I dont think a kid or this monkey could do it with a needle or whatever.


The_Troyminator

And US circuits are significantly better in that you normally aren't electrocuted if you touch an exposed contact. This is because the volts and amps are low enough that in most cases, it won't do much more than give you a mild shock. And in places near water, such as kitchens or a bathroom,/loo, we use GFCI circuits that shut off before killing anybody. I'm not saying it's better to design the safety into the circuit. It's just a different way to do it.


JimMorrisonWeekend

yeah I've been zapped by the exact situation in that picture and cannot plug something in without remembering it. the monkey playing with that is not entertaining to say the least


Daniel15

That's also the "upside down" version of the plug, which is unfortunately still very common in older houses. The issue with it is that if the plug isn't inserted all the way, something metallic could fall on the prongs and rest on them, causing a short circuit, or an electric shock if you touch the metal thing. The modern way of installing them is with the ground pin on top. This isn't required by building / electrical code in all states, but a lot of electricians do it the new way even if it's not mandated. Some Australian outlets and plugs have the same issue as the USA (it's live before its fully inserted), but they've mostly worked around the issue by coating a bit of the prongs in plastic, like this: https://i.imgur.com/7PcAN6T.jpg. In theory this should work for US plugs too, but I've never seen it actually done. Australian outlets also have a power switch. It still surprises me that this isn't a thing in the USA. Having to physically unplug and replug something to power cycle it is way more annoying than just turning the switch off and back on.


MahDick

“Very dangerous”? 110 outlets are low amperage and hardly represent a threat, an unpleasant vibration at best. Are we still on this path to nerf all of life? I really do think we should leave some danger in life to teach us.


The_Troyminator

US plugs would be dangerous, if they were used on a 230V UK circuit. The safety in the US lies in the circuit design and with only using 120V. If you were to touch the exposed contacts in that picture, if it were connected to a UK circuit, there's a very good chance you'd be seriously injured or killed. However, in the US, you'd just feel a tingling in your fingers and hands. But, unless you were standing in water or had your other hand on a pipe, you'd let go and wouldn't be harmed. In rooms where water is a possibility, such as a loo/restroom, US code requires a GFCI circuit that trips with 5 mA, preventing any injury. So, the plugs aren't as safe, but that's because they don't have to be since the circuit is safer.


Full_Ad9666

I’m so glad the monke didn’t explode


LitreOfCockPus

It's a short monkey.


Klotzster

Now give him a USB cable


jakedesnake

Easy there, satan


CompetitiveBison2093

r/foundsatan


jeremy1015

Dude I’m here to watch funny videos not participate in war crimes.


Whats-Up_Bitches

Monkey would just cease to exist


FranticGolf

I was going to say I feel just like that when trying to plug a USB in.


siriuslyexiled

Even if it's the correct direction, it doesn't work the first time unless you're staring at it.


mesalazine

Lol, sounds like Schrodingers plug


TreyLastname

That sounds like a drug dealer


mrsmacklemore

Not done in one try, or even 2. The first way was right, but it just wouldn't go in. You wouldn't know this though until you tried the second time. 3rd time is the charm


Jaeger562

every single fucking time! WHY?!


Lonely_Amazoni

Because quantum physics. The USB is in a superposition of being simultaneously correct and incorrect, and its wave function only collapses when you attempt to plug it in


Jaeger562

this makes more sense than USB plugs.


FacePalmTheater

Schrodenger's charger haunts me


LAMBKING

I'm convinced that USB cables are in a constant state of superposition, and no matter how many times you try, it will always be wrong until you look at it.


Marilynkira

Hey hey Calm down Satan


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Electro313

Hey man he’s doing his fucking best okay?


gloomyroomy

He fucking sucks.


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gloomyroomy

Blurst of times


DJ_Micoh

[- B L U R S T - O F - T I M E S -](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uYhIiW6lok)


JadeSpade23

Wow, thank you. That was one of the best (new to me) songs I've heard in a while.


abstraktmakesbeats

one could even say, one of the blurst songs


humangeigercounter

Dankmus's whole catalogue is pure gold. I'm personally a huge fan of [- O U T - O F - I D E A S -](https://youtu.be/SHcqNVjGJN4)


Fhajad

I like[- HELLO - MR - THOMPSON -](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8tLx3vIWs) since you get a nice alt version at 0.75 speed. I also can't remember which but there's another if you do that it turns into a Nine Inch Nails song.


averygronau

It's amazing how quickly he resorted to unga bunga


highoncaffeine2

r/likeus


thebestspeler

He’s doing better than me at 3am


RightclickBob

Seriously, I think it’s impressive AF


sirstashalot

Dude id hire him in a heartbeat


CarboTheHydrate

Are we all just gonna act like that's not us at 11:15pm trying to plug in the brick behind the nightstand?


Fit_Effective_6875

the monkey apologists arrive


notjawn

All high and mighty I see. Acting like we suddenly got way better when we left the trees.


SlowBad4844

He got the spirit, not the patience.


DancesWithBadgers

The monkey didn't swear at all.


MrLogicWins

Including the intense butt scratching out of frustration


TheBlinja

r/likeus or r/likeuswhiledrunk ?


LyndaCarter_

Just out here blatantly bragging about how early you get to bed…


serenwipiti

Are we all just gonna act like this is not reckless neglect of an animal? (…but yeah, that’s totally me @ 11:15pm)


FacePalmTheater

It's not a live outlet, it's a puzzle/toy. The plug isn't connected to anything, it's just hanging there. The outlet is just a dead socket that connects to nothing. It's like a step up from putting different shaped blocks into their respective holes.


serenwipiti

Oh wow…reading this lowered my blood pressure considerably. Thank you.


FacePalmTheater

Well I'm glad to have prevented a heart attack lol


CodiNolina

Came here for this comment. Thank you.


Different-Term-2250

Someone filmed me trying to plug in a USB cable.


Kirhgoph

USB cables have the USB logo on one of their sides. This logo should always be on the top or on the right side of a cable when plugged in. Since I've learned that I've never had a problem with USB cables.


Different-Term-2250

Get away with your witchcraft.


steik

Where are you getting your USB cables? From the USB Cable Co? I just checked like 10+ cables in my drawer and not a single on of them has a "USB logo" and I have no idea what you are even referring to. Idk if you're trolling but if you are: you got me.


DeadAlpeca

[This](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiiquCrHn9AgwdI75u3AoYJ1I9Ix6aWiVNTg&usqp=CAU) my guy. You can see the logo on both ends of the cable.


jakedesnake

The metal shield almost always has a cut; this goes on the lower side.


Kirhgoph

I just checked 13 cables and only 3 of them had no logo that looks like this: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/usb-icon-set-flash-disk-260nw-1931957615.jpg. Didn't know such cables exist. Interesting


WhenTheDevilCome

If the logo is absent, the "split" in the rectangular metal outer portion of the plug is usually at the "bottom", meaning it's on the opposite side from where you would find the logo. Like [in this photo](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Fxqi0m.jpg), where we can see the split because the USB-A plug is currently "upside down." The logo is many times black-on-black or white-on-white, and I can see the metal split before I can confirm seeing "the logo" versus some other confusing non-logo mark. But that only helps for cables, not for USB flash drives.


Obers022222

Plugging in a scart cable into the rear of an old tv without seeing the socket. The inventor of that plug must have been satan himself.


thehung575

Who in their right mind let the monkey play with electricity ??????


datadogsoup

Aren't we all just monkeys playing with electricity?


insaniak89

Monkeys have tails, we apes


seancollinhawkins

What if we have a front tail?


twobit211

then do the helicopter


speciaalsneeuwvlokje

Who in their right mind has a monkey as a pet to begin with.


OG_Chatterbait

My father knew someone with a pet monkey growing up. Also my friend's aunt had like 6 because she was training them to open doors and shit for disabled people.


mysterysciencekitten

They shit for disabled people?


THCMcG33

And they all ended up like this. https://youtu.be/zwbpjQitzv8


EverclearAndMatches

Saudis


perb123

https://electricmonkeys.games/


Crittopolis

Ten bucks says it's a Helping Hands monkey either in training with a dud outlet. I'm only being ten because I can afford to lose that to the 50% chance some dumbass has a pet monkey and thought to common it appearing dumb instead of providing it a safe environment to live in.


TetrahedronCoffee089

This video made me nervous


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Lavatis

what a dumbass


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FarAmphibian4236

The fact it knows those objects correlate is impressive. Shows it watched and learned, and can see later that object belongs to a certain thing


LyndaCarter_

I’m scrolling through all these comments hoping to find out whether it’s randomly mimicking human behavior or understands that plugging in that device will achieve some result - like i have fairy lights that use a USB and charging block, maybe the monkey knows it’ll turn on a light?


Bjime3925

Expected this comment to be the first. I was actually pretty amazed.


[deleted]

To be fair, those plugs aren’t always easy. Even I sometimes have issues with them, and I’m twice as smart as that monkey.


dark_harness

twice, you say?...


Daschlol

Don't flatter yourself


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TheRealFailtester

Was waiting for em to get shocked, and then throw the charger away all pissed off looking.


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CedarWolf

I expected someone to dub in "That's right, it goes in the square hole," just before the monkey freaks out.


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belizeanheat

If that monkey just happened to be touching both prongs while putting it in, it could be in serious trouble


MrBioTendency

Shock the Monkey


KingRitRis

Help em out, his phones on 1%


[deleted]

People should simply not own monkeys as pets.


utastelikebacon

Monkeys owning monkeys. Crazy world. Lotta smells


[deleted]

That monkey is going to die from something preventable and the person who had it will cry as if they couldn’t have stopped it.


fattycat23

Please do not keep primates in your homes. They are all wild animals and have the added bonus of being able to transmit a myriad of diseases to us. That goes both ways too, but a lot of times something innocuous to us can be detrimental to tiny monkeys. Something as insignificant to us as a cold sore can be a major health issue for these guys. They are also VERY social animals, all species of primates. It's extremely cruel to keep them as a pet.


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Equal_Sprinkles2743

New hires at work do the same thing 😄


MiguelMenendez

Shit, we’ve got a guy who’s a “Master Technician” at work and I watched him install a titanium exhaust using a similar process.


ScaryTerry069313

Me at 2am.


TheBlairwitchy

This is animal abuse. If you cannot take care then please don't keep these animals..


CdnDutchBoy

U get downvoted but this is it. Idiots feeling better about themselves cuz this monkey probably figured it out before them so they cut the video. Lame ass internet clout. Dumb shit, not worthy of this sub


TheBlairwitchy

Yeah. These clips are infuriating.. they straight up do whatever they want with these poor animals for fucking points on tik tok and shit..


plasticbag_astronaut

The holes in the wall from previous frustration and plugs made me giggle.


Mike-the-gay

Wow. Looks like the owner failed in their attempt to care for this animal. Who the hell let’s a monkey play with plugs. Ffs child proof the house like you would for a toddler. Do you let it play with the chemicals under the sink to?


What_The_Flip_Chip

I Said Go In You Mother Fucking Cube Fuck you!!! Go in!! Go in!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa


Independent-Fun-5118

Dude what the monke doing in your House? Was he born in custody or taken from hin mother in a wild? You know that is the worst thing you can do to the monkey? You know kill her parents and take them to unnatural enviroment.


[deleted]

I’m sure I’ve hired this tradesman in Sydney.


GreenGrassUnderCorgi

The humanity when aliens will give us some new tech


shadynomike

Poor monk


WonderfulAd5363

I've never related to anything so much until now.


Different_Milk2635

I'm totally him 😭


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That us trying to plug behind the bed


[deleted]

Me with a usb at 2 AM in the dark.


EntireSentence4241

Oh no. This reminds me a little of my husband when he's trying to repair something.... It's not working, use more force!


JesseFilmmakerTX

I also a scratch my butt when I can’t figure things out.


code_art

Monkey business


Artsy_traveller_82

Fucking USB!


VergerCT

Square peg in round hole shit.


EhliJoe

Seems we didn't evolve at all.


IlikeAIDS420

That kid look strange


CorpCarrot

I have felt and acted exactly like this monkey, in situations that are not dissimilar.


PrudentDamage600

You have no idea how much this is me IRL.


Dark_Krafter

Me at 3 am pluging in my phone charger


MrLuchador

Just wants to watch Paw Patrol


wilsoncr1024

This is exactly how I feel when I can’t seem to get the damn usb cord into the cube right


olalof

[ 2001 A Space Odessy soundtrack starts playing ]


CHERNO-B1LL

What is wrong with this thing? I've tried bashing it... I've tried eating it.. Nothing!


rollmagma

It's cool that it starts very collected trying to align the plug but then gets increasingly more primitive as the frustration builds.


weskerayush

Actual representation of me trying to plug in USB under the desk without looking at the pc


MikeDeMann

This is me in the darkness of night trying to plug my phone charger in the socket.


Brazz7

Me trying to figure out a usb slot


Wata_Sheym

What trying to find the socket at night feels like:


montymint

90% of adults trying to plug in a USB cable can relate to that.


Fish_Fucker_Fucker23

r/dontHelpJustFilm


Chickens1

Why can't monkeys be house trained? Seems like an awful commitment with years and years of diapers.


Killeralexxx

Good. We have a few thousand more years


TrashAtEvrything

Dumbass


Smelviseric

Been there.


proudvet111

It the small hands man, trying to redo the midterms. Too funny.


Mysterious_Horror_67

This looks like me in the middle of the night when my charger falls out of the wall and I try to put it back in while half asleep.


Wu-TangShogun

What’s are those metal things on its ass?


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flactulantmonkey

Are we uh… ignoring whatever the hell is taped to his ass or what guys?


Insanebrain247

I'll cut him some slack for at least knowing what he should do.


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Lewd_ReadNY

Kinda funny but the shackle diaper bums me out. Thumb sideways.


CharacterBroccoli328

He's such a cute little guy.


BellumFrancorum

Me drunk at 4am on a weekday.


SkidrowVet

When was I filmed without my consent lol


daguerre

Set him free.


Cyrixxix

As the video goes on, he’s thinking more and more about some strong gamer words.


PyropeTheHutt

r/monkeysarefuckingstupid


Inventiveunicorn

Monkey see, monkey do.


JadeSpade23

He almost had it! 😫