I suppose it depends on what you are connecting to and which end you put it

 

You can put it any end .... the result is the same if you wait long enough

 

So both ends at once means immediate connection

 

Not necessarily, depends on the speed you use ....

 

The circumferance and type of connection may assist matters also

 

Circumference is always an issue I have been led to believe .... though as long as there is a connection of sorts then things usually work out ....

 

Well TBH its how you use your connection that makes all the difference, used well and a suitably satisfactory internal combustion may occur for the recepticle, misused and usually one end blows up and is deemed unusable for some time..

 

But when that end has blown up, it doesn't need to be used for some time since the task has already been performed to the satisfaction if the owner .....

 

True...however maybe the point of a connection is to ensure both ends receive spontaneous electricity, if only one does then the other may have to search for a power source elsewhere

 

Very true ..... and a good reason to start using the other end if the first end is temporarily out of service .....