I saw something like 15 or 20 years ago saying the average “adult” (not in a sexual way) show is designed for 14 year old viewers. Our media has made so much more sense to me since then.

Because this is the Internet, I’ll be pedantic and say the interface where each cord plugs into the next probably adds some resistance as well.

So, 50 cords 1 ft each plugged into each other would have a higher resistance than the same wire at a single 50ft length.

I doubt it really matters in the practical terms of your answer and the question being asked though.

Many, many of us do recognize it. And I don’t even watch a lot of movies. Also not your fault if you haven’t seen it though.