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[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As the old saying goes: "Copper is copper!"

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

But he used a paper clip, that is steel.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 5 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.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 5 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