I moved into a house built in the 1950s in the north eastern US and this outlet is on the back of the house but I can't find anything like it searching online. If anyone knows what it is I'd greatly appreciate the enlightenment!

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[–] 10 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Now I'm imagining a mad scientist hooking some weird antenna up to a telephone while screaming something about jigawatts.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Was that ever a valid pronunciation of gigawatts, or did somebody admit that it was a misreading of the printed word?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago* (3 children)

    In my country we say jigawatts (and jigabytes, jif, and so on)

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