Somehow I think that what we should really be discussing here is the subtleties of psychology and the human brain. Our minds are infinetely more complex than a length of copper wire and it seems logical to suggest that any unexplained phenomena are much more likely to have their origins here.

Just think of all the electrical activity and forming of new connections that must take place in your brain as you unhook the cable, turn it around and sit down with the knowledge of having done so.

I suspect that whatever has changed in the cable pales somewhat into insignificance, in comparison.