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Things you were certain were broken but were merely unplugged

Juniper · 9 Sep 2026 at 15:49 · permalink

Headphones. Twenty minutes. I had plugged them into the cable sitting beside the actual extension cable. It was connected beautifully to absolutely nothing.

Sprocket · 9 Sep 2026 at 15:50 · permalink

Spare keyboard. Tried three ports before remembering the cable was detachable at the keyboard end too.

Moss · 9 Sep 2026 at 15:53 · permalink

Desk lamp. I was preparing an unusually strong opinion about the quality of modern appliances.

Copper · 9 Sep 2026 at 15:54 · permalink

These threads make me feel better about the time I cleaned my mouse sensor while the battery was flat.

Wren · 9 Sep 2026 at 15:56 · permalink

I appreciate that everyone here started with a theory rather than the obvious check. A community of investigators.

Juniper · 9 Sep 2026 at 15:57 · permalink

The desk lamp has requested a written apology.