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

Post by bdbdbdb » Fri, Jan 02, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC

thaumasiotes wrote: post #118

iainmerrick wrote: post #102

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You mean something like HDMI? If you’ve ever tried to plug one of those into the back of a TV, you’ll know it’s still pretty difficult to get it the right way up.

> If you’ve ever tried to plug one of those into the back of a TV, you’ll know it’s still pretty difficult to get it the right way up. That's true, but the difficulty in that case comes from being unable to see the hole or fit into the space between the television and the wall. For example, plugging an HDMI cable into the back of a monitor involves none of the difficulty of plugging an HDMI cable into the back of a T…

Post by chillstreem » Fri, Jan 02, 2026, 9:49 AM UTC

mschild wrote: post #120

jquery wrote: post #63

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That isn’t in conflict with it being bad design.

True. Though im unsure of what would be a better one. Doesnt get much simpler than an arrow. Id think that for a car you own you wouldnt need it after the first few times though.

Post by briansm » Fri, Jan 02, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC

thaumasiotes wrote: post #118

iainmerrick wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You mean something like HDMI? If you’ve ever tried to plug one of those into the back of a TV, you’ll know it’s still pretty difficult to get it the right way up.

> If you’ve ever tried to plug one of those into the back of a TV, you’ll know it’s still pretty difficult to get it the right way up. That's true, but the difficulty in that case comes from being unable to see the hole or fit into the space between the television and the wall. For example, plugging an HDMI cable into the back of a monitor involves none of the difficulty of plugging an HDMI cable into the back of a T…

Post by lazide » Fri, Jan 02, 2026, 9:57 AM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #154

mongol wrote: post #77

Is the side to fill up evenly balanced between cars in average? I imagine there is value to make it close to 50/50 to simplify the logistics at the gas station. I was thinking car manufacturers perhaps had agreed so that some brands do it one way and some do it another

Why would it matter? Just park on any side, I've never been to a fuel station where the hose wouldn't reach to the other side if needed. Or since you said gas and not petrol, is that an American thing? Do you guys have short hoses thah don't reach?

Post by saagarjha » Fri, Jan 02, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC

bmicraft wrote: post #135

lostlogin wrote: post #46

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

The side with the holes. That's true for 95% of devices, with one of the few major exceptions being cheap chinese powerbanks