685
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] uservoid1@lemmy.world 276 points 1 week ago

Or the socket faulty wirings heat the wall and make it less mold friendly.

[-] nulluser@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

The nearly perfectly symmetrical shape makes me think its due to the electromagnetic fields when current is passing through the socket to whatever is plugged in, but I have no idea why such a small amount would have such a dramatic effect on the mold.

[-] JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 week ago

Heat spread is symmetric if the material is lol

[-] M137@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Which it is...? It's symmetric to two outlets next to each other giving heat, which is the case. And reality is never perfect, it wouldn't be an absolutely perfect pill shape for so many reasons.

load more comments (21 replies)
load more comments (36 replies)
this post was submitted on 18 Apr 2026
685 points (99.4% liked)

Science Memes

20059 readers
2874 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS