Why are wires (auxiliary, HDMI) so thin? Wouldn’t thicker larger wires transmit a signal more easily?
In: Engineering
Possibly (as thicker wires have a lower resistance), but they’d also be a lot more expensive. If you make a wire twice as thick, the volume goes up x4. This means the cost of the metal will also go up x4. The thickness they are is fine for most use cases. Just don’t mangle them by wrapping them tightly around your arm! Do yourself a favour and learn how to coil cables properly 🙂
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