[BC] HDMI cables

[Rich Wood]

------ At 12:30 PM 2/9/2009, JKBurger wrote: -------

>I just assumed that any jammed up 1's and 0's would cause the cable 
>to bulge like a python trying to digest a pig, and that they would 
>spill out onto the floor when the cable was disconnected.  I will do 
>as you suggest and try to find some well sighted people with whom to 
>conduct the test.  Failing that I'll just try to find some people 
>that are fun to look at.

The people who are fun to look at are the ones selling this stuff. 
They have the "I've got a sucker" look on their faces. Very easy to spot.

There's precedent for 1's and 0's falling on the floor. It goes back 
years. James Thurber (A Thurber Carnival) documented a similar 
problem with house current. One of his people plugged all the outlets 
in her house because electrons were leaking from unsecured outlets.

We don't yet know how much danger loose 1's and 0's pose, though I 
expect a well known New York TV reporter is probably preparing a 
frightening piece that'll pump up the sale of $189 cables to protect the kids.

Rich