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Video showing a slow iPod headphone wrap and unwrap:
Video of power cord wrap:
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These suggestions are great for longer cables/cords. Such as long power cords or microphone cables. You never want to just wrap them around your forearm as over time this will damage the wiring.
just today i had to untangle all of my pens and pencils from my headphones with this it will never happen again! huzzah!!
To make true figure-8s you must wind the wire *between* your 2nd and 3rd digits, bring it down behind digits 4 & 5, up and between 2 & 3, behind 2 & 3, over the top, and repeat the process til you've wrapped as much as you want.
There's a big advantage to this way: When you unfurl the wire, it will be much less tangle than when using your way. This is because figure-8s introduce fewer twists. Try it!
A couple people pointed out that the tight loops will likely wear out the wire faster.
"...Whenever I'm not wrapping the cord in question around the device it's plugged into, I prefer a non-coiling method: fold the cable in half a number of times (depending on the length and diameter of the cable). This should ensure that the ends of the cable are all at one end. Next, tie the whole folded cable into a single straight/granny knot. This method avoids any tight coils, avoids introducing any twists, allows you to fold the cable along its natural curve, avoids tangling, and is easy to unwrap (just undo the single large knot, and the rest falls loosely apart without any coils to worry about).... --scottleibrand "