@NanoRaptor I need to get some metalworking tools and make this real

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If it were equilateral (and could be plugged in any way), and maybe a bit smaller, I actually wouldn't hate this!

@NanoRaptor does this work in any orientation or does it take six attempts to insert?

@NanoRaptor From Pitchfork of Knowledge to A Piece of the Triforce of Knowledge 😅

@NanoRaptor TriUSB

@NanoRaptor wait, is that an Escher triangle? Almost looks impossible...

@NanoRaptor It's about as thick as RJ-45 so that will be a fat ass on the iPad!

@NanoRaptor the tri-symmetry is bad enough, but that USB3 symbol is truly cursed

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At last.

Perfect for the new M4 iPad Pro.

@NanoRaptor Looks too symmetrical. The central core should be offset slightly so only one of the three orientations can successfully be plugged in.

@NanoRaptor I love that little bit of filth where the socket contacts have had to ramp up on the center post

@NanoRaptor this has terrifying implications for USB1

@NanoRaptor I still manage to plug it in upside down

@NanoRaptor if USB-A exists in four dimensions, how many extra dimensions does this exist in? (how many times am I gonna have to rotate it to plug it in?)

@NanoRaptor Pictured: data going straight into the 🔺USB and emerging gay.

@NanoRaptor I’m waiting for USB6.

@NanoRaptor The worst part about this is that it actually has the correct number of pins for a "traditional" USB 3 connector.

@NanoRaptor SpireWire?

@NanoRaptor It’s actually perfectly square but since it’s a 4-Dimensional object we only see a 3-sided slice. Unfortunately for us, it’s always the wrong 3-sided slice

@NanoRaptor Please tell me it’s keyed so it only goes in one way. We needed a plug that you have to try 5 times before it goes in.

@NanoRaptor Thes spiderweb of a logo is a nice touch

@NanoRaptor biblically accurate USB3

@NanoRaptor I bet the scalenity is to key, so it doesn’t get inserted the wrong way up, yes?

@NanoRaptor they should have home with this design.
Then you would not feel so bad if the thing goes in after you turn it around for the second time.

@NanoRaptor And I would still end up trying to jam it in slightly askew. :blobugh:

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EW can you imagine the footprint of this beast on your PCB? Mad that you have to make space for a headphone jack on your board in Eagle? Look at this and weep. Might as well just go home and not make a gadget at all.

@NanoRaptor stylized as US3

@NanoRaptor do I have to flip it 4 or 6 times to be able to plug it in?

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Swiss-made?

@NanoRaptor pretty sure you gonna have to plug it trice before you plugged it correct way