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sky@schub.social ("Sky Schubert") wrote:

like, seriously, what kind of monster ships a very chonky looking usb-c-to-usb-c cable WITH ONLY TWO CORES AAAAAAAAA

on the other hand, if mains-voltage-over-USB is ever a thing, this cable has enough insulation to make that happen. kudos for that, I guess? I don't quite know who decided to source double-insulated 300V-cable for .. USB cables, but the world is fucked up anyway, so I guess that checks out

Photo of a treedix (no, really, that's the company name, don't blame me) USB cable tester. A white USB-C to USB-C cable is plugged in. On the tester screen, you can see that only GND and VBUS are connected, everything else is dead. There's also a vernier caliper around the cable - showing a total diameter of 4mm. Absolutely bonkers
Photo of the cable that's now cut in half, where you can see the cross-section. Inside the conky cable, there's two cores of what looks like 1mm cooper. Each core has its own isolation - colored red and black - and it's encased in a huge layer of white PVC also, yes, I have very dry hands. I don't know why either. hormones I guess, amirite???