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I found it at the dollar store.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It turn@ a usb extension cable into a regular usb

I guess that could be a use case?

[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Or turn 2 extension cords into a long one.

But a serious answer is that these are sometimes sold in a kit of adapters that would let you change the head. Most kits like used a normal cord as the base cord, but some used USB extension cords as the base cord. So this is meant to be a replacement part, not useful in its own right.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

wouldn't that just make this thing longer? we'd still have the same problem

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are female-female USB extension cables. As to why those exist...

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They are good for wifi/bt/radio usb receivers used for keyboard/mouse/gamepads...so they can be in a better place like higher or further.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those still need to get plugged in to the device somehow lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah.... honestly somehow I missed the female-female part ๐Ÿ˜‚ I thought it was male-female.

Well then it's used in combination with a male male for sure otherwise yeah O don't see any use unless there is some weird device with male input.