If you’ve seen a power cord with two male ends, you may have just thought it was an oddity. But this so-called suicide cable is actually incredibly dangerous.
Extension cords typically have one male end and one female end. However, on sites like Amazon, you might come across cables that have male connectors on both ends. These cables are extremely unsafe to use. That’s because when you plug one end of a male-to-male cord into an electrical outlet, the other end of the cord becomes live. A three-pronged male-to-male cord can carry 120V, while a four-pronged one can carry up to 250V. Both voltages are high enough to cause serious injury or even death. That’s why male-to-male extension cords are often called ‘suicide cords.’
Of course, male-to-male cords aren’t used for this purpose.
