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Do not do this

If you're lucky, nothing will happen.

If you're unlucky, one or both laptops will short circuit, because an hdmi transmitter sends a 5V power signal. by plugging two transmitters into each other, you send +5V from both sides, which can damage one or both computers, if they aren't designed with protection circuitry.

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