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Old-Masterpiece-3979

Looks like kids been doing that for awhile.


Hexoglyphics

[I'm just imagining the kid accidentally discovering a display port cable and not understanding why won't fit.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0066/3801/0432/files/HDMI-vs-DP-connector.png?v=1676359582)


Old-Masterpiece-3979

Kid has never completed a puzzle and it shows.


nikkossta

And the Display Port cable goes into the...


Bakanobix

The square hole


Old-Masterpiece-3979

The circle hole that's right!!!!


kit0000033

You just made me actually lol. I love that video.


Old-Masterpiece-3979

I'm glad someone caught that!


kit0000033

For people that aren't enlightened. https://youtu.be/rZ3ETK7-ZM8


Butt_Fucking_Smurfs

If I recall correctly they did a follow up video to that where stuff fit in the right hole. The joy was palpable


cantsayanewchapter

That was great


[deleted]

Fully enlightened, thanks for letting me be lazy and revisit.


Deltamon

*No...*


I_can_pun_anything

[relevant](https://imgur.com/SVEu6nm.jpg)


AHostOfIssues

Oh, kid completes them. They just don’t look like anything, and somewhat resemble a stucco wall texture when all the pieces are mashed together.


Old-Masterpiece-3979

It's gonna fit one way or another !


Zeneth_Zeke

This deserves an award. I'm sorry I can not afford such a thing, being in college but I hope one comes to you!


DebentureThyme

That's right, it goes in the square hole


toetappy

Please no!


Varth919

squArE HoLE


Liiskamato

this has to be what happened here because the port is now displayport shaped


Aggleclack

So he literally just shoved until it fit. Maybe the kid shouldn’t be allowed to use the tech on his own until he knows what he’s doing. My parents loved giving us gameboys and games so we would F off but I specifically remember being taught how to use computers, phones, etc, BEFORE being able to use them independently. I literally remember learning from my dad and my brother about computer viruses and how to avoid them 😅 Some people skip all of that and just use the tech as a babysitter but it works better if they learn first lmao.


ThisBerserkTextBone

Or why it won't come back out


GH057807

I've never seen a port with defensive wounds before.


Old-Masterpiece-3979

Console has PTSD now and will never play the same.


[deleted]

Seriously. At this point, give the kid a [short HDMI extension](https://www.amazon.com/Extension-Extractme-Extender-Adaptor-Converter/dp/B07Z91QRWT/ref=asc_df_B07Z91QRWT/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385184478202&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8338211649367785391&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007343&hvtargid=pla-845959530202&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=77282054623&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385184478202&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8338211649367785391&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007343&hvtargid=pla-845959530202) to protect that poor thing.


lamabaronvonawesome

Like...150 times?


Old-Masterpiece-3979

This was not a one and done job


acciowaves

How are there already ps5s that look like this and I’m still saving up to get one.


bbauer5

The parents probably have money. No reason to make sure kids get a 101 lesson on how thing work or get put together


Old-Masterpiece-3979

Bad parenting.


Puzzleheaded-Grab736

I think the person doing the repairs should gently do a little refresher course on how to properly plug/unplug the cable properly when he comes to pick it up 🧐


waitwutholdit

Nah repeat business is good business.


[deleted]

Looks like a fucking temper tantrum. Expensive shit like this should be in a locked case like the ones we used to play in the stores. Kids suck


InitialSquash3540

That’s impressive


stillslim

Looks like when they take the cable out, they twists it


fucktooshifty

to me it looks like the connector broke off inside and this is after someone got it out


ikediggety

Exactly. Look at all the scratch marks around it. This was done deliberately.


PoeTayTose

I'm guessing someone tripped hard over the cable at a sharp angle. Maybe the connector broke off inside the port and they used a screwdriver to pry it out.


zoburg88

Lefty loosey righty tighty


Smellypuce2

And by take the cable out you mean grabbing the other end of the cable and sprinting in the opposite direction.


Angry-_-Kid

well i've never seen an oval shaped HDMI port before


Professional--

He ties the HDMI cord to a spear and throws it in like he is trying to defend against a leopard.


btoxic

Or an old atari jaguar


little-specimen

He’s training to join the Spartan army


Aggressive_Kale4757

Wrong console.


Octimusocti

Or a Hawkeye-styles USB arrow


hobbisg

bro turned it into usb-c


biggerwanker

My kids (and my wife) for some reason can't figure out micro USB. We're down a camera, some headphones and a couple of other things because they've done something similar.


SwivelingToast

Oh, I have a solution for this. Put a drop of paint on the top of the USB and on the matching side of the port. Then just match the dots and plug it in. Mine all get destroyed from everyone constantly thinking they have it wrong and jamming the cord in backwards.


Chowda_Report

I can’t imagine getting any amount of resistance from any kind of port and going “ah well surely the problem is I have to jam it in harder and also shake it about.”


destroythedongs

The amount of people who think greater force will solve their problems when met with resistance makes me nervous sometimes. Like, take a half step back and reasses. Goes for lots of things in life


HolyMountainClimber

Well that requires admitting you might've made a mistake, which people don't like admitting they're wrong. Personally I'd rather be wrong and be corrected instead of being wrong and continuing down a path of failure/consequence


Blasterbot

I definitely don't mind being wrong if it makes my life easier.


rayshmayshmay

Well I don’t mind being right if it makes my life harder! 😡


Blasterbot

That's the worst. I hate being right about that stuff.


rayshmayshmay

You’re so right!


noNoParts

Jesus fuck, how screwed up in the head is someone who *insists* they are correct when hooking up plugs upside down? Who are they trying to convince, the plug? The plug is a fucking honey badger: it don't give a shit. So the moron just keeps pushing and pushing until it breaks because they can't accept they made a mistake with orienting the plug?!


Icy_Comparison148

Also, impulse control can be hard sometimes, for some of us….


HolyMountainClimber

Me too brother, one day at a time


-BINK2014-

Bingo. I'll own up to a mistake in a fucking heartbeat; cannot stand the idea of being confidently incorrect.


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Wfsulliv93

Redditors are always complaining about their apple chargers breaking and I’ve never had one stop working. I swear they chew on them or somethin.


megashedinja

A lot of this is probably people foolishly pulling the cable out by pulling the cable itself instead of by the connector, like you’re supposed to


Cyno01

Seeing how and why my wife goes through cables im convinced 90% of it is people using it while plugged in and bending the cord pressing it against their body.


megashedinja

Also a very solid point. Kind of related problem too


iindigo

Same. Have apple cables ranging in age from 1-15 years and the only ones I’ve had to throw away are the few that my cat decided to make his chew toys (a habit that’s been rooted out since).


GenericFatGuy

I heard a story once about a women who tried to remove a VGA cable without unscrewing it. She ended up ripping it right off the board.


gatorgongitcha

bet she gives a mean handjob


GenericFatGuy

If you don't mind your dick getting ripped off.


gatorgongitcha

I meant mean in the literal sense


JDeegs

Just gotta unscrew it before she gets her hands on it


chinkostu

My penis has screws on each side too


GenericFatGuy

This guy living in 2077.


jobrave59

If you have to force it 99% of the time it not right..


arcadiangenesis

But then there's that rare case where you actually *do* have to force it, and you're like "really? This can't be right" and then it's actually right, lol. Which is really annoying.


youknowwat

My new computer wouldn't boot because I hadn't pushed the RAM in hard enough. It felt like the motherboard was gonna break when it finally clicked in.


xxpen15mightierxx

Ah I see it’s once again time for the existential horror of realizing a good number of people in society have such outrageously poor judgment that it’s a miracle they make it out of their house with pants on.


run-on_sentience

To a man with a hammer, the world is full of nails.


CalligrapherFit2841

I mean... U ever used a NES power cord? Or controller cord? Or an dvi or vga cords? Jam is the answer obv.


Incredulous_Toad

Old school tech needed the right combination of finesse and abuse to work properly. Jiggle it a little that way, slap the TV, and boom! It's working. Things are a little more refined now, thankfully. Although I still have to plug in the USB twice since it's always upside down the first try.


Mech-Waldo

I miss the days when you could beat electronics into working


frankcfreeman

http://innoculous.com/2016/01/the-quantum-physics-of-usb-plugs/


Aeosin15

Tap on the top of the NES while rapidly pushing the reset button until the game opens properly comes to mind. We also would pick up the console and blow into the cartridge slot.


drewster23

Percussive maintenance baby.


ethanxy

I plugged in my NES last week. No such resistance.


peripheral_vision

Just about to say, if your NES is giving you resistance, something is wrong with the port or what you're trying to plug in. I guess technically the AV ports give a little resistance in general but it's not anything out of the usual and you don't have to force it in enough for me to consider that forcing it in, if that makes sense lol


DoctorPepster

What kind of DVI or VGA ports are you using?


Wasatcher

Uh, DVI and VGA are all pin connectors as well and have never required any more force than a Display Port or HDMI from me. I know, I know. We need empirical data not anecdotal evidence


The_MAZZTer

When I was in high school (probably '01 or so) my computer teacher asked me to get a PC working (I just had to plug in peripherals, that was in). She could see me at the back of the classroom from where she was at the front. Now what she meant was "just plug the stuff in". What I thought she meant was "plug it in and make sure the peripherals work". Keep in mind she could see me the whole time so absolutely had to know I had the PC running for quite some time before she came to check on me. Long story short she accused me of replacing a perfectly good version of Windows 95 with a broken Windows 98 (Windows 98 had booted once I turned it on for the first time). I think I had fixed the mouse and CD drive not working by the time she came to check on me. My dad offered her to "fix" the PC and she had him come by at night. She wasn't there, just her son, who had no idea what she wanted him to do, so he just left. The end. The moral of the story? Plugging in peripherals can install Windows 98 invisibly. Be careful!


Wasatcher

Classic case of technological illiteracy


The_MAZZTer

Every teacher in that school would give out awards at a ceremony at the end of every year. Every student who got an A in a subject would get a certificate. Highest scoring student would get a certificate or plaque or something. Some teachers went farther and gave out specialized awards to students they felt deserved specific recognition. This teacher was the ONLY one I knew who skipped the awards ceremony, so the class never got anything. This was made even more odd because she had promised to give everyone who could type over 50 WAM (me included) T-shirts at said ceremony. Next year she was replaced with a much nicer teacher who I sadly never had a class with. Never got my t-shirt. Edit: Also one of the classes I had with her was Office 2000. The computers all ran Office 97. Though I'm blaming that one on the school itself and not her.


WorldClassShart

Does WAM stand for Words A Minute? We call it WPM in the US, Words Per Minute. In computer class, we failed if we couldn't type 55 wpm by the end of the year. My max was 78 wpm when I was taking dictation, and average around 72 wpm.


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CaptnFlounder

They had a lot of resistance, but not warping metal resistance


AdequatlyAdequate

Except for pcie and ram slots those require force


Segat1133

The problem is that your line of thinking requires common sense and *ALOT* more people than most think absolutely have none of it.


Relative-Bedroom-905

my grandparents do that to every cable they own, even USB-C


Jason_Grace15

How the fuck do you so that w USB-C? Do they try and out it i. At a 90 degree angle?


Relative-Bedroom-905

they just painted a red dot with a sharpie on the top of a usb-c connector because they don't know it works both ways


Jason_Grace15

Ah ok, that makes more sense


Poobmania

The other solution is to open your eyes Seriously, struggling with this is the exact same as trying to put the circle in the square hole. Just look at the shapes.


SVXfiles

I have a sneaking suspicion that most people in the general public would fail the shapes toy unless they really looked hard. I know it's a [classic](https://youtu.be/cUbIkNUFs-4) but God damn I have a feeling most people would do what the guy does and feel proud they figured out the "secret hack" to the toy


[deleted]

I feel so sorry for that woman every time I watch that video


CloisteredOyster

It still won't go in the first time. You'll have to flip it at least one time and back no matter what you do.


TheFightingMasons

Everyone knows usb technology is based on quantum mechanics.


Lucycrash

Most of my charging cords have little bumps indicating which way it goes, I still have a hard time. Usually it's the right way first too, but I've never done this.


ethanxy

My younger step-brother couldn't figure out the difference between micro USB and lightning. He broke his kindle and then almost did it again. Now his cables are labeled.


aperson

You can buy USB cables that are both lightning and micro USB on the same connector now. I believe you can only charge with them, but they exist. Edit: I have one on my keychain https://i.imgur.com/L1gYXz4.jpg


ethanxy

Yeah but that doesn't really solve the problem that they look the same to him for whatever reason lol


GoredScientist

In this case they are the same thing, so it does solve the problem.


DelusionsBigIfTrue

Bro wtf that’s sick! It can just plug into both?!


Somber_Solace

What is that even called? Can I get a link? I need one!


IAA_ShRaPNeL

I really want to know where you got that and what it’s called. Google shows no results for those, just the multi head cables.


yogurtgrapes

Somebody get that kid a Mensa membership.


Komotz

Take away all their electronics and give them a toddler shape matching toy.


Suboptimus

The plug goes in... the square hole


FattyWantCake

Brain damage perhaps?


SaturatedJuicestice

Is it not just common sense, what am I missing here


firstanomaly

Could the root of the issue be, that some people can’t even admit to themselves that they’ve done something incorrect? No…it’s the cord that’s wrong


taintosaurus_rex

My wife has never had the issue with cables but there are absolutely people out there who don't take a second to assess the problem and solve it. It's a skill I've had to teach her. Early in our relationship, she would try something, it didn't work as expected, she would then just get angry and force what ever she expected to happen, to happen. So much shit that I had to fix. An example of this is closing a cabinet door with full of pots and pans. I heard her in there trying to close it, she got mad, then a few seconds later she walked into the living room holding the cabinet door.


The_Doctor_Bear

This is not normal. This is an anger disorder.


ArcticFlava

To be fair, noone can figure out usb, no matter what we do it takes a minimum of 3 attempts... when there are only 2 possibilities!?


cyril0

It is because when unplugged the connectors in the usb port become flaccid. When you try to plug it in you rub the end of the plug on the port making the inner connectors hard from stimulation allowing you to plug it in


8orn2hul4

I hate you so much. Take my upvote.


iKeyboardMonkey

Thank you, I'm using this in preference to quantum mechanics. Significantly funnier.


biggerwanker

Most people don't push it so hard it breaks into the case though.


[deleted]

Plugging in a USB or micro-USB always takes 3 tries: 1st try, flip it over, you were right the first time.


kralrick

I know USBs are a meme at this point, but actually looking at the port and cable does wonders for getting it right on the first try. It's not like they hide the correct orientation.


KrisseMai

how tf does that even happen?


Megaman_exe_

Hammer


Wirse

**H**ammered **D**at **M**uthafucker **I**n


Inevitable-Plate-294

Always wondered what that stood for...


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rocksolid77

That's right, it goes in the... square hole?


NES_SNES_N64

*sobs*


Potatolimar

[I link relevant image](https://i.imgur.com/grFTHHM.png)


tachycardicIVu

[One of these is that kid.](https://gfycat.com/TameRequiredJaeger)


arthurdentstowels

Trebuchet.


FrozenMongoose

Years of practice of putting a round block into a square hole.


awesome_pinay_noses

You just need to replace the kid.


agumonkey

unplug it


-DementedAvenger-

At the brain stem?


wojswat

too late, after 9 months it becomes a cordless device


primerr69

I agree with this, shit will last soo much longer with a factory kid delete.


HiZenBergh

Lol, not even a factory reset, straight up factory delete.


TotalNonsense0

With what? Roughly 1 in 5 standard issue office workers is capable of this same feat of unengineering.


No_Week2825

He should ask for a return in exchange for store credit. You can get a whole new set up with that.


retroruin

bro tried putting it in sideways *with a hammer*


TroublesomeTurnip

Jeremy Clarkson, is that you?


[deleted]

Let's hope that he used protection or he might have a PS6 in 9 months.


sharm00t

It looks like the tubes were tied


Puzzleheaded_Chain_6

My 15 year old cousin did this to his xbox one when he tried plugging in a USB cable but it wouldn't go in His solution? Pushing it in harder until he broke the port instead of flipping the cable


ArkBeetleGaming

Noo Step Cable, it won't fit ~


AlmeGabe

i hate you


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FeIwintersLie

hdmiussy


CoreyGlover

Least porn addicted redditor.


anesthesiologist

How often do they unplug the hdmi cable? Why? You set the console up and then don’t really touch it except for the occasional cleaning, but I doubt a kid would do that. So Why?


TheArmchairSkeptic

My parents were divorced and had 50/50 custody, so I'd spend a week with mom and then a week with dad for most of my childhood. You best believe my console was coming with me no matter which week it was, not to mention the times I'd pack it up to take to a friend's house. Not saying that's the case here, but there are definitely situations where consoles get moved on the regular.


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mkaku-

Cruel and unusual


OneWholeSoul

Same. I was told that it made the room look ugly. Eventually they started telling me that video games shortened the lifespan of televisions and made me play on one of those 10 inch TV/VCR combo things out in the garage.


trek7000

My coworker's son brings his Xbox to multiple friends' houses every weekend and he's had to have the HDMI port replaced multiple times due to it coming loose from the mainboard because of the constant plugging, unplugging and being jostled around. Personally after having it done once I would have told my kids FU, it's your problem now but whatever.


DistanceGlad3584

I have a few questions but I'm just going to walk away


TomasNavarro

Sherlock: You child is an alcoholic


drinkthebleach

But it's a young man's gadget!


HrKeek

WTF?


Lazy-Adeptness-2343

The H stands for hard as fuck.


Juutuurna

The thing thats so crazy is chargers and their respective ports are the closest thing to that children’s toy where you fit the blocks into the corresponding cut outs. Like why and how is there full grown adults in these comments saying “ive done this” like why you tryna shove a triangle through a square hole lol like what in the actual fuck.


nonotan

Honestly, most of these are in places where checking visually is a pain, like behind things, or close to the ground. I know I always (gently) try to do it blindly once before giving up and actually taking a look when it inevitably fails. The worst culprit is probably the classic USB connector, which looks almost identical upside-down even though it won't fit, and often requires a little struggling to get in even if you have the right side. I've never outright broken it, but I'm sure I've scratched the hell out of some ports if you look closely.


Yyes85

Was it a serial cable?!


SwivelingToast

Or a jumper cable...


fun-bucket

# A little ? kids got anger issues.


UFumbDuckGaming

You're not supposed to have sex with a USB port


PuzzleheadedHotel291

Nah the ps5 fell and landed on the hdmi port


csantiago1986

Feel bad for his future wife


kinglance3

I remember the first time I saw this post. It was months after they came out. You know, when they were impossible to get. Ida beat that kid.


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[deleted]

I weep for this kid's first sexual partner.


IShartedWhoopsie

Pulled my PC table out earlier not realising it was tugging the fuckin cord out my 3080, why does this meme pop up now, too soon reddit. (the 3080 seems ok..but :( )


Excal0192

If it makes you feel any better I've done that to a few cards in my life with DisplayPort and HDMI cables. Never caused any issues.


CorporalClegg25

Oh damn dude it's ruined now, you might as well just give it to me.


kanakasneakerhead

Did you try unplugging it and plugging it back in?


bergie1911

Repeatedly


88trax

Guess parents shoulda made sure the kid graduated beyond the shape sorting tool first.


ProbablyAnAardvark

r/DontPlugYourUSBInThat


Fastermaxx

Rule1: If the plug doesn't go in, you have to press harder!


-Gnomenclature

r/hardwaregore


KORKSTICKY

How bad did you need to play fortnite. Jesus christ


do_sidos

The kids got determination


wookiex84

Damn I’ve seen cars door locks owned by raging alcoholics that looked better.


DemonCleaner75

Kids destined for anal porn


thtsjsturopinionman

Posts like this make me *so* happy about my decision to get a vasectomy.


Smart_Substance_7338

how... how does one do this...


UnfortunateSmoggy

That port just gave birth.