A friend and I thought of, but never implemented, a device that replicates this behavior for USB type C (for backwards compatibility). Since the pins on the plug aren’t actually symmetrical (B6 and B7 are blank) a custom socket should be able to detect orientation and require three flips before communicating with the device.
Doesn’t matter, still have to flip it three times before it goes in
Yeah if anything this will improve the odds a little bit
I’m pretty sure that’s part of the usb-a spec.
A friend and I thought of, but never implemented, a device that replicates this behavior for USB type C (for backwards compatibility). Since the pins on the plug aren’t actually symmetrical (B6 and B7 are blank) a custom socket should be able to detect orientation and require three flips before communicating with the device.
Similar but less evil, I have seen a USB A connector with a really slim middle bit that goes either way.
I used one of these, they’re terrible. Middle bit is so flexible it makes poor connection and breaks easily
Neat part here above is that you can go through the steps without flipping, meaning it’s a bit faster.