{"id":73,"date":"2014-09-22T07:25:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T14:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/?p=73"},"modified":"2015-05-25T02:27:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T09:27:07","slug":"wrapping-earbuds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eyedtentea.com\/?p=73","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping earbuds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coiling (or wrapping) earbuds seems to be a no-brainer. I used to wrap the earbud wires around my fingers in a circular coil. At the end of the wrap, I&#8217;d give a little slack and wrap that around the circular coil to keep the coil from unraveling.<\/p>\n<p>There are two problems to this technique.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There is a chance of becoming knotted\u00a0when unwound\n<ul>\n<li>this can easily happen when one of the working ends gets fed into one of the circular coils<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The cinching of the circular coil can cause issues with the wires of the earbuds\n<ul>\n<li>the tight loops can cause the earbud wire to unwind like a pig&#8217;s tail (little curls where the tight loops were located)<\/li>\n<li>damage to the internal wire causing one or both buds to stop working<\/li>\n<li>the wires connected to the jack can become loose; again resulting in one or both buds failing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To tackle the first problem requires finding the right coiling method. Google search results showed the figure-8 coil to be effective and efficient. I&#8217;ve used this method for months. But I still secured the coiled earbuds with multiple tight loops and some half-hitches thrown in.<\/p>\n<p>When wrapping the rubber band on itself for a single pass is called a lark&#8217;s head (cow hitch). Wrapping it an additional time is a prusik hitch (prusik knot).<\/p>\n<p>I had to find another solution to locking\/securing the fig-8 coil:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b27fHY-n5dM\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>* This second video shows an updated way of applying the rubber band to the fig-8 coil:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-13QGJZ0LDI\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=ey09f-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B0094R4POC&#038;asins=B0094R4POC&#038;linkId=4JCTRVAGPRN7GUSU&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignleft\">\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n amzn_assoc_ad_type = 'banner';\n amzn_assoc_tracking_id = 'ey09f-20';\n amzn_assoc_marketplace = 'amazon';\n amzn_assoc_region = 'US';\n amzn_assoc_placement = 'assoc_banner_placement_default';\n amzn_assoc_linkid = '27ZXZ56RE2ZUMODO';\n amzn_assoc_campaigns = 'prodjhead';\n amzn_assoc_p = '26';\n amzn_assoc_banner_type = 'category';\n amzn_assoc_isresponsive = 'false';\n amzn_assoc_banner_id = '1PPDFJV4KVY60F8E36G2';\n amzn_assoc_width = '468';\n amzn_assoc_height = '60';\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src='\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;Operation=GetScript&#038;ID=OneJS&#038;WS=1'><\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coiling (or wrapping) earbuds seems to be a no-brainer. I used to wrap the earbud wires around my fingers in a circular coil. At the end of the wrap, I&#8217;d give a little slack and wrap that around the circular coil to keep the coil from unraveling. There are two problems to this technique. 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