Will The Terminologies Start Changing?

[OnlQQker]

I've noticed the younger ones are changing the terminology of things throughout the building trade, I just wondered if the same thing is happening throughout the electrical world?

 

[pc1966]

You can get hermaphroditic connectors in some cases, we used to have a drawer of these:

GR connector - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[ipf]

You can get hermaphroditic connectors in some cases, we used to have a drawer of these:

GR connector - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

True gender benders.. surprised nobody's come up with 'coax' as the latest gender term.

 

[James]

If we have male plugs that identify as female then that is just fine, they will still fit into the female sockets that are provided.
likewise if we have sockets that would like to identify as male, that is not an issue in my mind.

however if we have female sockets that decide to undergo a physical change to help them with there gender reassignment and therefore have male pins sticking out of the wall, I think we can all agree that this would be a danger to anyone who dares to touch them.
likewise a plug that has identified as female and has undergone "the change" will no longer be able to connect with a socket that has not undergone "the change" however it could connect with the dangerous socket listed above.

I suspect that gender reassignment is not a good way for our plugs and sockets to consider but they can identify as whatever the fcuk they want to in my opinion as long as they fit together "mate" then everything will still work.

 

[KungFuTurkeyLeg]

You joke about it, but I kid you not, this came up on my course today. It was the instructor making the comment when he was talking about male and female threads on conduit.

 

[ipf]

So tutors are wary of mentioning male and female bushes?

God help us!

 

[James]

Male and female threads are understood by most people.
It is a simple comparison between sticky out bits and similar holes that they fit in to.
Like I said, I don’t care what anyone identifies as, but physics and biology are well defined sciences and as grown ups, we all know what goes in where.

Calling things by comparison to physical traits of male and female humans, or other mammals is is normal and not to be considered as offensive to any reasonable person.

 

[KungFuTurkeyLeg]

He was being sarcastic to be fair to him. And emphasised the bushes funnily enough in the same segment

 

[James]

Now that may be considered offensive to some of the LBZQT community and any other letters that like to take offence to things!!

 

[ipf]

Now that may be considered offensive to some of the LBZQT community and any other letters that like to take offence to things!!

I must admit that as a teenage apprentice, in the 70's, asking for nipples or male/female bushes at a wholesalers didn't produce the slightest thoughts of any sexual connotation. It never has since, either. They were, and still are, electrical equipment parts and always had been, simple as that.
Might have been different in a Soho shop, never asked.

 

[pirate]

I am lost with all these strings of letters. I do like a BLT and occasionally might advise someone to GTF but the seemingly ever-expanding acronym for those who identify as something other than the two normal genders messes with my brain

 

[littlespark]

What a load of ballocks (or lack of)

We deal with engineering terminology… we know what male and female means… if we have to change it to pins and holes, then I’m sure we will manage.

When it comes to electrics…. What we don’t want is a live component that can be easily touched… hence why the live things are in the bottom of a hole, and the dead pin has to be inserted fully to make it live.

“Coax” itself is a geometry term.. co axial…. Two circles sharing the same centre point

“Trans” is just a prefix derived from Latin, meaning “across” or “through”…. And in engineering terms…. Transformers, transistors,…

I don’t know why people get so worked up about simple words.



The acceptance of “not standard” terms of gender, or whatever, would likely be taken up quicker and easier if some people were not so militant about it.

People that don’t understand someone else’s thoughts and beliefs need to be educated…. Not critisized.

 

[ipf]

What a load of ballocks (or lack of)

“Coax” itself is a geometry term.. co axial…. Two circles sharing the same centre point

“Trans” is just a prefix derived from Latin, meaning “across” or “through”…. And in engineering terms…. Transformers, transistors,…

That basic stuff takes me back to the blackboard and chalk days.
But even that's taboo these days.

BTW, is a transplant one which bends both ways?

 

[UNG]

Is there a non binary on / off switch

 

[James]

a dimmer,
fwd - off - rev selector sw,
2 way lighting?
or finally a a broken light switch may go on, off or maybe!!!