Gregory's ServerDue to the near-opposite meanings [of "open" and "close"] relating to fluid flow and electrical components, these usages are deprecated in safety-critical instructions, with the words to on or to off preferred, so instead of Open valve A; open switch B" use Turn valve A to ON; turn switch B to OFF.#TIL
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@chjara@snowdin.town Fun fact: In Mandarin, by coincidence, "a disconnected circuit" and "a shorted circuit" only have a difference in tone. This is responsible for a heck lot of confusions in middle-school physics classes.  |
but yeah, it's dumb how these ae so similar, i mean both make sense in their context but 💀