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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 6 Sep 2015

    Always surprised how hard it is to untangle cords. Why? Not so much why is it hard, but why is it still surprisingly so at age 50?

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      1. Alex Kern‏ @kernio 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg age doesn't matter, it seems like the cords are out to get us all. http://m.pnas.org/content/104/42/16432.abstract …

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      1. Daniel Sosa‏ @dsos1 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg ha! Great question. I'll send you a quick trick via http://wind.com  video @wiindBox

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      1. Siavosh‏ @siavoshb 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Won't provide much solace, but physicists have wrestled with this mystery: http://physics.ucsd.edu/~des/DSmithKnotting.pdf …

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      1. Lauren Lockliear‏ @LaurenLockliear 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg more important question is why do people still throw them into a box without coiling them properly?

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      1. Shrenik Devasani‏ @dshrenik 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg The best solution is to eliminate them all together!

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      1. Ante Perić‏ @synthmeat 8 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Because you start with an expectation that it'll be easy and, usually, it only gets worse after that, building up to frustration.

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      1. Techonomy‏ @TechonomyCanada 7 Sep 2015
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        @paulg There is the "Law of Entanglement" waiting to be discovered, and when it does we will finally understand how and why it tangles!!

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      1. Tim Ottinger‏ @tottinge 7 Sep 2015
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        @paulg It's amazing what velcro cable ties can do. And of coursehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa83QoOzZMw …

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      1. Tim Ottinger‏ @tottinge 7 Sep 2015
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        @paulg I'm a cable management freak, as are most people who've worked with sound systems. It's only hard to untangle other ppl's cords.

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      1. Joseph Curtin‏ @jbcurtin 7 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Why does it take so long to build lego sets?

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      1. rathin‏ @rathin 7 Sep 2015
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        @paulg try untangling at 3 days, 30 days and 3 months to make it stick

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      1. Puneeth Prasad‏ @puneeth 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/a5417/how-to-organize-and-untangle-cables-and-wires/ …

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      1. Jon‏ @thisisjonbarker 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg figure 8 knot from the climbing world is good for this

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      1. Rahul‏ @rahul0720 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg it's physics 😀 http://www.businessinsider.sg/the-reason-tangled-apple-iphone-earbuds-headphones-2014-6/#.Vez-eDFdaJI …

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      1. Jeff Rodenburg‏ @jroseattle 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg just when you think you know copper...

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      1. Jeff Bond‏ @jeffrey_bond 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg how is it that 2 neatly wrapped, separated cables go into a container and come out a minute later as a tangled mess of 5 cables?

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      1. hughw‏ @hughw 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg We gotta have wireless power please fund that kthxbye

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      1. Alex Biet‏ @alxbiet 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg Next multibillion dollar business: reliable wireless cord replacement solution for connectivity and charge. Just think about it.

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      1. Alex Feldman‏ @Alexdfeldman 6 Sep 2015
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        @paulg I have spent many hours thinking of how to solve this problem at a grand scale, no solutions

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