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Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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Post by paganel »

cromka wrote: post #136
jstanley wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my experience that's only true in TV adverts from my childhood. I've never had one unable to reach in real life.

Try in Europe

I'm in Europe, in case you're on the "wrong" side of the pump you just have to make sure that you park the car a little further, so you'd get the pump hose through the back and on to the other side without scratching the car's paint. That's all it is to it. I'm from Romania and I've driven (and hence re-fueled) my car all the way from Bretagne, France, to Peloponnese, Greece, never had a problem.

I also don't know anything about any "arrow" signalling anything in my dashboard, maybe it's only on the US-made cars, I wouldn't know cause I generally know on which side I have to fuel my car.

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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Post by xnorswap »

tpoacher wrote: post #132
jstanley wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's wrong with pulling up to the wrong side of the pump? I do it all the time when the petrol station is busy, just pull the hose over to the other side and fuel the car anyway.

just because there's nothing particularly wrong with only getting the usb in on the 3rd try doesn't mean it's not a minor inconvenience worth resolving. but if you want a more dramatic example, it's right there in the text: Moylan got soaked because of this inconvenience. if he'd gotten a pneumonia as a result of this and died, then that is suddenly much more than a minor inconvenience.

There's a trick to USB, the block part (in the wire) is nearer the ground. ( motherboard-side for vertical desktops )

Since learning that, I have the confidence to stick it in first time rather than 3rd or 4th.

That's not to say that USB-C isn't a huge improvement that has thankfully resolved having to know that.

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#145

Post by looperhacks »

cromka wrote: post #136
jstanley wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my experience that's only true in TV adverts from my childhood. I've never had one unable to reach in real life.

Try in Europe

I live in Europe, never encountered a problem.

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#146

Post by bdbdbdb »

xnorswap wrote: post #142
tpoacher wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

just because there's nothing particularly wrong with only getting the usb in on the 3rd try doesn't mean it's not a minor inconvenience worth resolving. but if you want a more dramatic example, it's right there in the text: Moylan got soaked because of this inconvenience. if he'd gotten a pneumonia as a result of this and died, then that is suddenly much more than a minor inconvenience.

There's a trick to USB, the block part (in the wire) is nearer the ground. ( motherboard-side for vertical desktops ) Since learning that, I have the confidence to stick it in first time rather than 3rd or 4th. That's not to say that USB-C isn't a huge improvement that has thankfully resolved having to know that.

I like that usbc is double sided but I find them prone to pop out a lot easier than standard usb. It's a weird ask but wish they were bigger

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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Post by gambiting »

cromka wrote: post #136
jstanley wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my experience that's only true in TV adverts from my childhood. I've never had one unable to reach in real life.

Try in Europe

I'm in Europe, the hoses always reach to the other side of the car just fine. Or maybe you know, remember that Europe isn't one country and actually say where you are.

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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Post by gambiting »

schmuckonwheels wrote: post #58
lostlogin wrote: post #46

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> whats wrong with usb-a? Which way up it should go.

PS/2, which USB all but replaced, solved this by visually keying one side of the connector as flat.

And I have more than once bent the tiny pins by trying to orient the plug by feel, and it was a nightmare to fix it afterwards.

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

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Post by bdbdbdb »

paganel wrote: post #141
cromka wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try in Europe

I'm in Europe, in case you're on the "wrong" side of the pump you just have to make sure that you park the car a little further, so you'd get the pump hose through the back and on to the other side without scratching the car's paint. That's all it is to it. I'm from Romania and I've driven (and hence re-fueled) my car all the way from Bretagne, France, to Peloponnese, Greece, never had a problem. I also don't know an…

I'm also in Europe, I drive a ford, and the only fuel arrow on my dash actually points to the wrong side for filling

Re: James Moylan, engineer behind arrow signaling which side to refuel a car, dies

#150

Post by stavros »

paganel wrote: post #141
cromka wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Try in Europe

I'm in Europe, in case you're on the "wrong" side of the pump you just have to make sure that you park the car a little further, so you'd get the pump hose through the back and on to the other side without scratching the car's paint. That's all it is to it. I'm from Romania and I've driven (and hence re-fueled) my car all the way from Bretagne, France, to Peloponnese, Greece, never had a problem. I also don't know an…

Agreed about never having a problem with this, but our cars either have the arrow, or the hose in the icon is on the side of the car that has the tank cover. This has been true for all cars I've seen here.
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