#3198: Double-Pronged Extension Cord
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[Cueball is approaching Ponytail, who is sitting at a desk with a laptop, from off-screen.]
Cueball: Do you have an extension cord with prongs at both ends? Can I borrow it?
Ponytail: No!!!
[Close up of Ponytail raising her arms in an exasperated fashion]
Ponytail: No one should ever buy or make those!
Ponytail: They start fires, destroy equipment, and risk electrocuting you or grid workers!
Cueball: OK, OK, I get it.
[The view zooms back out, showing Ponytail handing Cueball an extension cord.]
Cueball: Can I just borrow a regular cord, then?
Ponytail: Sure. Here.
Cueball: The prongs aren't important. I just thought they'd help anchor it to the wall.
Ponytail: Wait, what are you-
[Cueball is walking away from Ponytail, who sits at her desk with her hands to her head.]
Cueball: I need it to help hold up the top half of the reflector for this plutonium core that I'm-
Ponytail: AAAAAAAA!!!!
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:'Oh, and can I borrow 50 sacks of loose flour, a pile of lithium-ion batteries, a bucket of bleach, and a bucket of vinega--' 'NO!!!!!!'