@siege I just did my own little test;
4 different cables, dropped on floor 5 times;
All cables landed with pins down, at least once. 2 cables landed with pins up 3 times, 1 cable landed with pins up once, and 1 cable landed every time pins down.
Perhaps there is a tendency with pins down. But compared to the standard European cable;
Type "straight" and most common; Unable to land with pins up.
Type "angled"; (don't have any) but I think they tend to land on there side, depending on cable shape