Nah. Just grab the audio cable by the end and tightly wrap it around your elbow and hand. It’s super fast. Then tie the other end around the middle of the loop to hold it all together.
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A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Same effect, but I learned this differently: always “over”, but apply a twist with thumb & index finger every time i loop the cable. Faster once you get it.
multifariace@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
dizzy@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
That damages the cable over time. Which is the point of this YSK
multifariace@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I am loving all the downvotes for this comment. did you ever try using duct tape to bind the cable before putting it in the back of a hot humid truck?
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
No, it’s not the same effect. Your way just forces the cable into a neat-looking coil, but it twists the conductors inside. That’s why when you uncoil it, you get a corkscrew that won’t lay flat, tangles more easily, and eventually wears the cable out. The method in the video avoids putting a twist in the cable at all - so when you uncoil it, it lies flat, doesn’t tangle, and lasts longer.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Maybe I didn’t explain it well enough, but what I learned does exactly the same as what the video shows, but with a different movement.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
No, I get what you mean but you just said “always over.” That puts a twist in the cable. You can’t not twist it if you do “always over.”
Go take one of your long extension cords and attach the other end somewhere off the ground and then uncoil it so that it’s suspended in the air and you’re holding the other end. You’ll feel how it wants to turn in your hand because there’s a twist in it. That’s what the method in the video is preventing from happening.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I guess I’d have to show it to you, then you’d understand.