I see what you mean, but those adapters, while very practical for older electrical devices, are no longer truly "universal." The "tip" you need for a Nintendo DS (I have one) is unlike anything available in "universal" sets, and then there are the fantabulous inventions cell phone makers have come up with. It seems like each one is different from the other -- I had a friend who had to replace his cell phone charger, and to our surprise, the same manufacturer had different charger models for their different cell phone models (it seemed to change by model family). You can't just buy the tips separately, I'm afraid. (That said, I would be happy to be proven wrong, since I have the same multiple-charger problem as the poster.)
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Yeah, that would be a bad idea -- rat poison kills cats.
I see what you mean, but those adapters, while very practical for older electrical devices, are no longer truly "universal." The "tip" you need for a Nintendo DS (I have one) is unlike anything available in "universal" sets, and then there are the fantabulous inventions cell phone makers have come up with. It seems like each one is different from the other -- I had a friend who had to replace his cell phone charger, and to our surprise, the same manufacturer had different charger models for their different cell phone models (it seemed to change by model family). You can't just buy the tips separately, I'm afraid. (That said, I would be happy to be proven wrong, since I have the same multiple-charger problem as the poster.)
It's the butt of the joke in US English as well. (And it's not actually in TFA, it's from the /. submitter...)