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Ultimate Cord Wrapping Technique

video Ultimate Cord Wrapping Technique

Chris from HackCollege demonstrates the ultimate cord wrapping technique. No kinks, no memory and your cords will last forever. Gone are the days of busted iPod headphones.

For stuff like this and more, go to www.hackcollege.com.

16 comments

Jul 21, 2011. 7:02 PMPJPEEJ says:

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

Aug 27, 2011. 11:38 AMmmichelle1 says:

Short answer: no, it is not.

Jul 26, 2010. 11:35 PMShut Up Now says:

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.

Mar 2, 2010. 10:15 AMWallysaurus says:

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

Jul 20, 2010. 4:37 PMsomeone96 says:

propably because not everybody here is an AV technician

Jul 17, 2010. 5:44 PMInstructoider says:

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

Jul 29, 2008. 3:56 PMLukeyHeights says:

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...

Jul 29, 2008. 6:23 PM

theRIAA says:

that's how i coil up hoses, never thought it was an advanced technique...

Feb 23, 2010. 11:09 AMRmstrjim says:

just something most people don't learn until someone yells at them for coiling a few hundred dollars worth of cables incorrectly.

Aug 29, 2009. 5:58 AMWehrdo says:

Now I wrap everything like this.

Mar 9, 2009. 2:41 AMozone333 says:

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

Feb 19, 2009. 11:37 AMbluehook says:

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.

Nov 1, 2008. 12:53 PMiamtoats says:

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!