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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 154 points 5 months ago (63 children)

Essential oils. Homeopathy. Chiropractic. Reiki. Juice cleanses. Perineum sunning. Internet accelerator software. Iridology. Faith healing. Organic food. Oil pulling. Gold plated digital audio cables.

[–] thepreciousboar@lemm.ee 31 points 5 months ago (17 children)

Everything marketed audiophiles, not only gold plated cables, but also anything that uses vacuum tubes because "they sound better"

[–] sour@feddit.de 27 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I was buying a toslink cable recently and I shit you not, there was a gold plated optical cable...

[–] Tehdastehdas@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Fucking Toslink: one round optical fiber in the middle, but it plugs in in only one position out of four, and you can't feel which way the female connector is. EU should fine the assholes responsible.

[–] funbreaker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Doesnβ€˜t that defeat the entire purpose of Toslink cables ? The light canβ€˜t go through gold?

[–] sour@feddit.de 6 points 5 months ago

The connector was gold plated. Not a golden wire.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 points 5 months ago

I 100% believe you.

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