These cords are useful in certain unusual circumstances. A family member had a cabin in the middle of the forest in Russia. Through enormous effort, he and a sm

These cords are useful in certain unusual circumstances. A family member had a cabin in the middle of the forest in Russia. Through enormous effort, he and a small group of neighbors managed to secure an electric connection, which lasted for about a year until thieves stole the power line for its copper. Rather than replace the power line, he got a portable generator and a male-to-male extension cord, and electrified the cabin that way for a couple hours a day, long enough to cool down the fridge, charge phones, and pump some water. Of course, in an environment where a power line to a house physically exists but is temporarily out of service, a male-to-male cord and a running generator is a good way to electrocute line workers.