▲ 635 ▼ Overcome (sh.itjust.works) submitted 8 months ago by Lisk91@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (2 children) But he used a paper clip, that is steel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 8 months ago Resistance depends on material and length, steel is fine for that short distance Incidentally Earth can carry a lot of current since though it has high resistivity, the conductor is about 18,000km across permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 8 months ago I was thinking about the cables themselves but, you're right about the McGuyvered adapter! Wonder if it gets hot over time. 🤔 ...I really don't know electronics and want to pick it up soon haha. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 8 months ago Resistance depends on material and length, steel is fine for that short distance Incidentally Earth can carry a lot of current since though it has high resistivity, the conductor is about 18,000km across permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 point 8 months ago I was thinking about the cables themselves but, you're right about the McGuyvered adapter! Wonder if it gets hot over time. 🤔 ...I really don't know electronics and want to pick it up soon haha. permalink fedilink source parent
