24 CommentsThis almost graceful array of laptop chargers was spotted in Butler! Look at those beautiful parallel catenaries! What Bwog wonders is how did these intrepid and dedicated students sling their chargers up that way? Like a grappling hook!? Or a lasso? What say you, wanderer?
You gotta do what you gotta do.
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@Gretchen Faust
@Indeed and Goethe, not Marlowe
@Safety Engineer It’s better then running extension cords on the ground. There is no trip hazard, a small chance of someone walking into the cord on the upper level, but that would minor. I give it an A+
@arparp The magsafe connection to the laptop fails and a transformer brick swings down into your head.
@Karen the Librarian Folks are taking advantage of the outlets built into the card catalog furniture; in the days before the renovation brought the miracle of A/C, we had oscillating fans plugged in on top of the catalogs.
I have no idea why they’re using those outlets instead of the ones built into the desks themselves, though. If the power’s not working there, they should tell a reference librarian so that we can report it to facilities.
As it is, it’s so tempting to hang one’s laundry from them…
@Anonymous Only about half of the desks have outlets. It’s the only way to get power up on those tables.
@Karen again Good heavens! I had no idea. That seems…odd. I will investigate.
@Anonymous Well, you’re absolutely right and I’m an idiot. I imagine the floors were too shallow to dig electronics trenches on the mezzanines during the renovation. So sorry!
@John the Librarian Because I’d love to hang some of my favorite thongs.
@Anonymous Those are my favorite seats in the library. I wish they were easier to get!
@Anonymous No excuse, It was redone less than a decade ago.
@Anonymous sex trapeze in butler ;)
@Anonymous This is really difficult to do!
I have tried many times and it never stays in, I guess mine just isn’t long enough! euphemismeuphemism
@Anonymous thats’ what she said?
@Anonymous why would SHE say that?
@Simple Drop your charger over the railing and use the stool in the photo (or scale the card case a little) to plug it in.
@Anonymous more of catenary than a hyperbola
@Anonymous By definition.
@Disgruntled Math Major Thank you!
@Carolyn Whoops. That sounds right.
@Batman who stole my custom-made charger?
@Anonymous if it was custom made, nobody would’ve stolen it
@Anonymous Who the hell engineered this place?
@if you noticed this is the room where they keep all the Dewey decimal system cards … so I imagine it was engineered at a time when computers weren’t that accessible (let alone ones you could carry around with you!)