Comment on You should know how to coil cables
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks agoNo, 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.
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Here’s your way with “always over” and “applying a twist with thumb & index finger every time i loop the cable” versus the proper way to do it.
You literally say you twist the cable as you’re coiling it. That’s why there’s a twist in it. You can even see in the video that once I start to coil it your way the loose end start to twist even though I started with a straight rope.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
That looks convincing and I’d have to try myself with an actual cable to experience the difference. Until then I guess you win.
Why didn’t you use an actual cable?
Perspectivist@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t really matter. A rope, hose or a cable all behave the same. This piece of paracord illustrates the point and as you said, you can try it out yourself.
Also, I applaud you for being able to admit when you’ve been wrong. That’s rare nowdays.
who@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
FWIW, I don’t find that video convincing of anything, because it’s too difficult to see what the cable is doing, especially with respect to twist as it gets coiled.