Dual USB-C
Dual USB-C
[A power cord like plug with two prongs is shown, but each prong is in the shape of USB-C connectors. Above is a title and below is a label.] Cursed Connectors #187 Dual USB-C

This comic was the first in what became a new series of Cursed Connectors and presents Cursed Connector #187: Dual USB-C. The series continued two comics later with 2495: Universal Seat Belt (#65) and was followed three weeks after that by 2503: Memo Spike Connector (#102).
Starting roughly around 2016, the word "cursed" has become slang for something that makes the user feel uncomfortable (unlike the classic definition, nothing supernatural needs to cause the discomfort).
USB-C connectors are the newest version of the USB standard , and Randall showcases a new type of connector which would see two USB-C plugs side-by-side able to be inserted simultaneously by housing them inside a NEMA 1-15P plug, more commonly known as a Type A plug, that is usually used in some countries to connect electrical devices to AC current. This does not seem to offer any advantages over the current implementation.
Further, the plug introduces several disadvantages, including, but not limited to
The connector therefore is considered cursed.
Notably, there's an existing dual USB-C plug in use for Macbook-compatible high-performance dongles, among other things, which is remarkably similar but avoids all the above disadvantages. It instead invites confusion with the NEMA 6-15 connectors.
The title text indicates that an equivalent for the 3-pronged NEMA 5-15P plug (a.k.a the Type B plug) for AC current could be created easily by incorporating a USB-B plug, which are small and square-shaped and could therefore function as the ground prong. There appears to be no reason to do this other than because both names contain the letter 'B'.
Unconventional uses for electric plugs are a recurring topic in xkcd (see 1293: Job Interview and 1395: Power Cord ). Combining them with USB was previously explored in 1406: Universal Converter Box among other combinations.
[A power cord like plug with two prongs is shown, but each prong is in the shape of USB-C connectors. Above is a title and below is a label.] Cursed Connectors #187 Dual USB-C
