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Question of the Week / QotW - 08.01.06 - Why do wires tangle?
« on: 06/01/2008 10:47:52 »
Could it have something to do with electromagnetism? (and possibly the close proximity of a mobile phone etc).
Or could it have something to do with the fact that most people wind their wires up, which makes them twisted, and subsequently they try to unwind in your pocket? Roadies and musicians are taught a special way to wind microphone cables so they don't become twisted and tangled, it might be a similar principle.
[I have noticed that the wires of my mp3 player tangle, especially the split ends that are attached to the earbuds. They even create their own "granny knots".]
Or could it have something to do with the fact that most people wind their wires up, which makes them twisted, and subsequently they try to unwind in your pocket? Roadies and musicians are taught a special way to wind microphone cables so they don't become twisted and tangled, it might be a similar principle.
[I have noticed that the wires of my mp3 player tangle, especially the split ends that are attached to the earbuds. They even create their own "granny knots".]