What happens if I connect two laptops to USB-C?

Ow
5

Does this result in a function, or does the world-technology continuum collapse?

po

It opens a black hole that sucks in any technology.

No, probably nothing.

Sc

You can access the other's data

lo

Simply connect 1: 1, that will not work. Either nothing happens, or malfunction occurs (bus interference)

it will probably not break…

Bi

Nothing.

na

That depends on exactly which interface the laptops use.

Standard is a host only interface, then nothing works. However, if the laptops are dual-role capable, they can connect via the cable, much like attaching your phone to the laptop. However, I doubt that there are such dual-role enabled ports in the popular laptops and I'm also not sure if the OS would support this feature at all.

USB C Powerdelivery is again something own and although some laptops are able to load from the USB C port devices as well as to be charged.

If such devices are connected, it is usually negotiated who the consumer and who the provider of energy, if this negotiation works, a laptop the other via USB C load.