This results in reversing the pin assignments, ie, pin 1 connects to pin 2.
Not good.


This is also untrue and incorrect. It does not change the fact that it
was a stupid suggestion though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ATA_Plug.svg

Can you come up with a way to connect pin 1 to pin 1 of two connectors,
placed face to face, connected by a 40-pin header?