Originally Posted by twh
It isn't clear that its a male and female end.

Put a bunch of TV equipment in front of the plugs and let one of your kids add a nintendo, or whatever they play now and hope he doesn't unplug the wrong cord.
Not a risk, because the "exposed" end is ALWAYS unenergized. It's no more dangerous than the plug on an unplugged lamp. There's no way anyone can get shocked by this.