I am also an AV technician and this is absolutely standard. Isn't this just common knowledge?

I am a musician, and this is the way to wrap mic and guitar cables. I saw this video years ago and didnt understand it, but I discovered the under over later when i got into music. It still is confusing the way he explains it.

I work as an AV technician...this is the STANDARD way to wrap cables. I dont know why you people are giving so much credit to this guy

That's what the ipod headphones looked like when they were unboxed :P

You just let the over under secret out!! This is a joke at work, anytime someone is coiling a cable everyone yells, "OVER UNDER!!" we're broadcast dorks... besides it's nice to throw out a couple hundred feet of cable and not have it tangle...

Now I wrap everything like this.

Just don't pull one side through the other or you end up with knots every few inches/feet or so.. My previous boss at Universal Studios used to get so mad when he'd inadvertently pick up the cable and pull the one end through the other creating the knots.. try it.. makes life hell.. when trying to get the job done yesterday.. lol

I like this technique a lot, and can see exactly how it works - but can anyone come up with a one-handed way of doing it? I'm not lazy, I'm just one-handed. I've tried using teeth, but it's just too messy.

Nice! I've been using this method with all my instrument cables. It is a little easier with those cables, because, they have a much thicker gauge and they're about 26 feet longer. When you aren't using your MP3 player, unplug the headphones. (especially on the newer ones which have a sleep mode and an off (like iPod Touches)) Because when the phones are plugged in, they play static very quietly. I find that my iPod lasts a little longer when i do this. Thanks!

simplicity in itself! nice one! BOOM!

nice instructable but whats with the guy with no pants in the background?