[HN Gopher] Speedcabling
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Speedcabling
Author : captn3m0
Score : 55 points
Date : 2021-12-27 18:26 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| fb03 wrote:
| I don't think it's fair since both cables aren't tangled in the
| same way. There needs to be a DSL or something for describing
| cable turns and moves so that one could reproducibly recreate the
| runs used for the competitions :)
| klyrs wrote:
| https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reidemeister_move
| teeray wrote:
| I initially thought this was a competition for terminating
| Cat-5e/6 cables. That would also be a good one.
| rascul wrote:
| This is a competition for untangling cables? That's a real thing?
| mturmon wrote:
| Hmm, it's part of the (lamented) Machine Project in Echo Park,
| LA.
|
| They did a bunch of playful and intellectually-interesting
| science + art crossovers over the years.
|
| One that people here may remember is the hyperbolic-geometry
| knitting associated with Margaret Wertheim
| (https://twitter.com/margaretwerth).
| Syonyk wrote:
| Proof that no matter how vile the task, you can make a
| competition out of _anything._
| tdeck wrote:
| In England they have a nettle-eating contest
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bottle_Inn
| klyrs wrote:
| I've got a trick for eating nettles which involves handling
| the top of the leaf and carefully folding the spiny underside
| away, but that takes about 30s per leaf. Don't think I'd come
| anywhere close to placing with that strategy... no pain, no
| gain, I guess
| londons_explore wrote:
| Video?
| skinwill wrote:
| If the storage process involves "putting in a dryer" I consider
| the cable trashed. Put the cable away properly and save yourself
| some time installing. Faced with a rats nest of cable I will
| purchase a reel of fresh wire and add my own ends.
|
| I have spent way too much time in my youth untangling cable but
| haven't we all made mistakes when we were in our 20's? Eventually
| everyone needs to grow up, take the pills they gave you at the
| clinic, and recognize your time is valuable.
| throwaway744678 wrote:
| Poe's law strikes again!
| interroboink wrote:
| And yet, I find something satisfying about untangling knots.
| Also darning socks, repairing cheap electronics, and other "not
| worth my time" activities. Perhaps it is a character flaw (:
|
| Optimizing for efficiency and optimizing for happiness can be
| quite at odds, and the people at the clinic sometimes miss
| that, I find.
| BenjiWiebe wrote:
| I like doing things like this because so often the
| alternative is throwing the item away and buying a new one.
|
| I enjoy the times when I can avoid participating in throw-
| away society.
| darkstar999 wrote:
| You may be confused. The dryer is used to tangle the cable. The
| competition is about untangling it. I doubt anyone is using
| these cables for their intended purpose afterwards.
| rzzzt wrote:
| Why does it need the high heat setting then?
| dylan604 wrote:
| to make it extra pliable?
| zild3d wrote:
| Expected a video, so here ya go
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKy_pmuB9-g
| ugjka wrote:
| Made me laugh
| darkstar999 wrote:
| I don't get it, it didn't look fully untangled. It seems like
| they should have to bundle it too.
| miguelmurca wrote:
| > all rights reserved motherfuckers
| BasilPH wrote:
| My professional bias had me expect people wiring Ethernet cables
| in 6.23 seconds, crimper in a carbon fiber holster.
| darod wrote:
| how many cables were harmed in this event?
| PeterisP wrote:
| All of them.
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